Smokey, The River Damsel and Troutrageous!



What would "Buford" have to do with this trip???

The adventure train rocked and rolled and rocked some more on the recent journey north to Wyoming with Troutrageous!... It all started as a leisurely drive at 5:30 am.   T! threw his gear in the back of the car and we were off!  Honestly, I had a few anxious moments planning this adventure.  I wanted everything to be so perfect for Mike to have the best time he could on his visit out to Utah.  But, when you go fishing... there isn't a promise that everything is going to be perfect.  Right?   Utah's best doughnuts awaited him in the front seat.  Cell phones were charged up.  (I especially liked the fact that here was a fly fishing blogger with a Google phone!) 

The trip up to WY. went quickly as we had much to gab about during the two and a half hour road trip.  From fishing in PA. to Lilly and K.C. to Football Fanatics.  And yes, he learned a little more about the River Damsel too. (Scary)  I felt at ease with the Italian Stallion.  Ok... I hate to break it to you... Troutrageous is really a thoughtful and nice guy.  Oh, have I ruined his image???  Haha.  I only tell it like it is.  Oh yeah, there is this guy with a quick wit and a slight sense of sarcastic humor and a talent for creativity (Fly fishing women in bikinis? Ugh.)  He knows how to get the attention out of readers...that's for sure.  And he will give you his honest opinion of fly fishing gear... (You can bet on it!)   We all know that he will not pussy foot over something... Well, finally, I got to see the other side.  And it was nice.  T! was more than happy to fish wherever I took him.  And I really wanted him to land a big fish.   A great stream in Wyoming would be the ticket.  So, I thought. 

We caught a lot of trout...but, not of measurable lengths like I had hoped for.  (I guess that I won't ever get "hired" as a river guide)  But, Mike was still happy with it all and loved being there with the "open sky"...  Did you know that where he lives in PA., that all you see are skyscrapers and buildings up above?  Ha.  Welcome to the West, Mr. Agneta.  Home of Big Sky... He couldn't get over the fact that he could backcast into air rather than low lying trees and bushes!  He and I walked the banks in search of rainbows...and we found them.

And finally a brown in the mix!

It was a fine day of catching.

The best part was the weather...as I have been so uncomfortable in the high temps recently.  We had this nice little frontal system come in and a few sprinkles to cool us off.  Then, it became partly cloudy and very mild for the rest of the afternoon.  Loved that! 

But, we finally had to take a break from our rainbows...it was lunchtime!  Yes, RD's famous pastrami sandwich came out... And T! couldn't resist posing next to my back window...ha!

We probably fished three access points as I remember.  I fished poor Troutrageous! hard... = )

But, he was a good sport and took everything in stride.  Even leading the way out of the thick shrubs so that RD wouldn't have an extra opportunity to fall in a ditch or a hole!  Lol.

At the end of the day, we had the long trip back to Salt Lake.  I don't like passing on two lane highways.  And now Mike knows why!  Ahhhh... We were stuck behind a truck for about 15 min when I finally had the courage to put the pedal to the metal!  And I did...

Ooops!  I forgot to take the foot off the pedal.  Good going RD!  An adventure "on every highway" too... And "Buford" didn't have much of a sense of humor.  His opener was, "Did you have a good day of fishing??"  He obviously didn't follow The River Damsel or Troutrageous blogs... For shame!  Yes, "Buford"...I will send my check to the fine court system in Wyoming... = (   I wonder if he would have accepted my last doughnut in lieu of... Nah.


What did I do now???  T! is looking rather dapper, don't you think?  = )

Thanks T! for sharing some river time with me... Another outstanding blogger experience.  On-line friends meeting up....good times!  Funny how we all have common threads, although miles apart.   And Mike, I will let you drive next time.  = )

Next up:  The Tenkara Summit with T! and my thoughts about Tenkara...

***We now have a new post from T! ... You can read his side of the story...HERE.  Hmmm.***