BilletHead

Yum, looks like an Italian burrito. How could you go wrong with that?

I did that with my bass pro version of the pond prowler. Used that for many years. When We both started flyfishing we even used that boat. Sold it and bought a 12' flatbottom. It gave us more room and somewhat less dangerous.

Pat and I did a field hunt this morning for geese, duck too if they happened to fly by. We have been watching a field that geese have been using with a few ducks mixed in. This is a wheat field and hard to hide in with some fescue waterways going through it. there is a roost pond the birds have kept open the birds are flying to and from. We set up in layout blinds in one of these waterways. 32 full body canada decoys put out. There is only one problem with this set up. There are so many birds using this spot and they are coming in in huge flights if they want in another part of the field you are screwed. Best part of the morning was another sunrise afield with my favorite hunting partner. Birds started coming off the roost and heading towards us. Those first birds were whitefronts. Pat calls them special bellies. For those of you that are not familiar you will soon know why. Behind these first birds were waves of other whitefronts and canadas and ducks mixed in. I called with the call and my speck call is junk plus I suck at this call, but the specks came in to take a look meanwhile the bulk of the birds were honed into another spot in the field. The first few specks were close, and Pat was excited. I told her take the shot and she did. Her first speck hit the frozen field. She was pretty pumped. She has shot at one before and missed, this turned into crying . The rest of the birds coming off the roost went with the others. We continued to hunt with a small group of canadas coming close, but none would commit but just go to the others. As long as that group was there nothing will come to the 32 decoys we had out as opposed to the three to four hundred in the field a quarter mile away. Pat decided to walk over and get those birds up. She did and the birds went back to the roost. Finally, the birds started trickling out but flew North away from us and the field. Later on a few remaining geese lifted off and checked us out. They were still more interested in where the big wad was making pass after passing around us just looking. This is when I decided non committing birds if they were close enough would be targets for pass shooting. This became a game will they get closer or not. We took two canadas and I got a speck. Beautiful birds, tasty birds. One set of speck breasts are in the sous vide ready to take out and sear. Gotta take care of that as Pat fixes sides.

Sounds like you have many options, Keith. If you decide you want something to put an electric motor on and since you are such a good guy, I happen to have an extra 50-pound Minnkota transom trolling motor that I would gift to you. Will deliver if we make it up to the tri lakes flyfishing deal. We don't need two.

Na you don't

Years ago, I heard it on a radio show. It became stuck in my head and comes out once and awhile. You Jeff brought it out once more the other day 😁. You might be surprised what I have caged in my cranium.

Yes sir, it goes on the heads of all my shuttlecocks.

Maybe we had better get her into smaller stuff pronto!

We will miss seeing you JD, Be Well Fish on!

Oh, she will!

Here you go @Quillback

Through wind and rainy weather we will fish together, Six pack livin leaches by our side

So Pat decided she wanted to learn to do some tying. Borrowed a second vice from a friend so she and I could tie side by side. I thought this could be a good thing figuring we flyfish together and when we start loosing flys I'm the tyer and have to do double to restock the boxes. Last weekend we started with some olive mohair leeches and some black simi seal leeches. Pat got better with each one. I did a few of the easy crawdads a couple days ago, Pat got back to the vice again this morning and we did our favorite fresh water catch all woolly buggers. Pink/white/chartreuse. Got three each. To make them last longer we counter wrapped in a fine wire through the hackle. A couple of her Marabou tails got a bit long but she's getting better. Then added another element to the buggers. I like some dubbing under my hackle then fluffing it out for a thicker body but still translucent. Bass, bluegill, channel cat and crappie love this almost as much as the red/white/chartreuse. Mine on the left and Pat's on the right. Nice tiny heads on these. Husband and wife tying station.

Pretty awesome Mr. Pitt Thanks for sharing!

No you will be driving in but rolling out after eating a bit of everything on the table. 🤣

😶Lake Havasu - California Fly Fisher

She will make that happen!

Pat will bring baked beans if that will work.

By the time something comes out of your mouth at that speed what you said is yards behind you. 😃

I would personally like to fish for big redear on Havasu. I like everything on your list though. Oddball species like @Ham @Johnsfolly and @FishnDave do out of state if they want to weigh in.

You don't have to know anything. Those fish just jump in the boat! As far as the fishing it rained all last year but a handful went out and fished anyway. They guys caught while the rest of us visited and talked about the ones out fishing. 🤣 So I am Telling you @ness it's just as much the fellowship as it is fishing. Go ahead and stay home and not defend yourself. We can talk smack about you!

I might add company started testing our hearing. A big truck started testing once a year. Different tones through a headset when you heard it you pushed a button. Also, a bunch of questions first. Do you do this, do you do that. One question was do you do powerboating. I wondered what powerboating was exactly. Like in racing or just a boat under power. I always said no. Back in those days the only boat I had was way underpowered🙂.

I concur to loud music and gunfire, and I might add way back when one of my first jobs was on a gas and water crew. Jackhammer and industrial compressor cutting open asphalt and concrete streets. Long before we were given and required to wear earplugs.

Sounds good but that would be like driving back home for Rick . We are up too anything including getting something local up there. I think Pat is making some sourdough bread. We could have toast! 😁I don't want to go to the bar where Milo was trying to pick up the waitress. would be quite embarrassing walking into that place with him. 🤣