Welcome to FisherClass

“You can’t do that,” the accountant told Fishergarten. “You cannot deduct nor depreciate fishing poles, reels, bait, boots, certainly not a boat, and not those silly waders.”

Fishergarten had expected this response.

“I,” she said loftily, “am writing a Colorado fishing blog for beginners. And these are my work tools.”

But Fishergarten might as well have been talking to a trout. By the end of the session, it was clear as Stren that the IRS would never see the light of those now-lost deductions.

She trawled one last time: “What about a 2014 Toyota RAV4 LE?”

“Time to go,” he said. “Please pay on the way out. And by the way, make sure you don’t even think about using my name in a blog.”

Wow. Whiny. Like he would rate mention.

Instead, let’s look at what we’re angling for here and what we want to tackle. Basically, with this blog, we seek to have fun and talk about learning to fish, whatever that looks like. We aren’t fancy, and Fishergarten is a rank rookie.

“Why ‘Fishergarten’?” asked our beloved FisherSpouse.

“Because after millennia of fisherpersons sitting around campfires with beverage- and

FisherSpouse

possibly smoke-induced name calling, there aren’t many words that haven’t been taken, domained, handled or trademarked,” Fishergarten explained. “This is a happy blend of words that, we hope, implies ‘fishing novice’ and violates no legal ownerships.”

“Just don’t use my name or photo in that thing,” FisherSpouse said. Or maybe technically, he said, “Don’t use any identifiable photos.” Fishergarten can’t quite remember.

In any case, Fishergarten intends to meet and report on three goals in this blog. We will:

• Learn the basics of fishing; 
• Fish every Colorado reservoir with 40,000 acre feet of water or more within the next two years; and
• Visit many restaurants in search of Colorado’s best chili relleno.

“Really, Mom? That’s your life goal?” asked NonFisherSon. NonFisherSon does not fish. “I’d rather watch DOS scroll,” he said. Probably he gets a lot of yuks with that at his high-tech management job. Still, Fishergarten realized she was casting into the wind. Any reasoning would plunk short and sink. “It is fun, and I like chili rellenos,” Fishergarten finally said.

            “Just don’t use my name in that blog,” he said. “Now here, have a domestic beer.”

            So, FisherFriends, let’s have some fun. Join us or even help us as Fishergarten starts to navigate the world of Colorado fishing. We want to learn and in our subtle way, to report back on that learning.

            Ready? Then let’s fish.