This happened to me last week.
I went to the local lake and was enjoying good fishing, when I went to change a tippet, I left the front pouch of my chest pack open so I could grab a fly to put on. I then dropped a piece of tippet and leaned forward to grab it when my fly boxes in the front pouch fell out. I got down and picked them up, muttering some choice words, and put them back in my chest pack. getting back up on the stump, I tied on my tippet and fly and went back to fishing. I caught a few more fish and called it a day.
Later that night, I was home and setting up my fly gear for the next day...When I realized I had 3 fly boxes in the front pouch when I got to the lake and I now had 2 in the front pouch! Shit, I thought to myself as I realized that when those boxes fell out of my chest pack, one had fallen in the bushes and in my wanting to get back to fishing I had forgotten to pick the one up that was in the bushes!
There was still some people at the lake when I got there, And I started to think that one of them probably moved into my spot because I was catching fish and probably found and kept my box.
This box had about 150 flies in it, all nymphs, and the box itself was a Scientific Anglers System X. So I really did not want to lose it.
So I told my mom about it, and we resolved to the decision that we would go to the lake as soon as they opened, before school, and see if it was still in that bush...
That morning we woke up earlier than usual and drove to the lake. We were in fact the first people there. I walked out to the spot where I had dropped it and low and behold, It was still there!!
Needless to say I was extremely happy! We then realized we had a lot of time to kill before it was time for school, and I had brought my 3weight and chest pack. So I went to the car and grabbed my gear. I then walked back out and fish were rising. I started casting and immediately hooked and landed a very nice 2lb bow!
How cool is that? Finding my fly box, and catching fish before school even started, What a way to start the day.
That made my whole week.
Tight Lines!
I went to the local lake and was enjoying good fishing, when I went to change a tippet, I left the front pouch of my chest pack open so I could grab a fly to put on. I then dropped a piece of tippet and leaned forward to grab it when my fly boxes in the front pouch fell out. I got down and picked them up, muttering some choice words, and put them back in my chest pack. getting back up on the stump, I tied on my tippet and fly and went back to fishing. I caught a few more fish and called it a day.
Later that night, I was home and setting up my fly gear for the next day...When I realized I had 3 fly boxes in the front pouch when I got to the lake and I now had 2 in the front pouch! Shit, I thought to myself as I realized that when those boxes fell out of my chest pack, one had fallen in the bushes and in my wanting to get back to fishing I had forgotten to pick the one up that was in the bushes!
There was still some people at the lake when I got there, And I started to think that one of them probably moved into my spot because I was catching fish and probably found and kept my box.
This box had about 150 flies in it, all nymphs, and the box itself was a Scientific Anglers System X. So I really did not want to lose it.
So I told my mom about it, and we resolved to the decision that we would go to the lake as soon as they opened, before school, and see if it was still in that bush...
That morning we woke up earlier than usual and drove to the lake. We were in fact the first people there. I walked out to the spot where I had dropped it and low and behold, It was still there!!
Needless to say I was extremely happy! We then realized we had a lot of time to kill before it was time for school, and I had brought my 3weight and chest pack. So I went to the car and grabbed my gear. I then walked back out and fish were rising. I started casting and immediately hooked and landed a very nice 2lb bow!
How cool is that? Finding my fly box, and catching fish before school even started, What a way to start the day.
That made my whole week.
Tight Lines!
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