Originally Published March 6, 2016

Fishing was out of the question this weekend. There was too much to do. Jacob had a guide trip. Winter had finally hit Western North Carolina after months of being in the 60s. There was no point and no time anyway. I had geared myself for being stir crazy and bored. This is life, and you don't always get to go fishing, unfortunately. 

I got the call at 10:30 to pack on the layers, we were going fishing. 

Jacob's clients were unable to get out of the B&B where they were staying. There was snow on the ground, a whopping 2 inches, but in the south, those are grounds to stay in and out of the blizzard. 

We arrived to find no one else in sight, despite the fact that it was nearly 12:30 by the time we found our way to the river and most of the snow was already history. 
The gin clear water called for long leaders and short casts, but the trout were stacked up everywhere and on fire. 

My weekend of "great un-expectations" turned into an unforgettable one. 

Like fishing, you never know what life is going to throw your way.  Whether it's good or bad, and so you take it in stride because you know right upstream something great is waiting for you.