February is a great time of year to restock the fly boxes and stave off the cabin fever. So, it was no accident that I strategically scheduled my needed hernia surgery for mid-February right between hunting and fishing season. I was also smart enough to place an order for new materials and hooks that came right before my surgery date. #DaddyDowntime.
By day 3 post-surgery, I was able to sit in a chair and it was time to lash some feathers and flash! I probably should have refilled my nymph boxes, but tying streamers and dreaming of two-foot browns was so much better than tying size 16 Pheasant Tails.
As I cleaned up the explosion of hair, feathers, flash, and fur, I got a little creative and took some finished fly pictures. My wife made fun of me as I set them up like my 5 year-old lines up his to cars and dinosaurs. I believe her comment was ' I'm surprised you don't have them in the bathtub with you swimming laps to test them out....." Hmmm, now, that's not a half-bad idea!!!
