Matching the Evening Hatch Photo by Louis Cahill
The sun has dipped below the horizon and the evening chill is in the air.
You’ve got maybe thirty more minutes to fish if you push it. The hatch is on and you can hear fish rising all around you as you struggle in the waning light to change your fly. The fish keep rising and so does your blood pressure but the eye of the hook continues to evade you.
That sounds familiar doesn’t it? I know my eyes aren’t what they used to be. I’ve used a clip on head lamp for years but it frustrates me. When I lift my head to look through my bifocals the light is shining over my hands and I always feel like I’m spooking fish with that lighthouse on my hat. Then I saw my niece and nephew playing with their Christmas stockings. They had the answer to my problem. Finger lights! They slip right on to your finger with an adjustable elastic band and put ample light right where you need it to tie on flies. Best of all they’re super cheap. Seven dollars for a pile of them so who cares if you dunk them in the river and if you happen to find yourself at a rave on the way home, you’re set! Just add XTC.
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Just when I thought there was nothing else to be invented.
That might be the only thing stuck on my finger that I won’t try to flick off or rub off under Wyatt’s dashboard.
Louis,
I just want to let you and Kent know I really enjoy the blog! It’s informative, entertaining, enlightening… All that shit!
Thanks Man! It’s great to know folks are following our ramblings.
Louis, where you can you find finger lights? Jay
Amazon is the best price I’ve seen.
You can get them at Party City or places like amazon.com
Thanks Chester and Louis. Looks like a great idea. Threading the needle is one my greatest frustrations with fly fishing.
Wow, what a great find!
Thanks!
You are quite welcome. Hope you enjoy it.
Is it okay if I use your picture to my blog?
My blog is: http://bassbug.blogspot.nl
As of now, Amazon no longer has these. But Walmart apparently does. Just an FYI.
Chuck