Yay, fly fishing. Fly fishing isn't about catching fish, it's about catching fish beautifully. Most fly fishermen are catch and release, they don't even keep

Yay, fly fishing. Fly fishing isn't about catching fish, it's about catching fish beautifully. Most fly fishermen are catch and release, they don't even keep the fish. You can make all kinds of reductive arguments about recreational fishing, but unless you are fishing for food or for $$$, it's all about the enjoyment you take out of the activity. Fly fishing is harder than using live bait, most spinning reels, etc, but that's not the point. If it was about catching fish, gill nets beat both, and in turn are trumped by fish damns, explosives, electricity, and paralytics (all of which have been/are still commonly used in scientific and commercial harvest). It's a skill that encompasses body mechanics, tracking/reading water, presentation, the hunt.... It's outdoors, near water, done alone. It can be as expensive or cheap as you want to make it, the basics/floor to get in are surprising cheap. It's wonderful.