Granny and I just finished up our first adventure in the new van. From Phoenix to Wolfeboro, NH ended up taking 16 days. It was a casual trip with very few drives on freeways. We drove a total of 4400 miles.
We only got one more day of fishing since the last post and we were skunked trying to track down some big crappie. We were fishing from docks and shoreline. Our neighbors at a State Park Campsite had a boat and slayed the crappies on the far side. The new van has a trailer hitch so perhaps our boat will join us next year.
After Texas and Louisiana we drove the Natchez Trace Parkway through MS and AL and on up to Nashville, TN. There we stayed with our friends Norm and Kathy Thomas. The are long time friends. Norm and I fish Flat Creek together every summer. They treated us to a great night in Nashville.
After Nashville it was a grunt for NH. We dodged storms that included far more snowy roads than you want to meet in your new vehicle. Luckily the van handled well and despite it getting covered in salt and sand from the roads, we made it to Moms in Wolfeboro. We are trying to come up with a name for this bad boy. Any ideas?
We staged at Moms the last few days and we are getting ready for the Edison, NJ Fly Fishing Show. I must say I’m stoked after having most of my 2021 show season cancelled. While Granny is packing up my famous coffee mugs, beer steins, decals and sun shirts with my fish on them, I’ve been drawing up a few Cliff Fly Boxes. All these items will be available at our booth so come on by. But I am low on stock. With my Online store rocking it, my personal stock for the shows is low. If you want me to hold one for you Contact Me.
In addition to my art, I’ve been reviewing my presentations. I’ll deliver six over the course of the three day show.
Here’s my schedule:
Friday – January 28th
1:00 – Strike Room – “Streamer Tactics & Tricks for Larger Trout”
4:15 – Casting Pond 1 – “Improve Your Dry Fly Presentation”
Saturday – January 29th
2:45 – Strike Room – “Fly Fishing Warmwater – Bass, Pike, Carp & More”
9:15 – Casting Pond 2 – “Fly Casting 101”
Sunday – January 30th
9:45 – Strike Room – “Introduction to Saltwater Fly Fishing”
1:15 – Casting Pond 2 – “Casting in the Wind & Double Haul”
We hope to see you there. If not this weekend perhaps the Denver or Pleasanton Fly Fishing Shows!
Sea Toad! https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/science-blog/mysterious-identity-bright-red-sea-toad
Kevin,
Not sure I’ll go with that one only because I’d need to explain it indefinitely! However, I loved reading the link you provided. What a cool group of fishes. And the red one does indeed look like our van
Currier Carrier, magic bus, or a fall back to your childhood “mystery machine”, Bruno (cause he’s a bad boy) or just.. Fred
Cherry Bomb?
Like that… Bull Red?
Cherry Bomb is a blast! Maybe, the Red Rover?
Red thunder?
Lots of good names. Keep em coming!