‘Top Water Fantasy’
Well, back from vacation. I this morning saw this very cool video on the Orvis fly fishing blog (link here).
It’s a stunning video and worth the watch. Hope everyone is well.
https://vimeo.com/108613628
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Great video. I hope you had a good vacation, I saw some of your Instagram photos; Austria looks like a beautiful country to wet a line. Look forward to hearing more reports in the future