Aaron Bunnell came into town on Monday. Julia and I picked him up at the train station in Charlotte. He had finished up his interview with Brigham and Womens and came down to see us. It was great to see him, Julia and I miss him very much. Well anyway enough of the gooshie crap. Tuesday morning Aaron and I went on a little guided fishing trip to a local river here. Our guide J.E.B. met us at the fly shop at 10 o'clock. The conditions weren't looking too good for us as the air temps were only projected to get into the upper thirties and the water temps were hovering around 34 degrees. Well it was a tough day on the water but damn if Aaron wasn't on his game. He hooked and landed several nice fish, the biggest of which was 17 inches. I played clean-up and enjoyed watching Jeb work with Aaron. We only had one scary moment when Aaron decided to test the the thermal protectiveness of 5mm neoprene waders. I actually think that Aaron went completely under. In usual Aaron fashion he stripped the wet layer off and was back at it. He went back to catching fish and showing me how it is done.
It was such a great time having him out. Today we went to 12 bones for some BBQ before we made the two and a half hour drive to Greensboro to drop Aaron off at the airport. Next time I'm buying the tickets
This pic was of Aaron stepping in to take a few swings at a very large bruit. After several fly changes this guy was just not taking, so we moved on..
Here is Aaron showing off his casting prowess. By the look on Jeb's face you can tell he is in awe of Aaron.
Aaron was showing off this pose all day long on the river.
Notice the bitter determination on Aaron's face, the sign of a truly exceptional fisherman.
Jeb asking Aaron, "How do you fight such big fish with such ferocity?"
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