Baja; early summer; June; hot; walking in sand; hot; sore feet; windy; watching the surf; alert; watching; no roosters; change beach; still no roosters; hot; look for bait fish; change beach; no roosters; no roosters; no roosters; then roosters, one, two, three…here they come; opportunity; run, run, get fly in front of rooster; double haul; be quick, cast quick; pray it eats; roosters going, now gone; way down the beach; gone.
Walking in sand; hot; watching the surf; more may come; hope more come…
roosterfish caught on foot and released safely
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why I don’t go barefoot
flies
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sandstorm
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Someday I’ll make the effort to chase the rooster.
Roman:
It is amazing to see several large roosters surf the waves in and then travel tight( casting range) to the beach. Quite an adrenalin rush. An angler…kind of like a quarterback in football, has just several seconds to throw/cast.
Hope your Patagonia trip went well, if you have gone already. Will check your blog for updates.
bob
Bob, I’m not a salt water angler but there’s some neat stuff here. Roosters are pretty cool looking fish. You may have missed your calling by not taking up sand art professionally!
Les: It is never too late to become a sand artists!
bob