I just returned home today from a two week business trip to Key West and my wife, Denise, surprised me with a great grilled t-bone dinner as well as an early anniversary gift. Our 19th anniversary isn't until tomorrow, but the mood was right, you know what I mean? First off, she designed this one of a kind anniversary card which I think is awesome then presented me with with this professionally framed, one of a kind print, that she free hand drew herself. I knew that she was a talented artist, but this brown trout just blew me away. The framing was actually done at Michael's, but it's her print. I suggested a golden trout framed print for the rendezvous and she is considering it.
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Just look at the details. She took the colors from actual photos of Lower Owens brown trout that she caught herself last year.
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Of course, I also had a surprise gift for her that I picked up at a fishing store in Islamorada, FL, just 80 miles north of Key West. It's a 5wt, 9', Sage Vantage outfit. I think she's extremely happy with her gift and I'm sure she's very anxious to use it. Oh, and I'm sure it's "hands off" for me.
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