The Secret Spot

Brad with salmon

I have a friend who fishes with me fairly often. Over the years we have explored a lot of water and found some great places. The only problem is that a typical conversation when planning a trip sounds like this:
Me: " Want to get out tomorrow?"
Him: "Sure"
Me: "Where are you thinking?"
Him: "How about the Secret Spot? That should be good with the wind the way it is"
Me: "Yeah, We'll have to take my truck to get down that road"
Him: "No not there. I was thinking The Secret Spot where the river hits"
Me: "Oh the one by the island?"
Him: "No. The Secret Spot where you got that big trout"

Me: "The one where I only got the one big trout or the one where I got those two trout"
Him: "No, the other one"

And so it goes until one of us thinks to ask, "Where is the nearest Tim Horton's (a coffee shop chain)?" That locates the spot better than a GPS.

Here is a link to the most amazing fly tying I have ever seen. http://www.solarexpert.com/fishing/more-fly-tying.html I've spent a long time looking at the pictures and trying to figure out how he does it. There are even some step by step photos but it is far beyond my skill. I'd love to have a few in my fly box though to casually pick out sometime when I'm with another angler and we are discussing what tactics to use. Picture holding up that red spider and saying, "Maybe I'll give this a flick. What do you think?"