President's Journal November 2005
Thursday, 03 November 2005
With Thanksgiving coming up the week following this month's meeting I would like to invite everyone to take pause and contemplate things to be thankful for this year as fly fishers. Each person's list will be unique I'm sure, but we may also have some items in common.
Things I'm thankful for this season:
- For a terrific meeting place like the Ak-Sar-Ben Aquarium and the great relationship we have with the folks at Game & Parks.
- For bluegills. No matter how bad the fishing might be I can most always catch at least a couple gullible bluegills.
- I'm thankful for any opportunity to fish a trout stream.
- For the individuals who taught me to tie flies, especially deer hair bass bugs.
- For the individuals who taught me to cast a fly. I'm not the best caster around but I can catch fish on a fly rod and have a good time.
- For those individuals who invited me on fly fishing trips long before I had a clue about what I was doing.
- I'm thankful to be healthy enough to fish as I like.
- I'm thankful for the car rides I've shared to and from fishing destinations and events. It's always fun getting to know someone a little better, to hear some good stories, share a few laughs and learn something new.
- For all the good cooks in the club. I can't wait for tie-ins to start so I can sample all those tasty stews and chilis and other goodies.
- For fly fishing friendships old and new.
- For moments spent sipping a steaming hot cuppa tea or chilly chardonnay streamside with good friends.
- I'm thankful for Agnes Adams who (against my better judgment) put my name on the ballot for member at large a few years ago.
- I'm thankful for the outpouring of support for our Casting For Recovery project last spring.
- I'm thankful for deep fried carp, carp wraps and carp tacos.
- I'm thankful for everyone who showed up for our meetings even though it was the hottest, coldest, wettest, or most windy day of the month.
- For all our new members.
- For all the individual efforts that have made this year a success for the Cornhusker Fly Fishers.
If there are individuals on your list that have helped you along in fly fishing, please take this opportunity to say thanks. It's a wonderful gift that doesn't need to wait for Christmas.
See you at the meeting!
N.B.