hit england rd bridge today,like we have for the past 20 years for the opener,there wasnt many peaple there .so the was plenty of room to move around.the lower water level also aided in getting to some areas.the water was smooth as glass,with a very large hatch.but few rises,for being the opening day.i thew out eveything i had,from streamer,with a sinking line,to dry flies,nymph fishing with the

 took kassie down to the pond thisafternoon,spent 2 hours,she had a blast,even caught her first bass,maybe womans bassmaster in her future,lol

well after a busy day,of grocery shopping,and doing yard work.kassie and i got my fly rod and went down to the pond.there were some surface action going on so i put on a home brew dry..first cast had one on.i let kasse help strip in the line.she got all worked up when it jumped out of the water,yelling and scremming.well here it is her first fish ever

my granddaughters b-day isnt untill monday,but she found some of her presents this morn,so we decieded to have her open them up today.i got her a dora fishing pole,.and she picked up reeling it in very quickly i think she is going to be a natural at fishing.i cant wait untill we can get out

i look forward to going to this show every year.i is sort of a birthday present to myself.i have seen this show grow,from being inside the arena ,then haveing renavations done to the building.and then it was in the arena and convention center.though the past couple years the show was not as good,but i think the reccession had something to due with that. last year i started taking my