“One final paragraph of advice: Do not burn yourself out. Be as I am-a reluctant enthusiast… a part-time crusader, a half-hearted fanatic. Save the other half of yourselves and your lives for pleasure and adventure. It is not enough to fight for the land; it is even more important to enjoy it. While you can. While it is still there. So get out there and mess around with your friends, ramble out yonder and explore the forests, encounter the grizz, climb the mountains. Run the rivers, breathe deep of that yet sweet and lucid air, sit quietly for a while and contemplate the precious stillness, that lovely, mysterious and awesome space. Enjoy yourselves, keep your brain in your head and your head firmly attached to your body, the body active and alive, and I promise you this much: I promise you this one sweet victory over our enemies, over those deskbound people with their hearts in a safe deposit box and their eyes hypnotized by desk calculators. I promise you this: you will outlive the bastards.” ― Edward Abbey

Sometimes a quiet delicate presentation just doesn’t get the job done.

Fly by Nick Granato

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Time on the water with friends.



Stringing up two-handed rods can take a little time, so it is always best to have them assembled and ready to go.





Get kids involved in fishing…it is a far better past time than staring at a computer screen or a gaming device.  Teach them young to get out and enjoy the beautiful outdoors the same way that you do.

For helpful hints, visit:  Take Me Fishing (http://www.takemefishing.org/fishing/family/fish-with-your-kids)