2020 wrap-up

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GerardH
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2020 wrap-up

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For the last 10 years, my fly fishing and grouse hunting has severely waned -- my kids and their activities (sports, scouts, etc.) took up much of my time and for several years I only got out for a sulphur camp...two years ago I didn't even bother buying a fishing or hunting license....I watched my two fine Brittany Spaniels age in front of my eyes.  Now into my second year as an empty-nester, it started out with a new bamboo rod and things started rolling...

2020 by almost every metric is going to be a year that stands out in the history books and we still have 3-1/2 months to go.  But there were some bright spots in my life that would pop up -- several of those involved a memorable fly fishing season with great friends and bamboo rods.  More or less in chronological order, the year played out like this starting in late March exploring some new DNR land by my house that you literally had to rappel down to the stream:

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Then Covid happened along with stay-at-home orders, so I hunkered down until Memorial Day weekend when I started venturing out again and the hatches of early June started in earnest:

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Then the dog days of summer and tricos.

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Then there was the last hurrah this week:

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And this was the view from my rear-view mirror as we pulled away from the bridge for home yesterday...our last gathering of 2020:

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Thank you to a number of good friends -- many of them members of this forum -- for great company on the stream, fireside chats, and lunches at streamside picnic tables this summer.  And thank you Paul Julius for the wonderful rod and for making fly fishing fun again.

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Fantastic photos Gerard! Very nice story of your season.

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Thank you, I enjoyed that very much!

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Well presented Sir. Thank you for sharing


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I think a 2021 calendar is in order for those pictures!

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Fabulous photos, Gerard! Thanks for sharing your year with us.

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Beautiful

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A wonderful reminder that even in 2020 Beauty has not gone extinct.

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Couldn't have said it better.

Thanks much for sharing, Gerard,
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Beautiful

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Wonderful memories and wonderful photos. Thank you for sharing them.

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Oh, I know those waters, Gerald. Thanks for the fine pics.

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Fantastic...how did you post without all the code? Cut them out?

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Flykuni3 wrote:
09/24/20 00:20
Fantastic...how did you post without all the code? Cut them out?
Use the dropdown in Postimage and you get a bunch of options -- select the direct URL option.

And thank you to everyone for the kind words.

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Now I see what you mean, many thanks, all that deleting time wasted.

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Really fine photos - thank you for sharing!
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Thanks for posting these stunning photographs and lovely words.

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A wonderful post Gerard. It brightened my day.

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Quite a wrap-up. Great pics! :)

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Very, very nice and well played!
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