I guess winter is setting in. It’s cold, windy and rainy here in North Alabama. For all intents and purposes, fishing season is over. Sure, there’s no closed fishing season here, and you can still fish if you want to, but as John Gierach says, “You don’t have to.” Even if you did fish in this kind of weather, you probably wouldn’t catch much unless you’re into watching a bobber with a minnow under it or crawling bass lures over deep ledges. A few trips to Tennessee tailwaters are planned over the winter, but there isn’t much urgency right now. At least not until after the Bama-Florida game this coming weekend.
It’s hitting me hard this time, the whole winter and not fishing thing. I fished less this year than any other year in my life, well, at least the years that count. And it’s eating at me. I’m already restless before December. Destination guides are piling up beside the bed and toilet. By the end of February things could be downright desperate. In the meantime, I’ve apparently decided to amuse myself with photos of leaves. You’ll find a couple from the weekend below.
In other news, Reed Curry’s book on Trout, UV Vision and fly tying is finally out! He sent me a copy to review, and I’ll post my thoughts as soon as I can plow through it. In the meantime you shouldn’t wait on my review to buy the book. Reed’s as fine a writer as you’ll come across, and you can bet his book is entertaining, quirky, informative and highly useful. Check it out on his site!
I think all these leaves are from a pear tree.
I arranged them a couple ways, aiming for something sort of random but not quite.
Take care,
Nathan
Leaves?!?? Again??
Dang, you need to go fishing more…
That’s what I’ve been sayin…
Went for a walk on the beach a couple days back with the wifey-poo. Nice evening, next to no one out there..All of a sudden Angie says “LOOK AT THAT!”
A huge bait ball of fish was being driven up into the surf and dolphin were just flying out of the water after them. Underneath the bait, though, I could see big shadows swimming along..
I can’t wait…
December’s a hard month, but would love to see something fresh on the feed. Have enjoyed other posts.
Shannon,
Thanks for the encouragement. I do need to get off my end and generate some new content for the site. Been tied up with other engagements lately. Look for something new this week, although don’t count on any fishing reports. Just about all the water is frozen in these parts lately. Take care,
Nathan