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I had about 20 minutes to blow before I had to pick up my wife from work, so I went to a lake in Lakewood to try for a few gills... Unfortunately I had taken all my gear out of my car yesterday except my fly rod and creel (which had my fly box inside).
So... what was there to do? I grabbed em, ran out to the lake, ran my line through the eyelets and....... ****!!!! I was missing my first eyelet!
Total bummer. Anyway, I tried to fish without it, but kept getting the fly line tangled around these little nubs.
Finally got into a little routine of fixed length line casting... Just held the line tight against the rod and used about 15 feet of line. No stripping, just cast out and raise the rod tip to move the fly. I had several gills chase the little nymph but none would commit.
Just as I was getting ready to leave, I tried one more cast, right into a mossy flat about 10 feet from shore. I started the slow retrieve and one darted out of nowhere and grabbed the fly! I wasn't really expecting it, and didn't see it as it happened, just noticed that I couldn't see the glimmer of the brass bead on the head of the fly for a minute, then saw a fish where my fly should have been. Took me a second, but I set the hook and.........
Missed.
He just spit it out as I went to set. It was pretty exciting though! The polarized glasses are insane. I don't know how I ever fished without them.
Anyway, it was a real treat, seeing those fish chase the fly... If I'd had more time, I would have been able to figure out exactly what they wanted and caught one or two. But as I looked at my watch (phone) I realized that I should have been in Englewood 5 minutes ago to pick up my wife. I sprinted to the car, hopped in, only to hit traffic. The wife called me and asked where I was... I didn't even care. =) I was just happy to have had a little action on the fly rod today.
Now....... HOW OR WHERE DO I GET THE EYELET ON MY ROD REPAIRED?!??! I NEED TO GET BACK OUT THERE!
So... what was there to do? I grabbed em, ran out to the lake, ran my line through the eyelets and....... ****!!!! I was missing my first eyelet!

Total bummer. Anyway, I tried to fish without it, but kept getting the fly line tangled around these little nubs.
Finally got into a little routine of fixed length line casting... Just held the line tight against the rod and used about 15 feet of line. No stripping, just cast out and raise the rod tip to move the fly. I had several gills chase the little nymph but none would commit.
Just as I was getting ready to leave, I tried one more cast, right into a mossy flat about 10 feet from shore. I started the slow retrieve and one darted out of nowhere and grabbed the fly! I wasn't really expecting it, and didn't see it as it happened, just noticed that I couldn't see the glimmer of the brass bead on the head of the fly for a minute, then saw a fish where my fly should have been. Took me a second, but I set the hook and.........
Missed.
He just spit it out as I went to set. It was pretty exciting though! The polarized glasses are insane. I don't know how I ever fished without them.
Anyway, it was a real treat, seeing those fish chase the fly... If I'd had more time, I would have been able to figure out exactly what they wanted and caught one or two. But as I looked at my watch (phone) I realized that I should have been in Englewood 5 minutes ago to pick up my wife. I sprinted to the car, hopped in, only to hit traffic. The wife called me and asked where I was... I didn't even care. =) I was just happy to have had a little action on the fly rod today.
Now....... HOW OR WHERE DO I GET THE EYELET ON MY ROD REPAIRED?!??! I NEED TO GET BACK OUT THERE!