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Fly Fishing |
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If it isn't obvious, one of my favorite hobbies is fly fishing. I enjoy all aspects of the sport, including the preparation, the scenery, the beautiful fish, and the magical feeling of wondering what might be lurking in the next pool. I included the quote at the left because it summarizes very well part of the reason why I love fishing so much. The quote eludes to a more basic need which fishing satisfies: it is an escape. Some people escape with drugs, alcohol, or other vices, but as my wife so eloquently states, "If my husband is going to have a vice, I'm glad it is attached to his fly-tying bench." I do tie my own flies, and I enjoy it very much. I am into tying classic atlantic salmon flies which can take me a week to finish, and can also get into production mode and tie several dozen trout flies in an evening. I like to tie both hard-body and deer-hair poppers, and love to experiment and to "match the hatch." Fly-tying also helps keep me connected to the sport during the off-season. As a friend of mine says, it is a disease. I don't want to be cured. |
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Fly Fishing Pictures |
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Elise and her first trout (on a dry-fly, no less). |
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My good friend, Randy, and the beginning of the end for "Old Ironsides." |
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Some nice Wisconsin trout (no, I'm not giving you directions). |
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Tying up some Sh**ty Brown Drakes at the Bois Brule. |
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Some of my favorite spots. |
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Elise and I on a Kentucky stream. |
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Randy and I on another Kentucky stream. |
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It's never too early to get them started. |
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"I fish because I love to; because I love the environs where trout are found, which are invariably beautiful . . . because , in a world where most men seem to spend their lives doing things they hate, my fishing is at once an endless source of delight and an act of small rebellion; because trout do not lie or cheat and cannot be bought or bribed or impressed by power, but respond only to quietude and humility and endless patience. . . ." --Robert Traver |