The Northern California Fly Fishing Board

Nancy and I were blessed to have our Daughter visit from college this Christmas. And in typical college student style, she's still in bed (11:00am). So the anticipation of new FF stuff under the tree is still there.

All my family home from the 4 corners of the country!

Phil, I hope your Christmas is full of great memories too (and some good stuff!).


Buzz

Merry Christmas Phil! ...Merry Christmas GM, and everyone! Santa brought me.. a priceless look of joy on my 4 yr old nephews face as he opened a little car race track I got him... Life is good even when not on the river.

Merry Christmas to you all. We too had a wonderful and memorable Christmas.

One of Christmas condrums is what to do about expanding families and maintaining family traditions. Our daughter is getting married this year. So there was the predictable tension over who the kids would spend time with. It was our turn. But instead, we went down and spent Christmas with the kids and inlaws to be in Chico. Absolutley awesome! It wasn't familiar territory (I am a bit of a wimp that way), but with a four day visit, we really got to know our new extended family. They range from university intellectuals (Christmas morning) to fourth generation cattle ranchers with an 11,000 acre ranch in the foothills above Chico (Christmas day). It took the kids off the hook for having to make an uncomfortable choice. And we had an awesome time.

I hope you all got to enjoy family and friends this holiday as well.

It was a special time.

But now its time to go fishing!

Michael

the memories of watching my young daughters tear through the wrapping paper was priceless!

Hope everybody had a happy one!

Neal

my parnets got the kids a wii. i got the rapala fishing game and i must say my shoulders are sore. at least i'm staying in shape if it ever rains around here

This little girl.
Her home is about a foot away from the keyboard and her head goes back and forth watching my fingers as I type. She thinks they're mice.

HH