You wait a moment to settle your nerves. Then make your cast with a right hand
curve. The fly settles down and the float
looked good. But the trout refused it and
there you stood, a dejected fly fisherman. You looked things over
and were not yet beat. Then changed flies
again and were ready to repeat. The next
try was poor because you rushed the cast.
You hold your breath in solemn anticipation. You must be a fly fisherman! The fly floats
gently on its way to the trout. You know
it will "take it" without a doubt. You're all charged up and ready to
strike, but the fly floats by because something's not
right. You are still a fly fisherman. You
open your fly box and select a new fly, then lengthen the tippet before the next
try. Change your position to help with the
cast and hope you have made the right
decision at last. Now you are a doubtful
fly fisherman.
(George W. Harvey, "Fly Fisherman" magazine, December-2002)
(George W. Harvey, "Fly Fisherman" magazine, December-2002)
Today's quote a little late for the same reason as
yesterday... fishing all day long.
But, unlike
yesterday, today I am a "doubtful fly
fisherman".
/Nick
