" There were several of those lovely flies resting there, and one seemed
different from the others. The boy stood up and looked more closely.
He saw an insect, darker and duller in color, its back split down the
middle, and from its body was emerging another, the delicate, bright one
he had already seen. With a sudden movement, it pulled itself clear.
The wings were not erect but seemed to be folded close to the back. As
he watched, he saw them begin to open. The metamorphosis took place
quickly before his eyes, and in a few moments there was another fly,
complete, shining, drying itself in the sun. He looked away and when
his eyes returned again it was gone. The splashes in the stream
continued. It is no wonder that, with the impact of that introduction,
I became a fly fisherman. Surely, I thought, an art based on imitations
of such lovely fragile creatures must offer a great deal, especially if
the angler could create them after his own fashion."
John Atherton
The Fly and The Fish, 1971
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Jimmy D. Moore - Scout Exec. BSA (Ret.), TOWA, TF&G Contributor, GRTU Past VP.
Past Pres. McGregor Rotary. Freelance Outdoor writer, humorist, half-assed Texan
and collector of classic bamboo fly rods and classic golf clubs
Author - "MOON HOLLER MISFITS Fishing & Hunting Club", ©
JIMMY D's Fly Fishing Website:
http://home.earthlink.net/~rayado/rayadoflyfishingflypatternstips/index.html
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"Being able to read trout streams is just as valuable to a fly fisherman as the
ability to read a defense is to an NFL Quarterback."
Jimmy D. Moore - © [2004]
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