GO outside and survey the yard; now that you have done that put off starting the cleanup for another month…at least before Mother’s Day. Go get that pad and make a reasonable list of patterns you can start tying this Spring. Go take the wet waders and boots out of the trunk or back of the truck. They need to air out and dry for once. Go sort out the fly boxes and open them up to dry a bit. Go to the fly shop to get what you need, but don’t stand there in your best ExOfficio shirt seeking the opinion of the shop guys on what they think of the most recent article in Drake Magazine or comments in the Spey Pages. Go replace last seasons shortened butt sections and wind knotted leaders. Go finally figure out where that hole is in the left foot of your waders. Go empty out the wet match books, empty lighters and loose split shot from that dirty, stained pocket on the inside of your waders. Go wash your cold weather layers that by now have percolated to a disgusting manly smell. Go spring for the new vice, the new light, the new scissors or some feel good tool to initiate your Spring tying binge. Go research tube fly parts and experiment in a new direction. Go…
Ok, I have lost my train of thought. And, no I don’t have enough Go’s to travel the length of the Amazonian Beauty. She’d hurt you one way or another anyway. Enough to say, get off your ass and start muddling about. If you are a Winter steelheader then you have been busy, but I bet your stuff is a mess. A little clean up is in order…you’re the guy with the wet, mildewy waders in the back of your rig.
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