6am felt pretty early to me this morning. Brandon sprung out of bed without a fuss, as usual. Cameron was snuggled up with Mommy and was more difficult to pry out of bed. He was not interested in fishing, but Michele had a spa appointment later in the morning, so he had to come along. We got dressed, made the long walk to the lobby, and jumped in the car at 6:30am. We drove about 20 minutes North to Weaverville, stopping at MacDonald’s for some biscuits along the way.
We pulled up to the fishing shop right at 7am. Our guide, Josh, was waiting inside. We did some paperwork and then got back in the car to follow him to our fishing spot. We followed him for almost an hour and Brandon started wondering if we were still following the right car. I have to admit that the thought had crossed my mind. Finally ended up at the Wildlife Education Center (Fish hatchery) in the Pisgah National Forest.
After we parked, we put our boots on and followed Josh down to the stream. It was a beautiful morning and the water was nice and cool. Josh showed us the basics on casting with a fly rod. The basic idea is to cast up river and let it float down past the in a natural fashion –hopefully, the will eat it as it goes by. I was concentrating on my casting and was taken by surprise when I found myself with a fish on the line! Unlike some other fishing I’ve done, there wasn’t much of a fight. I had it to the bank in a few seconds. Josh netted it and informed us it was a Brook Trout.
We released it back into the stream and resumed fishing, but we didn’t have any luck. Cameron soon became bored and started yelling & playing in the water, so we decided to move downstream to a different location. We fished there for a long time, but still no luck. There were several fish in the area that kept swimming around and looking at my fly, but they just wouldn’t bite –it was maddening! We tried one more location, but Cameron was done. There were tons of fish in the area, so I took him back up the bank to warm up in the sunshine while Josh worked with Brandon to try to bring one in. Unfortuneately, they had no luck.
After saying goodbye to Josh, we did a little sightseeing at the fish hatchery and then headed back toward the hotel. Both boys slept all the way there. Since Michele was still in the spa, we stopped by a pizza joint and got some lunch on the way back.
Once back in the room, I laid down for a quick power-nap, while the boys watched TV with Michele. I woke to peals of thunder and pouring rain against the window. I couldn’t help wondering what Justin was up to in camp. I hope he is having fun!
After the rain let up, we went out to the movies and saw GI Joe. It was action packed and had tons of cool weapons and gadgets. I think everybody really liked it. Next we came back to the hotel and had dinner at the Sunset Terrace. It was outside on the patio overlooking the resort and the mountains. It was kind of warm & humid, but it cooled down as the meal progressed.
Tomorrow, Michele has another spa appointment in the morning. Cameron says he would like to ride a horse and Brandon would like to go gem mining (again!). I am looking forward to sleeping in a bit after waking so early today.
We pulled up to the fishing shop right at 7am. Our guide, Josh, was waiting inside. We did some paperwork and then got back in the car to follow him to our fishing spot. We followed him for almost an hour and Brandon started wondering if we were still following the right car. I have to admit that the thought had crossed my mind. Finally ended up at the Wildlife Education Center (Fish hatchery) in the Pisgah National Forest.
After we parked, we put our boots on and followed Josh down to the stream. It was a beautiful morning and the water was nice and cool. Josh showed us the basics on casting with a fly rod. The basic idea is to cast up river and let it float down past the in a natural fashion –hopefully, the will eat it as it goes by. I was concentrating on my casting and was taken by surprise when I found myself with a fish on the line! Unlike some other fishing I’ve done, there wasn’t much of a fight. I had it to the bank in a few seconds. Josh netted it and informed us it was a Brook Trout.
We released it back into the stream and resumed fishing, but we didn’t have any luck. Cameron soon became bored and started yelling & playing in the water, so we decided to move downstream to a different location. We fished there for a long time, but still no luck. There were several fish in the area that kept swimming around and looking at my fly, but they just wouldn’t bite –it was maddening! We tried one more location, but Cameron was done. There were tons of fish in the area, so I took him back up the bank to warm up in the sunshine while Josh worked with Brandon to try to bring one in. Unfortuneately, they had no luck.
After saying goodbye to Josh, we did a little sightseeing at the fish hatchery and then headed back toward the hotel. Both boys slept all the way there. Since Michele was still in the spa, we stopped by a pizza joint and got some lunch on the way back.
Once back in the room, I laid down for a quick power-nap, while the boys watched TV with Michele. I woke to peals of thunder and pouring rain against the window. I couldn’t help wondering what Justin was up to in camp. I hope he is having fun!
After the rain let up, we went out to the movies and saw GI Joe. It was action packed and had tons of cool weapons and gadgets. I think everybody really liked it. Next we came back to the hotel and had dinner at the Sunset Terrace. It was outside on the patio overlooking the resort and the mountains. It was kind of warm & humid, but it cooled down as the meal progressed.
Tomorrow, Michele has another spa appointment in the morning. Cameron says he would like to ride a horse and Brandon would like to go gem mining (again!). I am looking forward to sleeping in a bit after waking so early today.
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