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2025 Annual Dinner
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
This article was authored by Bob Taormina, a member of the High Sierra Fly Casters. Originally published in fishstories... (the club's newsletter); lightly edited for web publication.
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