Monday, September 12, 2011

If you build it, rain will come

Hey guys!! Life has been really crazy lately and pulled out the vise and started cranking some new stuff out. I have several patterns I want to share and a spin on a couple classics.  Those will be coming up this week.  This post is to share a small dream of mine that came true.  Yes it was very small but made my day. I always dreamed of having a creek or river running through my property and with this in mind I made a small creek bed in my front yard thinking one day it will be a real creek. Well......  Yesterday we got a freak 30 minute storm which dropped an inch and a half of rain and hail in that short amount of time. The craziest thing was it was still kinda sunny out and 90 degrees.  Our street looked like a river and I got my dream of a small creek :)




Look at the above picture and the road!!  Little Crimson street was a mighty river


It cause havoc on some of my landscaping, These were 6 feet tall. I made a little oasis and that is the start of my creek bed fully stocked





My pretty little creek looking towards the house


Bubbling water from my drainage in the back yard



My pretty little creek looking towards the road


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9 comments:

  1. TexWisGirlSeptember 12, 2011 at 2:51 PM

    that's a crazy storm to drop that much water and hail in such a short time! trade you! we've got 101 degrees as i type this and dry as a bone...

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  2. Dustin's Fly BoxSeptember 12, 2011 at 3:01 PM

    I thought the same and being vegas where rain is rare in the first place

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  3. Trout MaGeeSeptember 12, 2011 at 3:12 PM

    That is awesome my friend. Who would have thunk it. All that rain in Las Vegas. Now all you need is a few trout swimming around in it :) Tight Lines.

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  4. cofisherSeptember 12, 2011 at 5:30 PM

    No doubt it has been a strange weather year. I look for more strange weather to come. Get to fishing while you can.

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  5. KiwiSeptember 13, 2011 at 6:04 AM

    You should be careful what you wish for....Lot of people here in NY wanted to live closer to the water and Irene gave them their wish in a not so fun way. Some bubbling brooks became downright dangerous. Fishing is only starting to return to normal now.

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  6. UnknownSeptember 13, 2011 at 11:11 AM

    Please bottle some and send it right away, Vegas is pathed in gold right?

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  7. David RomanillosSeptember 14, 2011 at 12:18 AM

    Hello ...
    It´s a goog day to fly fishing !!!!
    Greetings

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  8. Fly Waters Edge - KevinSeptember 14, 2011 at 11:24 AM

    Woow! Looks like it snowed. Got that creek stocked yet?

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  9. The African Fly AnglerSeptember 18, 2011 at 12:20 PM

    Chuck some fish in there and your away.:-)

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