Oh, to be appendix-less!

[Kim-n-Kota]

(I haven't posted in forever, so this may seem a little random. Just looking for some sympathy that my non-fishing friends cannot give...perhaps.)

I had my appendix out last week and am severly limited in the amount of physical activity I can do for as long as 6 weeks, lest I tear something. Fishing is out for a while. [frown]

I'm back up and working now, but the warm-ish weather is KILLING me. Looks like high 40's in the Park City area again this weekend. It's funny that I get so exicted to see that it's going to be well above freezing!! People think I am crazy.

I'd actually been having a stellar winter fishing run. Been out at least once almost every week and had some really excellent days for the most part. I feel like this year I've really dialed in my ties and presentation for midges. There have been some excellent hatches lately and I've learned to time my trips almost perfectly to be on the water just as they are starting.

Ahhhhhhh. It was a beautiful thing.

I cannot tell you how much I've loved the dry fly action. I won't be out for a few weeks.. so I suppose I can give away some info so that someone else can enjoy, if I can't !! ---

Griffiths and Ashers #18-20 with some sort of little pupa (bling, disco, unweighted zebra, etc) as a dropper in the film has been money. Tiny CDC midges if they're taking the single adults. Of course all with a long leader and 7X tippet.

Hope I'm back on the water in time for a few blue wing hatches!

Kim
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[flygoddess]

Here is speedy recovery wishes coming your way! Missed your reports and was thinking of you the other day when I hooked into a Gold Fish on the river.
Hang in there.
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[cpierce]

Hang in there and take good care of yourself now. Be patient, and it will pay you back for years to come. Too much activity, too soon can build additional adhesions. They can cause lots of problems that you don't want or need.

The fish will wait for you. Think of it as time to plan and prepare for a summer full of fish!

Good luck
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[Kim-n-Kota]

Thanks Joni. I've been in a weird funk. Hopefully that will resolve as my health gets better.

It's awesome that you caught a giant goldie! Was it at the water treatment plant?

Kim
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[flygoddess]

No. I will wait for you to get back at it for that, k?
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[Kim-n-Kota]

That would be awesome.
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[flygoddess]

Agreed!
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[Kim-n-Kota]

Appreciate your message, cpierce. Patience has never been my strong suit. But it's something that this sport has surely forced me to learn over the years. Ironic that I need to be patient in reguard to not doing it now.

For now, I'm working on tying the perfect little pheastant tail and waiting for April... perhaps a trip to the Green will also be in order for my grand comeback.
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[pa]

Hope you recover very fast. Sucks being laid up for sure. I know this because I'm laid up myself. I just had total knee replacement surgery 3 weeks ago. During the ordeal my blood pressure dropped to low and they had to take me off all the narcotic pain meds. Took a while to get it back up and the pain under control. But I am doing ok I think.
The other knee is scheduled to be replaced on March 17th but we will see where I'm at then. Any way get better soon. My goal is to make Joni's still water class at the expo. Maybe I'll see you there.
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