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The next Coulee Region TU meeting will be on Wednesday, December 20 at the Legion in Viroqua. Dinner, drinks, and fish talk from 6-7. Short chapter meeting at 7 and then our guest presenter, Geri Meyer, goes on at 7:15. Geri will talk about what's new in fly gear, tips for fishing the Driftless, and also let us know about the work she is doing to get more women involved in trout fishing.
If you haven't been to the Legion, they have a great beer selection and they do a wings special on Wednesday nights. No need to be a TU member to attend, but we might ask you to wear an ascot and beret when you enter the back room. That's our official dress code as a snobby organization. Of course I'm kidding. Come one come all, member or not.
True story about the beret and ascot: My kids and I were out for a drive on Timber a few years ago and I did see a dude in the water, fly rod in hand, wearing a beret, ascot, and smoking a pipe. I didn't get a good look at his rod, but I'm sure it was probably a $3500 bamboo made within a yoga retreat community. If by chance this beret and ascot wearing angler was one of you DTAers, then I can say that you had a nice cast. I'm assuming most of us are more likely to wear a camo ballcap with a pinch of Kodiak in the lip.
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Other than showing up at Trapfest, this just maybe the best opportunity to learn a lot about Driftless trout angling.
Geri is sharp, real sharp
When I lost most of my flys in Iowa, I had Geri pick out my first dozen....
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Maybe make arrangements to visit the newly expanded shop and gear up for your Winter stuff
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I haven't seen the expansion. Will have to check it out. |
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Originally Posted by: WI-fly  True story about the beret and ascot: My kids and I were out for a drive on Timber a few years ago and I did see a dude in the water, fly rod in hand, wearing a beret, ascot, and smoking a pipe. I didn't get a good look at his rod, but I'm sure it was probably a $3500 bamboo made within a yoga retreat community. If by chance this beret and ascot wearing angler was one of you DTAers, then I can say that you had a nice cast. I'm assuming most of us are more likely to wear a camo ballcap with a pinch of Kodiak in the lip. He probably had a flask of expensive single malt Scotch in his pocket, too! I picture him with not just a pipe, but one of those Calabash pipes like Sherlock Holmes smoked. Edited by user Wednesday, December 13, 2017 5:55:04 PM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: weiliwen Originally Posted by: WI-fly True story about the beret and ascot: My kids and I were out for a drive on Timber a few years ago and I did see a dude in the water, fly rod in hand, wearing a beret, ascot, and smoking a pipe. I didn't get a good look at his rod, but I'm sure it was probably a $3500 bamboo made within a yoga retreat community. If by chance this beret and ascot wearing angler was one of you DTAers, then I can say that you had a nice cast. I'm assuming most of us are more likely to wear a camo ballcap with a pinch of Kodiak in the lip. He probably had a flask of expensive single malt Scotch in his pocket, too! I picture him with not just a pipe, but one of those Calabash pipes like Sherlock Holmes smoked. I have been known to carry a flask of bourbon or scotch. But not single malt, I'm not THAT refined! |
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Those 2 oz bottles (a few of them) of Fireball fit perfectly in the tackle pack. I never drink that stuff. A friend of mine told me that. ;) |
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Originally Posted by: WI-fly Those 2 oz bottles (a few of them) of Fireball fit perfectly in the tackle pack. I never drink that stuff. A friend of mine told me that. ;) For medicinal purposes only! |
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