Jimi, Beautiful. Tony FlyTyr @ southshore.com Desert Eagle wrote:
> Why ?? > For a kid growing up in the "Desert South West" when I read about fly > fishing it was magical. It held more fascination than Disney world. Finding > a fly rod and a total lack of materials was part of the challenge. One that > I attacked with determination. > It has been a great journey, one full of surprises and one that never > ends. Having caught my first trout on a fly I tied was a joy only surpassed > by watching my 11 year old daughter do the same thing. She enjoys the tying > as well as the fishing and is helping me to "Couch" my wife and her mother > in the art. Theresa is slowly gaining a deep appreciation for it and > hopefully this year I will be able to get her a rod of her own and turn her > lose with may daughter in search of the great finny critters of the deep. > It has come full circle, and continues to expand with each adventure and > each new tying technique we try. It is like the Aurora Borealis, it > captivates you with such a desire that you long for it like a kiss from a > loved one. It becomes a part of you that you hold as close as your walk with > the Lord and as willing to share as the same. It is a dream you hope and > pray never ends and the friends you acquire with it are as close as family. > > That's about all I can say about it. > Jimi >
