Sultans of the Fly

Sultans of the Fly

From dreams
Of the lady in “Bronze”
With red and golden eyes
They rise
Before light
It matters not
If rain or snow
They zip their suits
To meet the freezing cold
They gather well-prepared gear
The long rod
The fireline spooled reel
A three-way swivel
A special cut bobber,
Fluorocarbon leader
And duck-feather fly
Across the black cold water
In white spray they go
To well known weed beds
Cuts and points
There’s no competition
There’s no one else around
In dawn’s first light
They load their rods
The bobber goes down
They are the Sultans of the Fly

Roy L. Nave
December, 2016

Man.........I LOVE that...........

Roy,
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[QUOTE=FlyLie;558842]Roy,
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Smalljaw is back with a new site for smallies No BS, no private messages, just Brown Fishermen! You should post there...... They will enjoy, as I did.

When I fished with Elwood with the fly, there is no one as hard nailed as him when it came to being serious about fishing with the fly. His tackle and rods and reels had to be perfect the night before. He was a well thought out F&F machine. He would be up way before light in the worst of weather and be going down the lake full out with out any protection on his face. And he was not alone. There were others as much dedicated, and if you are reading this you know who you are. These fly guys are tuff to the bone, but the rewards are great when you bring a 6 to 8 lb brown fish to boat on F&F rod. I don't think anything can match that battle. Thanks for the kind words.