Bonefish on the Brain Bonefish and all that relates (maybe a bit about tarpon too).

I saw this over at Fat Guy Fly Fishing:

I thought that was pretty cool so I decided to do a totally lame version of my own with generic jazz and longer times spend on each picture.

http://youtu.be/0op4FhJkRlU

I’m feeling a bit prescient today (I think I learned that word from the Dune books), so I figure I should take advantage of this and let you all know some things that seem, through the mists of time, sure to be true in 2013.

• I will find myself in Grand Bahama in April (OK, this one is easy since I just bought the tickets) and I will throw a fly at bonefish (at least one and likely more).
• The blog will continue, growing marginally, slowly, organically (because I don’t advertise).
• Politics and the inability of our leaders to find common ground and work together will continue to be the greatest threat to American security.
• Gear makers will make new gear and this gear will be slightly more expensive than their best gear from last year.
• In a blind test, you will be unable to tell the difference between their top gear from the last three years.
• I will intend to tie way, way more flies than I will actually tie.
• Sharks will be caught off the Dumbarton Pier by my girl and I.
• Dozens of new blogs will start and 2 or 3 will get past 6 posts within 6 months of their founding.
• The Fiberglass Manifesto, This River is Wild, Flatswalker and the Skinny Water Culture Blog will continue to be favorites.
• Writing the blog will continue to be an overall very positive experience, sparking good conversations, teaching me things and otherwise being fun.

Let’s see how close I come to the mark. Happy 2013 everyone.

I have something like 261 people who have signed up to be subscribers. At this point that is supposed to mean you get a notification of each new post. Since I post pretty much daily, it is a little redundant, especially if you follow the Facebook page, since I post each new post there as well. The bummer is that notices don’t seem to be sending with any predictability at this point. Sometimes they go, sometimes they don’t and I have really now way of predicting when, or even if, such notices will make their way out to you, my loyal (ya know, for the most part) readers.

So… I wonder about what should be done with subscriptions. If I should just try to find another tool for the same end or if I should look to do something different.

Let me know what you’d like to see happen.

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Thanks.

I like jacks. Jacks are simply fun to catch. They are aggressive and they pull hard and they eat flies. Questions?

I saw this picture a few days back on my facebook feed, but I couldn’t find it again when I went looking for it. Luckily, the guys over at Moldy Chum did. Check out that link. There’s a video too.

That’s a cool picture.

Does make me think of this classic from Skinny Water Culture.

Cool.

Today I had a hard time coming up with something to write which wasn’t about the kids killed in an elementary school in Connecticut. As I get ready to wrap Christmas gifts for my little girl this weekend I can’t but help thinking of those parents in CT who have gifts already bought and hidden away for kids who will never come home from school.

That’s crushing.

So, today, let’s just all focus on being better.

It feels a little bit today like it did on 9/12. Something horrible has happened and many of us don’t feel safe and we are worried about the future.

Let’s be better.  Let us all be better.

Mkay?

Good. Glad we had this chat.