THESE TWO "CATS".............PUT THE "GGRRRR...........BABY IN SWINGING!!!!

( Missy "the new Celtic Steelhead slayer( two hander spey style, mind you mates!.......princess, conqueror!) ( Dr. Canh Tran........DIABOLICAL MAN OF MYSTERY......with his first swinging spey steelhead!)

( I came up with this pattern two nights ago..........low water, clear sunny days.............Dr.CANH.......very evil man!!!(lol)..... we named the fly....."the CANH-VICT?????............now Missy has baptized the pattern in Celtic blood and toil!!!!)

CONGRATULATIONS !!!!, TO THE DIABOLICAL "man of mystery", Mr. Canh Tran from Chicago.........and the world famous " Horse Whisperer-Missy!", who is now called the"SHE PRINCESS STEELHEAD SLAYER!"

Had the great pleasure of guiding them the last two days( and my soul brother, Charlie Polsky!) to their first chrome steelhead swinging flies.........the strikes and battles were blistering with aerial jumps...!!!...........OMG'S.......WTF"S...........and some magnificent fall steelhead.

If you guys see me limping for the next week, I tore my hamstring muscle netting Missy's fish.....BUT!!!........it was well worth it!! Missy had her first lesson in spey casting with the two hander today and did"MAVOULAS , DARLING!"....I have three more days with the "SHE STEELHEAD SLAYING PRINCESS", and the best is yet to come!!!!

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MISSY THE HORSE WHISPERER AND SALMON SLAYER!!!!!!!

( Missy the salmon slayer!!!)

( Missy the foxhound master!)

I had the extreme pleasure of guiding Missy Apmann and her wonderful mother Nancy the last few days....it is such a pleasure to have two extremely intelligent, beautiful women as clients to spend the day with!( love you guyzes, but women rule when it comes to catching fish!!!!!!!!!!)

Missy is an incredible athlete. This was her first foray into fly fishing. She has hooked giant bill fish, tarpon in deep sea fishing and have fought them for several hours. But when I introduced her to salmon fishing on the Muskegon, she performed incredibly well. From her horse riding skills of concentration with a "gentle touch and extreme focus" , she landed salmon-after - salmon, due to her incredible riding and athletic activity.

She had shown on the hunter/jumper circuit at the highest level......she qualified for her horses at the nationals every year in the top 10 in the country........WOW!!!......places like Palm Beach, Florida,International Kentucky etc.

She now specializes in foxhunting with hounds(Cornwall style hounds), is an amazing tennis player and is fascinated by the art of fly fishing........which she got a taste of the fever with me for two days..her next step is a two -hander!

Bravo Missy and Nancy!- THE PLEASURE WAS ALL MINE!

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