“All things are possible with God” - Mark 10:27…except the 100 fish day. But seriously, if you have legitimately counted 100 fish caught with your fly rod, brought to hand or netted, and released in one day - that’s quite an accomplishment and you should be arrested for fishing in the hatchery! I’m not talking about losing count at 60, including fish that were almost landed, or the use of night crawlers from a red Folgers can. I mean the real deal.Anyone that is passionate about fly-fishing likes to share stories and listen to others. However, when someone pontificates that they caught 100 fish in one day on their fly rod, it’s usually a conversation killer for the listener not unlike telling Michael Johnson that you ran a 9.5 second 100 meter dash in high school. Unless you were strapped to a rocket, or experienced a miracle of biblical proportions, it probably didn’t happen (or at least not in the mind of your audience). My suggestion in telling the 100 fish story is that unless it really happened and you don’t have to break one of the Commandments telling the story, pick another number to go with….say…60?
As fisherman, we have all had days when conditions are perfect and you can’t keep them off your line. These days are burned into our memories and it’s one of the reasons we hit the river again and again – our passion is fueled by these unforgettable interfaces with nature. Personally, I am fulfilled just being out there ready for something unpredictable to happen – it never fails. The attached picture was one of those days. On this trip with the wives to Steamboat, we caught over 80 fish between four of us one morning, all in the 16" - 23" size range. While driving back to the condo - we were all high fiving and asking the same question, “What just happened?”
My goal as a fisherman is to catch one fish every day that I am blessed to be fishing no matter what the conditions – it sometimes fails. In all honesty, I’m open to the possibility of the 100 fish day but don't pee on my leg and tell me that it’s raining.
