Should I choose to peer back through the length of my life, which by the way has not been nearly long enough, I would like a lot more if anyone is listening. Having said that, when I do look back the one constant has been and still is fishing. I think I have done more fishing than nearly anything else, except work of course, I did need to support my habit with something. I supose there are people that do not like fishing, although I could not tell you why anyone wouldnt, that just seems a little bent to me. I have fished all kinds of water, caught all kinds of fish in many parts of the country. One might think I have a favorite, I have places I have yet to go and would love to try those. Most of these places would be rivers and would require a flyrod to participate, such as most any river in wilderness Alaska. I have read about places in Yellowstone Park where the only way one can get to the wilderness areas is by Horseback. What a blast that would be to stand in a river in the middle of nowhere, snowpeaked mountains surrounding you, flycasting for cutthroat trout or Brown trout. I have to be honest some of the most fun I have had is in places where you just plain catch a lot of fish. Years ago a friend and I would go down to the Ca delta and camp at night, fishing more than ever sleeping and catching scads of Catfish. Another example would be fishing a Ca reservois for Panfish and throwing them back just because there are so darned many and you dont want to clean them all. There is a small stock pond here locally that has Largemouth Bass that might make a tournament fisherman take pause. I have gone there a number of times and caught Large mouth and Sunfish until I just decided to quit and not because the fish were not biting. I love to fish, I really do.

Alwys with love,
Tony.