Vacation would be over now

When we were working we had the opportunity to take a 3 week summer vacation before returning to work. I know some people only get one week or less and we were lucky to get 21 days. We've been in Montana for 3 weeks now and vacation would be over if we were still working.

We've been here for 3 weeks and this year is different. We don't know when we'll leave. For the past couple days it's been a mix of nymph fishing (when the fly is underwater) and dry fly fishing (when the fly is on the water). By far, dry fly fishing is more exciting! And it's been more challenging. We've been hooking lots of good size fish, but landing a fish is a challenge. We don't take photos of every fish because they all start looking the same. In fact, people used to look at our photos and laughingly say they were of the same fish. So we don't take many photos now - only if it's an interesting fish. Or a colorful fish. Or a really big fish! Over 20".

Over the past week I've found it interesting that some of the fishermen that I don't know offer to net my fish for me. Actually, it is a friendly gesture for someone to offer. But what I think is funny is when they say "I'll net your fish if you show me what fly you are using." Rick told a fisherman yesterday "Don't let her make you think she's helpless. She's very capable of netting her own fish." Of course he was just teasing and we all had a good laugh.

Everyday it seems we meet an old friend or make a new one. The majority of fisherpeople are very friendly. For the past couple days we've had fun fishing with a new friend, Sean, 14 years old, who loves to fly fish and has been fishing for years. He's a lucky guy because his mother brings him to the river for a few hours of fishing. Rick and I have both enjoyed sharing flies and our experience with him. He landed a real nice brown trout yesterday.