A little bit about myself. I was born in New Orleans to a fishing family. Some of my earliest and best childhood memories are of pre-dawn drives to the boat launch, buying shrimp for bait and fishing in the bayous and estuaries for Redfish and Speckle Trout. Looking back on it I was really lucky to grow up fishing in such a "Sportsman's Paradise".
When my family got transplanted to Seattle we never got back into fishing. I am not sure why. I occasionally went fishing in lakes for trout and I did have a little lake behind my house where I could catch some perch, which kept me occupied for a couple summers, but I was NOT a fisherman during my teenage years.
Often when we would go back to New Orleans to visit family we would go on fishing trips that rekindled all the childhood excitement I had catching those Redfish! So somehow I kept my love of fishing without really doing it that often.
When a job took me to SE Idaho I thought that it would just be a travesty if I didn't take up fly fishing since I was so close to so many blue ribbon trout streams. That was a year and a half ago and I have been fly fishing ever since. Not as often as I would like, but at least thinking about it! The thing I love about fly fishing is that it gives me the perfect excuse to get outside and spend some time in nature. I also love that I am always thinking about fly fishing while I am fly fishing, and in my brain I have no room to think about anything other than fly fishing when I am on the river. It is zen-like and somewhat meditative for me. It is relaxing. I wish I caught more fish than I do, right now I am just as likely to get skunked as I am to catch anything. But as the old saying goes, "My worst day fishing is better than my best day working!"
That is my fishing history. Other stuff you might find interesting: I love to read, love history and trivia, love music, play sports (almost anything really, but I played volleyball in college and really love soccer, golf, football and basketball), I would love to travel if given the opportunity, I lived in Uruguay for 2 years, and love to watch MMA matches on TV. I manage a restaurant for a living and really enjoy my job. It also gives me the opportunity to get out on the water during the week sometimes when everyone else is stuck in there 9-5! I would be remiss if failed to mention my lovely family. I have a beautiful wife Melissa, and two super cute boys; Carson and James....both aspiring fishermen!
So now that you know where I am coming from hopefully my blogs will have a little more relevance.
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Hey- I hopped on over here from Melissa's blog. Looks like you've already given up on blogging since you haven't posted since May! But maybe you'll keep it up now that you know you have some blog followers :)
You and my husband would really get along because you both love fly fishing so much. He's called it "zen-like," too. He's heading to Sun Valley with his dad and brother to do some fly fishing in a couple of weeks. He is beyond excited. You boys and your fishing!! :)
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