Saturday, June 18, 2011
Lititz Run
Somethin's Gotta Hold On Me
Well, at least that's the feeling I have now. It has been a short journey to the place that I am now, that place is a good place. Much of the fact that I have survived to this point of my life I owe to friends who never let me go wading too deep into water that was often too fast. That said, I am grateful for many things I had taken for granted not the least of which is my time on the water, on the fly.
These outings are becoming increasingly rare as my life has now been filled with both an awesome little guy, an unexpected late start to college, and the attempt to start an in house business selling terminal tackle to local fly fishermen. This teaches me to be much more appreciative of the time I get to have on the water. It also brings up one of my beliefs about fishing; Thou Shalt Not Waste Time On The Water.
That is to say that in order to optimize your time on the water it is important to keep yourself balanced. It is very easy to get caught up in any one of the many aspects of fly fishing. From casting to matching the hatch and all the gear, it is very easy to be distracted.
It is critical to remember why you fish, and that reason changes from angler to angler and even as the angler ages the reason changes. My friend (who we will call elvis as he does not like to publish his name) said once on a fishing trip that he believes there is an evolution of the fisherman that goes something like this: most, biggest, toughest to catch, and finally teaching others. He also said that he thinks its a journey that some never leave certain levels and we all take at different speeds.
My point is this, no matter where you are in the journey do not get in your own way. Wether that means slowing down because your rushing your cast and just making a mess of things, or it means getting to the stream a little earlier than normal so your not in a hurry. Give yourself a chance, I really believe we can be our own worst enemy and fly fishing may be the best ever at revealing that.
These outings are becoming increasingly rare as my life has now been filled with both an awesome little guy, an unexpected late start to college, and the attempt to start an in house business selling terminal tackle to local fly fishermen. This teaches me to be much more appreciative of the time I get to have on the water. It also brings up one of my beliefs about fishing; Thou Shalt Not Waste Time On The Water.
That is to say that in order to optimize your time on the water it is important to keep yourself balanced. It is very easy to get caught up in any one of the many aspects of fly fishing. From casting to matching the hatch and all the gear, it is very easy to be distracted.
It is critical to remember why you fish, and that reason changes from angler to angler and even as the angler ages the reason changes. My friend (who we will call elvis as he does not like to publish his name) said once on a fishing trip that he believes there is an evolution of the fisherman that goes something like this: most, biggest, toughest to catch, and finally teaching others. He also said that he thinks its a journey that some never leave certain levels and we all take at different speeds.
My point is this, no matter where you are in the journey do not get in your own way. Wether that means slowing down because your rushing your cast and just making a mess of things, or it means getting to the stream a little earlier than normal so your not in a hurry. Give yourself a chance, I really believe we can be our own worst enemy and fly fishing may be the best ever at revealing that.
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