[VFB] Fishing report

[Tony Spezio]

Dot and I went to the VFW breakfast this morning, it rained last night 
and it was real cloudy.
On the way home the sun started to shine and there was no wind. When we 
got to the house, I noticed the river was down and smooth as glass with 
trout rising. I decided that I would go fishing. It was about 62 
degrees. Dot don't like me getting on the river by myself so I called a 
young couple that I got started flyfishing this spring. They said they 
would be at the house in an hour or so. I went out the back and noticed 
the river had come up some, looks like they had released some water and 
it was just getting to my house.
I went down to the dock to run the outboard before they got here.  
Needless to say it got contrary.. It had not been run in about five 
weeks. It had started to cloud over again.   The clouds, river and the 
outboard should of been an omen. Got it squared away before they got to 
the house. We suited up and got on our way. Neither of them had caught a 
trout yet.
We went up to Tucker Shoals, water was not too high to wade there. In 
the meantime it had clouded over  real heavy and looks like more rain 
headed our way. We got to Tucker headed the boat to the bank and stepped 
out. I got them situated on a seam and I headed down a ways on the bank. 
As I started to get in position to cast , the water that was knee deep, 
I stubbed a rock with my boot , lost my balance and fell. My legs came 
up from the air trapped in my waders. my butt was on the rocks but I 
could not get my legs down in order to get up. Art's wife came to my 
rescue but by that time water had come in from the top of my chest 
waders. needless to say, I had no control on the urge. Now I was soaked 
from the neck down to my toes. I thought I could fish for a while but 
after a dozen casts I decided I had to get back to the house. It is 
about a half mile. down river. Got home and took a hot shower. Got my 
waders turned inside out and hanging. I have not made up my mind yet if 
I will use my other pair if waders and go back out. I left Art and his 
wife at Tucker and have to go back up there to pick them up later.
I would like to get some fishing in today, I will not be able to get on 
the river for a few weeks. By that time winter will be set in pretty 
good so today is fish or not.
Tony