2009 Will See Me Fly Fishing More.
Image by lx-88 via FlickrIt’s been a five years since I have been able to fly fish. After my heart attack I was not allowed to lift more than 10 pounds, not allowed to cross my arms or legs, no lifting my arms over my head, so many rules, just to stay alive.
Well it’s 5 years later and 2008 rocked for me. I was able to get out and do some fishing, even made a new fishing friend but I still didn’t get to fly fish, maybe in 2009.
2009 is going to be my year for fly fishing. It’s only mid-January and I have started lifting 5 pound weights to strengthen my arm so I can spend more than 3 minutes with my fly rod.
As soon as winter is over long enough to get back out into my backyard I will be practicing my cast and building endurance.
The funny thing about all this is that I miss fly fishing for Atlantic salmon but what will I do if I actually hook one. Well that’s why I didn’t bother trying last year. I was just happy to get out fishing at all.
I have been lifting my little 5 pound weights for a few weeks now and just this morning I thought about moving up to 10 pound weights. I imagine it’s going to hurt but the fear of pain has lessened a bit and my doctors says I am okay to work out a bit, just not to push it.
The only part of me at this point that is in good shape would have to be my calf muscles from walking and my tongue from talking. Other than that I really need some work. 
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We will try fly fishing for bass here at Little River as well.
Oh yeah, we have to do a lot of fly fishing this summer, it’s just so much more exciting.