Are we nearly there yet?

We are on the home straight...............it's not far off now...............I am polishing things.........assembling things............making lists...............making plans..............thinking about cake..............thinking about rockets.............looking for signs.............stirrings in the margins..........currying maggots........floats inspected.........yes, we are nearly there, the waiting is nearly over!

A Fisherman's Story - Bernard Cheese (1956) 

I love all fishing, but I am of course talking about my second Christmas day of the year - The Glorious Sixteenth! Praise be to Izaak, dearest Bernard and BB!! The start of the traditional coarse fishing season on the 16th June.