Trout Master,

Where's the fishing trip this weekend?

Us "zen masters" need to stick close to home this weekend because it's "the wedding anniversary". I feel the need to resort to my alter ego of "Bill W" and nurture "wedded bliss feelings" with my bride. This will allow me to zen out for many fishing pursuits in the future.

The weekend afterwards will be one of those "pursuits". One thing I might do before that trip is mosey over to Swede's and pick up some of his smallmouth sliders (reversed popper head w/woolly bugger body). I looked at those and wondered how successful they'd be at pulling trout up to the surface? I thought they'd work real good up in BC.