Couldn't have put it better myself, Soren.
Building on your wonderful comments.....
Like all of you, I will always remember the first fish
I caught on a fly that I tied myself. It was a fat
little brook trout caught on some nameless river in
Utah; using a horribly tied cream colored caddis
imitation that I look at now with a twinge of
embarassment.
In the time since that fish in Utah, I've managed to
fool quite a few more fish with the flies I've tied,
including a few 20+ inch trout that more than test the
limits of both 6X tippets and my fish playing skill.
Every single fish I've caught since that August day in
Utah has been special, but I will always remember that
first little brookie; that first time that I felt the
mystical arts of fly fishing and fly tying merge into
one cohesive whole.
Now, if you'll all excuse me, I've got to get back to
making a few flies for your Christmas Swap II, Iain!!!
Fish strong!
Rix Benson
--- Soren Finne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi list,
> Reading all the interesting comments following my
> message about graylings the other day I feel a need
> to discuss the theme from another angle.
>
> In the classic literature we can read about
> different techniques to induce a take (ie La
> Fontaine, Leisenring). Several of you listfellows
> also give examples from your own experiences. I
> think we are discussing some of the essence of
> flyfishing. Literature and tradition give us lots of
> rules about how to act when fishing, but in the end
> it is up to the fisherman himself to use his
> instincts, knowledge, experience and feeling to
> succed in the fishing. Fishing skill is the result
> of good knowledge and capability to use this
> knowledge. The capability is often a result of many
> hours, days, months and years at the water which
> creates an instinct for what is right just at this
> moment.
>
> When we choose our flies and fishing methods
> according to our own experience even if nobody else
> around agrees and succeds at it, that is pure
> fishing joy and happiness, isn�t it?
>
> Tight lines
> Soren Finne
>
>
>
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