Jim & Richard

 In late August, Mary & I spent a couple of weeks at our family place in Todd, North Carolina.  We needed to do some maintenance on the deck and general sprucing up before it was play time.

The South fork of the New River flows just a few hundred yards from our house so every time we go up there, the fly rod has to accompany us.

Richard dodging a hole.

The hot dry summer has slowed the fishing in Todd, but my fishing buddy Jim Hatchell came up and we did catch a few smallies and a trout or two.  We agreed to try it again in late September or early October when things cool down a bit.  

Nothing to brag about but it is truly a beautiful place.