Catching fly rods and hoppers

[Cowboypirate]

Many years ago when I was a young lad we had a very old realtive come by once or twice a summer. He would visit with mom and dad for a while then ask if he could go down to the river fishing on our property. When the pleasantries were over he would look at me with a grin and ask me if I would get him some bait. Now I sold worms as a kid, every summer, but it was not worms he wanted. He wanted me to fill up his glass bottle with big of bunch of grasshoppers out of the back yard.. I enjoyed the chase. Seemed like, to a kid, that stalking hoppers with my hand was just like chasing down Cape Buffalo in Africa. He sure caught a lot of fish with them hoppers too. 

Last week I gathered up a few nieces and nephews and put them on the hunt for hoppers so I could show Cookie how to fish a live one. Was not planning to release this video but them kids asked me to and Cookie thought me choking on a mosquito was hilarious. Anyway here it is..

https://youtu.be/9KTR-q1pHec

As for a fishing report. It is hoppers season and they were biting on the small mountain creeks. Fishing with artificals this time of year can be amazing. But why toss an artfical. Be a kid again and go grab some with your hands. 

Oh and as for the flyrod comment in my title...I was cleaning my gun storage area and found a fly rod I had bought a few years ago and forgot about. You know what that means.... ya I am getting old and forgetful but what it means is I am going flyfishing. It said it was lonely and wanted to play.