Carey Mitchell

Ok, I'm catching up. Out of town on business lattter part
of the week and just got home from a day of Christmas
shopping in Atlanta, and found 297 emails ! Walking
around the malls today was a real challenge. I bumped the
corner of the kitchen island last nite with the little toe
and it is probably broken. Called my doctor, who lives
just down the street and he said not to worry much, it
would hurt whether broken or not, so just take it easy.
He was right ! Did more sitting than walking. The amazing
thing is that much of the bruising and swelling that was
there this morning is now gone !

I'm Carey Mitchell and I live in Dalton GA, just south of
Chattanooga, and just west of the mountains. Just turned
65, and have worked in carpet manufacturing for the past
40 years. Background is chemistry and business. Still
working as technical director for the world's largest
carpet manufacturer, and plan to work at least until age
70, having too much fun to stop.

Been fly fishing since the age of 10, when grandpa gave me
an old HI. Had no line so I put beeswax on some of the old
black casting line to stiffen it (did not understand that
it was weight and not stiffness that mattered) and started
casting. Someday I will learn to cast right. Later, an
uncle gave me a nice SB. Actually, I started with bamboo
even earlier in the form of cane poles.

Fished all over this end of GA and TN. Spent most of my
time in my 30's and 40's on streams in the Cohutta
Wilderness; now I mostly fish the Hiwassee in TN, as the
wife goes nuts when I head into the wilderness alone.

I, too, have far too many hobbies that interfere with
fishing related activities. Woodworking takes more of my
time for some reason. Got my forms and some othe tools
made 6 or 7 years ago. The forms didn't work right, as in
my former very tiny shop, i didn't have room to properly
support the steel while drilling and got some holes a
little off kilter. HAve th esteel to make another set, but
cannot seem to get to it. Maybe this winter, after the
next 3 wood projects.

Have met a couple of the listers, Mark Wendt and Terry
Kirkpatrick. Have tried to make the Townsend gathering
several times but it seesm to come just when I am stuck
with some weekend business travel that I cannot miss.
Maybe next year - is there a date yet ?