Every fly-fisherman dreams of the times of being engulfed in a cloud of winged insects as they hatch off the top of the water.  Today was such a day…as I stood on the banks of The South Platte river in Eleven Mile Canyon, several Blue-Winged Olives began hatching…after about 30 minutes they were all over me, and, all over the water.  I watched as trout after trout began eating as fast as they could.   Most were sipping the top of the water and you could see the hump of their back as they went back under, but some were jumping clear out of the water.  What was a quite ripple of dark water before me 30 minutes before, was now boiling.

I feverously looked thru my fly box….and there they were!  I tied on a BWO dry fly and began tossing it in the middle of the boil.  Over the next 10 minutes I quickly landed 7 fish…all very nice size.

As I walked out, around noon, I looked up and down the canyon walls, with the sun beating on the rim…the river was running and all I could hear was the water and the hawk that was yelling above me as he circled…At that moment, all was perfect in the world!

Last night, Kitty and I went with David and Anita to see THE POLICE. I went in not expecting too much, especially after some of the reviews from the first show. Seems the first date went south quick, missing ques, notes, etc…. Last night, a different band showed up…..Sting, Stuart and Andy kicked some serious butt! Granted, sound in a place as big as The Pepsi Center is not very forgiving on the sound for a stylized band like the Police. They have so much art going on in their music and it’s hard to translate all the drum, bass and guitar licks you hear on the recordings. Still, they did a great performance, the stage was superb, with video LCDs running above the band with live camera feeds on all three as well as old pics of the band and artwork in sync with the music.

I would highly recommend this show to anyone who has enjoyed listening to the Police over the years. It also made me feel much better as a musician seeing that these old guys still have it….gives me hope into my late 40s at least!