Soyokaze Therapy

by Alan Luecke
(Kansas City, MO)

Despite the beautiful weather in Kansas City the season is winding down. A week ago I spent Sunday on some wonderful creeks west of town but mainly enjoyed the fall colors. I found some small longear sunfish on Cedar Creek and the chubs were still out on Mill creek but things are getting slow.

This past Sunday I didn't want to invest in a drive to the country so I went down to Brush Creek at the Country Club Plaza, the famous shopping district. True urban fishing but with really nice views. I think all the concrete may act as a heat sink. I walked along the wall casting ahead of me with my Soyokaze 27 and a sunset killer bug and caught a fish literally every cast for almost an hour. This maybe the last hoorah of the season but what a nice way to spend the day.

“The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten” - Benjamin Franklin

"Be sure in casting, that your fly fall first into the water, for if the line fall first, it scares or frightens the fish..." -
Col. Robert Venables 1662

As age slows my pace, I will become more like the heron.

We've all had situations where seriously chewed up flies kept catching fish after fish after fish. It is no sin to tie flies that come off the vise looking seriously chewed up.