Stocking Day

We have all been anxious for the 2nd trout stocking day in Wichita.  We believe it must be Thursday.  So, Wednesday morning I dreamed about it.  In the dream, a giant killer trout is eating all the newly stocked fish.  I catch the giant killer trout in my dream with a fly one of the Flatland Fly Fishers gave me from his home tied collection.  My interpretation is that I must have really been concerned by the cultural conflict between the catch and release sport fishers and those who fish for food.  So, I wrote a song and recorded it today and posted it at the bottom of the home page: http://www.cantos.org/fishing.

Wow, I really look sleepy in that video.  My dreams are about music. I wake up early and starting composing.  I don't get enought sleep.  Maybe I just need to fish more.

Don't forget, "Give a man a fish, you feed him for a day (food fishers).  Teach a man to fish and you get rid of him for the whole weekend (sports fishers).

Keep your tip up, keep your line in the water.  Good luck, have a nice day.

Gather 'round boys, and I'll tell you a tale

of a the trout who thought he was a killer whale

I know it sounds strange, but I tell you no lies

I saw it all with my very own eyes.

He was mean

He was a cannibal

He ate and ate and grew and grew

'til I killed him.

It was trout stocking day and I went to the creek

I wanted to watch them, just to take a peek

Fishing fever got me so I borrowed a rig,

put on a number sixteen Olive Zebra Midge.

Nine foot rod

Number Six line

Four X tippet, a single action reel

Parachute cast.

On the first cast he hit like a brick

When I saw his size I almost got sick

I ran down the bank and tried to keep up

As he dove and swam and shook with each jump.

He saw me

He was mad

He made a leap, landed at my feet

So I grabbed him.

His mouth was full of lures and dead fish

All the trout he had caught I could only wish

No wonder the fishing 'til then had been slow

He had eaten every rainbow in the hole.

Now he's gone

So's my iPhone

So I built a fire and invited my friends

And we ate him.