It's Silver Surfer Time And The Rodfather Rainbow Is Fixed 10Oct23

Fall is silver surfer time. Why? During the fall turnover in the lakes above tailwaters I fish, the water gets turbid and turns a bit off color at the effluent and below. In those conditions I like a bit more flashy mayflies to be visible through the dinge. It's a pretty easy tie but a bit crowded: #20 2488H, grey thread, silver holographic tinsel body, small blue wire ('cause they don't make XS), grey wet hackle fiber tail, silver holographic ice dubbed thorax, and grey wet hackle "legs." It has done well on the Blue and the Arkansas.

During the Brown's & our jaunt up Beaver Ck, Steve had an issue with his Rodfather rod ~ the fixed fighting butt and the end cap that holds the reel foot broke off and was lost. I found the parts needed and repaired his Rodfather Rainbow better than new. That is, given it broke of so easily last time, I added a dowel down the center of the fighting butt and end cap and into the butt section of the rod. If it comes apart again it will have had to have been a serious problem.

Our timing seems right to have come down from Summit as its color peaked, since we are now enjoying great color on the Front Range.