I wrote yesterday that it was supposed to be ‘drier’… then about an hour later it started to hail…then snow…the weather site caught on quickly and updated to say that it was raining.

Must be nice to be able to be wrong not only in your predictions but in your up to the minute reports and still keep your job!

All in all, I’d rather be in the Bahamas!

I’m cheesed out; no cheesy title to this one. The weather today is drier but windy. Tomorrow should be nice here and although I won’t curse the rain- we need it- we also need some nice weather to make it truly March. We’re on that uphill roller coaster now; a couple cold days and one warm, then a cold day for a couple warm as we approach our protracted spring.

Fishing this year looks to be a treat- we did get rained out for the first trip of the year, but I take that as a good sign because we need the rain. The second trip of the year is now the first and that will be a week from tomorrow for me; I’m looking forward to getting on the water!

Hopefully we won’t get any more really nasty storms like that one, just a nice amount like yesterday’s where it rained moderately and soaked us. Those don’t whack the river so bad. The river is running a respectable 3,870 cubic feet per second now and hopefully we’ll keep it above 1500 or so for a while.

As for me personally fishing, I am heading to the Bahamas in May- take a look at the GCO News page for more info if you are interested in going on a Labor Day trip to Grand Bahama Island! We’re also planning on visiting my inlaws later this year and we may do an ocean fly fishing trip to fish for Mako Sharks (catch and release, as always)!

Well, that’s all for now- until next time, tight lines!

Gil

I got to thinking about the ‘great’ work they did on the driveway and it occurs to me that they actually cost us money! See, land around here is running at about $10,000 per acre and before I had them fix the driveway I would gain about a quarter acre every time it rained because the drive would slide out into the road- now it stays where it is!

All kidding aside, I can’t be happier with the drive now; we got a load of gravel to put on the soft spots created where the old asphalt was torn up and since the driveway properly drains off to the sides now, there is no worry of the gravel bouncing along on top of the asphalt (were it still there) anyway.

I’m just glad to finally have the driveway done right instead of just covered up. As time goes on, it will only get better and better as we slowly add more gravel, get it bedded in, add a little more, get it bedded in and have the guys come back from time to time to tweak it and keep it working right.

Wow, what a storm we had yesterday! I’ve never seen it rain that hard here for so long. The river was running at 1500 feet per second yesterday and is up above 5000 cubic feet per second now! Hopefully it will recover in time for Saturday; I’d hate to have to reschedule.

On the bright side, after having the driveway done, the water drained properly now that we had it fixed right and the old asphalt was removed. It is soft in spots, but as soon as it’s dry enough (hopefully tomorrow) we’re getting gravel laid down and all will be well.

Wow- the other day I posted about dates disappearing fast for March, April and May and I wasn’t kidding- 4 more trips booked today alone! If you are thinking about getting up here for walleye and smallie season, get your dates booked soon!

We still have at least one more fishing show we’ll be at too. Here is some info and a pic of 3 good lookin’ fishing guides (especially that handsome devil in the middle!)

2008 Fishing Shows (where we will exhibit and/or present seminars)

April 19-20: Virginia Fly-fishing Festival in Waynesboro, VA

Forest, Gil and Mike at
Greensboro Bass Expo January 4-6, 2008