Wanted to do a post before heading off to Baja. Here are some quick grip n grins from recent outings.
Cliff doing it right on his first DTF mission. This moment made possible by Grizzly Wintergreen.
God carp are gross. They sure are fun though and only a short bike ride away.
Jack getting the full experience of his first carp on the fly.
Well, I’m off to run around on a beach and attempt to catch a fish named after a farm animal—while I secretly think I’ll be happy if I simply manage to not trip over my fly line.
Hasta Luego amigos
Casting for Recovery is an organization that takes advantage of our planet’s natural healing powers by providing women in various stages of breast cancer with a weekend of relief. It is a 2 ½ day retreat for 14 women into the mountains. An opportunity for the women to not only learn to fly fish, but to form relationships and find the physical and emotional relief that comes along with a weekend retreat into the Colorado Rockies. Alternative forms of medicine are growing in popularity and I cannot imagine an activity with more healing powers than fly-fishing. This past weekend Cooper and I were lucky to share the therapeutic values of the sport that we love with women who have been directly affected by this life changing disease.
The ladies as always were full of smiles and it didn't hurt that the trout were willing to cooperate. Dana was the lucky lady who had me for her guide. She had an incredible outlook on life, which translated into having a great attitude on the river. Dana is an experienced spin fisher along with a quick learner and good listener. It didn’t take her long until she was getting into fish and we landed the hog below!
CFR is an incredible organization, completely powered by volunteers, that can truly result in a life-changing weekend. The combination of making new friends and having cookies delivered to you while you fish means I will definitely be back for September’s retreat! For more information on Casting for Recovery, check out their
website.
It has been a busy couple of weeks over here on the DTF front. Employment issues while constantly fighting for time on the water has been the norm but hey, you gotta play the hand your dealt right? DeltaTroutForce Hall-of-Famer Parker has been doing his best to adjust to everyone of life’s many curveballs and has successfully found a way to wet a line during his lunch break.
For the full story of why Parker was rocking some shined up loafers while hanging out with a carp and a Jamaican chick you should check out his friend
Charlie’s blog.
After being forced to see a fish as pretty as a carp, I have to include some pics from recent missions Cooper and I have been on to remind you that with trout, the fish usually look better than the fisherman.
After quitting my job on Tuesday, I knew the only way to fully realize the freedom and appreciate the newly found time was to get out and fish. After enjoying my first weekday spent sleeping late in god knows how long, friend of DTF Jack (a Bainbridge Island native no less for all you Sage junkies) and I mounted our bikes and cruised along Denver’s South Platte River in search of Carp. Being only my second time pursuing carp and equipped with only three flies between the two of us, I’d say we fared pretty well.
-Cooper
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