Great story Tony, always nice to hear of youngsters getting into outdoor activities and flyfishing is the BEST way to do it : )
Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tony Spezio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, August 05, 2005 7:57 PM Subject: [VFB] Just converted a couple of bait slingers > My neighbor is a part time neighbor. He and his whole family are bait > fisher people. For years they have come up and fish for two weeks, never > asked about fly fishing but watched me fishing off my dock at times. By > chance, yesterday I needed some help and I gave Terry a call. He came > over and helped me for a few minuets. Before he left, he said, my > youngest was talking about flyfishing, can you help him. He is about 12 > years old. I really figured it would be a couple of questions and that > would be that. > I told him to send Greg over and I would give him a casting lesson if he > wanted it. Greg came over and I got him started casting. It was kind of > a chore trying to get him not to break at the wrist like a spin caster. > He finally got the hang of it and started to get some line out. To my > surprise he just kept on casting even though it was getting dark. I > turned on the back yard lights and let him cast while I went to see his > dad. I asked when they were leaving, he said, in the morning. I told him > I was going to take my 8 year old grand daughter fly fishing for the > first time and I would be glad to take Greg along. His Dad said, we can > stay over another day, I will go along. Come this morning we woke up to > a thunder storm, I figured I would not be going. At 7:30 my neighbor was > here with Greg all ready to go. We left in a light rain shower and > agreed not to get on the water until the storm passed and was sure the > lighting had stopped. By the time we got to the creek, it had all > dissipated. The kids wet waded and we started fishing, You would know > the front that went through had given the fish lock jaw. We practiced > casting on the water then moved up to another section of the creek. The > sun came out bright and we finally started getting some hits. My grand > Daughter had a couple of gills on and lost them. Greg started to hook > up. His dad said, that looks like fun. Greg got into one of the big > carp, his dad was just jumping with joy. I will not go into all the > details of the rest of the morning but by the time we left, his dad was > casting a fly rod and catching gills. On the way home Ht asked me where > can he get a flyrod. We stopped at Dorber and he bought a couple of > graphite rods reels and all the rest of what they needed.The fly of the > day ws a sz 14 Chili Pepper. I told Greg to come over my house later and > I would show him how to tie a Chili Pepper. Greg just left with a full > set of tying tools and a lot of tying stuff. Hr said his dad though > flyfishing was a lot of fun and he is going to fly fish for trout, I am > tired but content, they are going to stay over till Monday to go > flyfishing again. His dad just came by and asked me if I would \ I think > I accomplished something today. My grand daughter wants to only fly fish > now. > Good Night all. > Tony > > > >
