Over the years, I have learned that all fly fishing guides are not the same. Even among the good ones, there are differences. Some are happy with just taking you to the fish and counting a good day by sheer numbers, a shaky strategy at best when the fish aren’t cooperating.
But a select few guides rise above the rest.
Around this time of year, after numerous trips to the Yakima, me and my fly fishing accomplices yearn for a little diversity of aquatic scenery. So in April, we overload the designated driver’s vehicle with fly fishing gear, food, the cribbage board and selected beverages and head south to Maupin, Ore., to take advantage of the incredible fishing in the area.
There are a few things that I actively avoid discussing with my wife. The first is my inability to locate anything at any given time in our house. This especially applies to anything in the refrigerator.
The other thing I avoid discussing is the topic of fly fishing.
