A Flyfisher's Simple Pleasures

Catching a 6” brookie on a size 12 mosquito

The sound of a rattlesnake…………..20’ away

Sleeping under the starts at 9000’

A bowl of steaming oatmeal on a frosty morning at 9000’

An extra pair of clean wool socks

The curiosity of two fawns

A flask of Maker’s Mark you forgot you had with you

Dry waders on a February day

Leaky waders on a July day

Rising trout taking nothing smaller than size 14 flies

The aroma of fresh coffee that you didn’t make

A rustic campsite on a remote lake

A rustic campsite with some split, dry firewood and a fire pit

Lots of dry kindling

A rustic campsite with a pit toilet

A thick pine canopy during a shower

An unexpected encounter with a tired hiker who wants to shed a couple of cans of beer

A 6 wt fish on a 4 wt rod

The sight of an osprey taking your rising fish

A trail bar in the in bottom of your pack

A warm camper on a cold November night

A 30-degree sleeping bag on a 35-degree night

The Sardinian restaurant in Dunsmuir

Enough peanut butter and bread for the hike out

and finally………

Getting back to your car and finding that it wasn’t vandalized