ROAMING THE DESERT, LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO FISH

THIS PAST DAY OFF, WHICH IS FRIDAY HERE IN JORDAN, SOME FRIENDS AND CO-WORKERS LENNY MOORE FROM SOUTH CAROLINA, GERARDO HERNANDEZ FROM EL SALVADOR, AND EHSAN BASHABSHEH, FROM HERE IN JORDAN ROAMED THE JORDAN VALLEY IN SEARCH OF A PLACE TO FISH. TO MY DELIGHT EHSAN TOOK US TO ONE OF JORDAN'S NEW WATER PROJECTS SOUTH OF AMMAN. THIS IS LARGE DAM, SOON TO BECOME EVEN LARGER. THE KINGDOM HOPES IT WILL BE A TOURIST SPOT FOR WATER SPORTS AND STOCKED WITH FISH FOR FISHING. THE PROJECT IS TO BE COMPLETED IN THE NEXT COUPLE MONTHS. THE NATURAL BEAUTY OF THE AREA IS INCREDIBLE AS WELL. IT IS A DEEP CANYON, PEPPERED WITH CAVES AND GOATS. THERE AREN'T MANY TREES THAT'S FOR SURE.

WE ALSO CAME ACROSS A FEW STREAM FED PONDS, WHICH TOO PROVIDE AN OPPURTUNITY FOR ME TO GET BACK TO FISHING. IN THE NEXT WEEKS TO COME I WILL DO SOME EXPLORING UP AROUND THE SYRIAN BORDER WHERE THERE IS A TOTALLY DIFFERENT LANDSCAPE. THIS PART OF JORDAN IS MORE THE GREEN AREAS IN THE COUNTRY. I UNDESTOOD SPEAKING TO THE SOME OF THE LOCALS HERE THAT THE DAMS TO THE NORTH HAVE SOME GOOD SIZE FISH IN THEM AS WELL.

YOU KNOW YOU JUST NEVER APPRECIATE BEING AROUND WATER, UNTIL YOU DON'T HAVE ANY WATER AROUND YOU. THE QUIET MOVEMENT OVER ROCKS, THE SOUND OF SPLASHING, AND FALLING WATER, YOU REALLY DO MISS IT. FOR THE PAST 6 WEEKS THE ONLY WATER I HAVE SEEN IS IN MY HOUSE OR IN BOTTLES.

I AM LOOKING FORWARD OF TESTING SOME OF THESE PLACE AND SEEING WHAT THEY HAVE IN THEM. SO TUNE IN FROM TIME TO TIME AND SEE WHAT WE CAN FIND IN OUR ADVENTURES. GONE FISHIN'