I needed a break from the office yesterday, so I went back to the pond to relax and enjoy the afternoon sunshine. I cranked the fly rod and tossed a tiny cork popper from the pond's pier.

This fish became fillets for the farmer and his wife who own the pond. Tomorrow it's back to the grind with back to back 3-hour gigs, a 4-hour gig on Saturday, magazine article Sunday, three newspaper columns Monday, and Tuesday I'm headed back to the pond. Anyone want to go fishing?

Gary

Looks like you're following your own advice and "takin' time to smell the roses". Good for you, Gary.

Gary....good catch...that looks like a Stripper...(Rock Bass) is it???
Tony Rome

Tony,

You hit the nail right on the head--it's a striper. Weighed about 4 pounds and hit like a freight train. Lots of fun on an 8-weight fly rod.

Gary

Gary . you get any skinnier, that fish's baby brother is going to pull you OFF that dock ...
t.

I don't like killing animals!!!
If I wouldn't do so maybe I would also come fishing...

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Greetings from Frankfurt (Germany),
Sheriff ;-)

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Danny,

You can go fishing with any time you wish. We'll just catch and release them--not a problem, and most of the time that's what I do.

Comon' over,

Gary

Gary,

Maybe you can show Don how to catch fish that's if you can get him off the golf course.

Tony...
There is a big difference between a "stripper" and a "striper".
If Gary was catching strippers, Carol wouldn't let him go fishing...EVER!

Eddie

Nice striper Gary. Makes me wanna fire up the ol' jon-boat and go fish the Upper Delaware. Caught a few nice ones in there over the years, and it's almost walking distance from here.

Just came back from NH and some nice trout streams. The conditions were less than optimum ( very cold and streams running high ), but the White Mountains are very nice to look at and very peaceful.

AJ