Of course, the guide is not supposed to fish, unless of course they are invited, however, I don't think taking a few casts to unkink the fly line would be considered "invited", especially when, BAM -fish on (26 incher). To make matters worse, it was a very slow day of fishing with only a handful of juveniles landed.
Nevertheless, I think that MWFF Raffle winner Jess Wilke and her dad had a great day on the water. What an honor it is to take a father/daughter team fishing and witness how much both enjoyed being in each other's company. They knew each others routines, stories and (of course) so much more.
The next day MWFF board members Jan P. and Kechia show up for a day of flats fishing. Kechia had the touch that day hooking several schoolies and teasing many more.
Jan's cast was looking good, but I think it was her laughter that distracted her from really focusing on her game. I don't think that either of them could believe it when yours truly pulled out the double treble hooked pencil popper. Frankly, I couldn't believe it either but we'd left the flats for the blue water and discovered big fish lolling around just under the surface of the water and I was trying to figure how to entice them. Jan got a hit on her fly but no hook up.
Finally, as the day slipped away, the sluggo prevailed when the pesky guide couldn't resist tossing a sluggo (this is not a fly) into the fish that were just outside of fly casting range. BAM -fish on, a keeper which was released back into the sea.
