Strange things happen when you are exposed to the water we brown eyes marinate in. In anticipation of heading to Cali for a few days I surfed the net in hopes of hooking up with some of local brethren that could show me some smelly around the LA area. I spoke with my buddy Dave Smith (Smifster), editor of US Carp Pro and LA local. Dave suggested I speak with Sean Fenner, who frequents the Glendale Bridge and is a well known carper in that area (however, Dave never gave me his name, just urbanflyfisher…or something to that effect). So, I eagerly dash out into the cyberspace searching for Urbanflyfisher, but found TheUrbanFlyFlickr. My dumbass actually thought I had had my mark, and was hooking up with the right hombre.

So, I send out an email…

Dude I’m coming to town - let’s rip some lip.

And I get an immediate response…

Right on man, lets do it.

As it turns out two awesome vatos ditch work and meet me in Glendale to fish some truly stank water. We do some scounting, get on some fish, and then go grab some tasty grub. While eating lunch, I get an instant message from Sean at Urban Fly Fisher…who’s crew I thought I was with? I finally realized that not only was I chillin’ with the wrong dudes, but in the process I’d accidentally met some cats who were just as cool.

Sean, I’m sorry we didn’t hook up, but thank you for reaching out. I’ll be back to chill with all you guys soon.

So at this point let me introduce DeAngelo Fernandez and BB Odenthal from The Urban Fly Flickr.

In closing, D and BB…great to meet you guys and thank you for accommodating me under such short notice. You dirty hookey playas! And Sean - our day will come, so keep the movement alive. This all just goes to show that all bitches chasing ‘trash’ are the real deal bad agents of the fly fishing world. I hope the ‘purists’ keep their noses high, because we’re having a hell of a time together and would rather THEY stay out of OUR hair.

Editor’s note…

Word: I picked up through the brownline that Oregon legend John Montana will have a feature story in US Carp Pro Magazine this month, so stay tuned (and sign up for the rag…IT’S FREE BITCHES!).