By Kirk Deeter

This fly fisher gives thanks for...

Trout, salmon, char, grayling, tarpon, bonefish permit, redfish, stripers, bluefish, barracudas, pike, walleye, bass, bluegills, marlin, sailfish, dorado, sharks, tuna... even carp and whitefish (and other species I forgot to mention).

Beyond that, I give thanks for things like dark morning drives to the river, when I can see my breath in the cab of the truck as I sip coffee and listen to Robert Earl Keen tunes.  I'm also thankful for fireplaces that melt the frost off my eyebrows at the end of a day of steelhead fishing.  I'm really thankful for saltwater flats and mountain streams.

But most of all...

I'm thankful for my family.

I'm also grateful for my many fly fishing friends, starting with Mr. Tim Romano, the real deal in every sense and my favorite shooter... and other good friends at the world's leading outdoors publication.

And I'm thankful for all of you Fly Talk friends, who share this passion in a very energized way.  If I've learned anything about fly fishing, it's that this sport is ultimately less about fish and bugs, and more about the miles you roll, and the people you share the experiences with along the way.

So here's wishing you all good fishing... safe miles... good friends... and memorable experiences.  Happy Thanksgiving!

Deeter

Comments (11)

from Alex Pernice th... wrote 2 years 11 weeks ago

Nice Deeter, mine:

All the fish. I don't choose best, there all fun.

My friends, and you and Cermele for everything you have done.

That my family and country are safe, and that I am ok and can fish now that my wrist is (somewhat) better. All my friends here, who always provide the best advice and wishes when it comes to everything. And, of course, thankful for the best fishing and hunting mag out there, F&S.

AP

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from buckhunter wrote 2 years 11 weeks ago

My daughter flew in from GA last night to surprise me and my oldest is home til after xmas break. All my kids are home and under one roof. Life is good.

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from Salvatore wrote 2 years 11 weeks ago

The small remote mountain streams I havent fished yet, the trout that I've yet to catch and conquer, and the places I've seen, with my father who has passed away, my brothers, my family and friends.

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from coho310 wrote 2 years 11 weeks ago

Happy Thanksgiving right back at ya', I would tell what I'm thankful for, but you said it pretty darn good, except ya' left out duct tape, and that stuff's essential to my survival.

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from Alabama Flygirl wrote 2 years 11 weeks ago

Happy Thanksgiving Deeter!

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from Big O wrote 2 years 10 weeks ago

Happy Thanksgiving to you as well Mr. D, Let's NOT forget our "boy's/girl's" over seas to this time as well.

One quick question though(off subject).
Who won your book in the Iconelli "contest" ?

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from aragonnapoles wrote 2 years 10 weeks ago

I won!

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from aragonnapoles wrote 2 years 10 weeks ago

Just kidding! My best wishes for ALL YOU today and forever.

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from Evan V wrote 2 years 10 weeks ago

I'm thankful for fisherman that use corn everywhere they go. What better way to upstage someone AND make them look foolish, than by them using corn.

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from jamesti wrote 2 years 10 weeks ago

i'm thankful for all of the places i've been able to fish and the ones i'll fish this year. thanks for our kilitary for making it possible.

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from jamesti wrote 2 years 10 weeks ago

sorry, i meant military.

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from buckhunter wrote 2 years 11 weeks ago

My daughter flew in from GA last night to surprise me and my oldest is home til after xmas break. All my kids are home and under one roof. Life is good.

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from jamesti wrote 2 years 10 weeks ago

sorry, i meant military.

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from Alex Pernice th... wrote 2 years 11 weeks ago

Nice Deeter, mine:

All the fish. I don't choose best, there all fun.

My friends, and you and Cermele for everything you have done.

That my family and country are safe, and that I am ok and can fish now that my wrist is (somewhat) better. All my friends here, who always provide the best advice and wishes when it comes to everything. And, of course, thankful for the best fishing and hunting mag out there, F&S.

AP

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from Salvatore wrote 2 years 11 weeks ago

The small remote mountain streams I havent fished yet, the trout that I've yet to catch and conquer, and the places I've seen, with my father who has passed away, my brothers, my family and friends.

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from aragonnapoles wrote 2 years 10 weeks ago

Just kidding! My best wishes for ALL YOU today and forever.

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from jamesti wrote 2 years 10 weeks ago

i'm thankful for all of the places i've been able to fish and the ones i'll fish this year. thanks for our kilitary for making it possible.

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from coho310 wrote 2 years 11 weeks ago

Happy Thanksgiving right back at ya', I would tell what I'm thankful for, but you said it pretty darn good, except ya' left out duct tape, and that stuff's essential to my survival.

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from Alabama Flygirl wrote 2 years 11 weeks ago

Happy Thanksgiving Deeter!

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from Big O wrote 2 years 10 weeks ago

Happy Thanksgiving to you as well Mr. D, Let's NOT forget our "boy's/girl's" over seas to this time as well.

One quick question though(off subject).
Who won your book in the Iconelli "contest" ?

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from aragonnapoles wrote 2 years 10 weeks ago

I won!

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from Evan V wrote 2 years 10 weeks ago

I'm thankful for fisherman that use corn everywhere they go. What better way to upstage someone AND make them look foolish, than by them using corn.

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