Re: It was a dark and stormy night...
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Originally Posted by Mostyn
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Originally Posted by Doctor
Liking fingers mended with rum ,well some time later I awoke with a very sore head!
And realised that the " Dark & Stormy Night" Was just a dream! Phew, what a relief! So feeling relieved of the terrible dream; I headed off for a spot of fishing on my favourite stream, where the small Brown Trout are perfectly formed and beautifully coloured with golden bellies and reddish brown spots; and the water is as clear as crystal.
Only to realise that my trip up to my favourite stream was in fact part of this nightmare and the Monster Brown was an absolute reality just waiting for the next poor unwary fly fisher to show up and try to fool him and the big brown relished the shiver of anticipation that traveled down his spine.
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so Roy gave Jax a huge hopper to offer to the brute,
hell, if he doesn't want that we will have to revert to subtlety :o
it is, after all, a dream
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Having accepted the Hopper from Roy and tying it to his leader Jax offered up a cast more in hope than with any conviction and watched with bated breath as the Brown rose slowly up through the water only to have the fly snatched off it's nose by a cheeky little Rainbow.
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A couple of quick surges and the rainbow was done, Jax led him across the pool when there was a huge boil as the Monster Brown gulped down the rainbow and headed for the bottom
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Bug-ger me, where's Jax, looks like the monster brown trout; has pulled Jax in to the water! Down to the depths of the deep pool! I hope he re,surfaces soon!
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But alas! just as I thought all was lost, I saw a rod tip stick up above the surface.
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The Rod Tip Was Hollow! He's using it to breathe under water!
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Now you must know that poor old Jax was struggling very hard to get back to the surface and using the rod as a breathing tube was due to his time in Africa where he learned the trick from a friend who used the technique to snare ducks which he found easier than stalking the ducks with a hollowed out Pumpkin covering his head.
But I digress. Jax was still working on getting back to the surface when it occured to him it was only his facination with being in a position to see the Big brown snug under the bank in a handy undercut looking at him with a Huge Grin on his face, was keeping his feet on the bottom. So; he pushed off from the bottom and made for the surface.
Fortunately Mosteyn was handy and managed to drag Jax onto the bank. After the customary Thankyou's and accepting a jocular jibe or two Jax settled down to check his rod and reel in anticipation of getting it on in the next round with the Monster Brown.
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Yes I must admit, Jax was looking no worse for ware; even after experiencing his underwater ordeal! The tough old begger carried on fishing; after checking the tackle was still in good order, of course!
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Sad to say the Monster was not seen again that day. So Jax gathered up his gear and headed home well aware he had been given a lesson in how to outsmart a fly fisher by a crafty old brown. Tomorrow will be another day. ;)