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My favorite part about fishing is that it has nothing to do with catching fish. As a catch-and-release fly fisherman, the entire point of the exercise is in mat
by aphextron 8y ago
My favorite part about fishing is that it has nothing to do with catching fish. As a catch-and-release fly fisherman, the entire point of the exercise is in matching the hatch, tying a perfect fly, perfecting your cast, having the perfect presentation, and finding the exact right riffle. At that point, actually hooking a fish is just a side effect of what you are already doing.
- 1996 8y agoThen why not practice without a fly - with just a pole and a line? You would not bother any fish, and you would derive as much enjoyment. (I am not into fishing so I may be missing something)
- vanattab 8y agoI often do basically that. I love fly fishing the pond on my parents property but the weeds and algae blooms make cleaning the hook annoying chore every few casts. So I just cut the hooks off. I have fished that pond so many years I just don't really have any need to reel in a fish there. I know exactly how big of bass and bluegill the pond supports and simply love perfecting the art and watching the fish slam the flies I learned to tie by catching the insects I have seen there growing up.
- 1996 8y agogreat! I do not know fishing (I just tried for a week with my grandfather) but I can related to watching the fish almost jumping out of the water!
- jgalentine007 8y agoMy sentiments exactly. I fish barbless, only takes a second to get a hook out. Learning to tie a 16-20 and seaguar knot (if you don't use tippet rings, which you should!) with hemostats in seconds makes for Zen filled day.