These are field notes: pictures of sort. Use your imagination. Any and all questions can be answered by visiting WRF at anytime.

Friday April 4th, 2008

Destination: Acklins Island, Bahamas

Goals: Catch things with fins. Anything will do- but Bonefish are the target.

Airports = No fun

New places, fast rides= fun

Delta flights SLC 7:50AM, 1:30 ATL , 3:30 ORL, Nas 4:50

Arrive ATL 1:35PM

!@#$

Get last flight to NAS that day- same one rest of group is on!

Cheers!

Luggage not going to make it

Frowns...

Carried on a 6wt 8wt 9wt 10wt Winstons, plus reels, flies, sunglasses, hat.

Cheers!

Arrive in warm air

Meet a man about a Kalik and conch fritters

Saturday April 5th

Bahamas Air= Relax, Mon

this could take awhile.

Flight delays Happen for a reason

Beautiful islands have many flats

Window seats can be nice

Airports without air conditioning rarely have working lights in the bathroom either

Pot holes can be many colors

Suspensions are like your back- better to never break it, even if can be fixed.

Having a half day of fishing in marginal water is better than not fishing at all

3 fish hooked

Acklins Island Lodge= Bueno Feng Shui

I.E white glove plus

Fresh seafood pretty much rules

Sunday April 6th

I believe that boats are where big fish come from.

Suncreen should be applied liberally!!!

Protect your feet!!!

Things can go badly, even in paradise!!!

Light + H2O + Sand + Mangrove = Bonefish

Bonefish + Flies + Eyes = Priceless

One pair of underwear = TMI

Stripping gloves might be a good gift idea for Caffinated, hyperactive casting freaks who fish Sharkskin Lines. Enough said.

Do numbers really matter in fishing?

200 yards 30lb. 4.25 inch diameter. 2 7/8oz. 6wt. 1x. Size 6. 8 hooked. 5 landed. 2lb average.

Stupid question with profoundly disturbing implications that claw deep into soul...

No more numbers.

Big bonefish are

not bigger

than

sharks

barracuda

but are big

nonetheless

Part Two

when I am

DGAR (damn good and ready)