The most wonderful experiences in my life have been fishing. Oh not just baiting a hook, or riding in a boat, or driving to the country. I’m talking about fishing in general. Weather its looking at a copy of last years Field And Stream waiting at the barbershop for a haircut, to strolling down the isles of my favorite sporting goods store just to look at the rods on display. It’s all a part of the fishing experience for me. I can’t think of anything distasteful. That is why I took up fly tying. To me tying had as many rewards as fishing itself. Nothing is prettier than a well tied fly. It’s a work of art. There are flys like the Atlantic Salmon Flys that are beyond description in their beauty. I can enjoy a mounted and framed fly as much as a painting. And like a painting, it’s mounted and framed to last forever and be admired.
Fly tying was just an extension of fishing. Something you did while filling in your time. Like rod building, line cleaning, leader tying, equipment maintance, wader patching, planning, thinking, plotting, imagining and wondering. It’s all the same process because it leads from that wonderment of fishing.
It’s my firm belief that a person needs and craves a commitment like this to exist in life. After all, look around you. Your employment or business asks this of you. Your religion teaches you this principle. Your marriage and family demands this from you. Isn’t this just a part of the grand order?
Oh, it doesn’t have to be fishing. It can be a host of other subjects. But I’m here to tell you. Fishing fits right up there with the best of things. Because there are rules to follow. It teaches you to be observant of those rules. There is an order or sequence that creates these rules and naturally the more you are in sequence the greater is your success at achieving higher success levels.
If you are a parent, a guardian, a teacher, a friend, or just a person, the best thing you can do for yourself and your life is to instill a commitment from all you know. You do this by example and a relentless pursuit of example coupled with patience, kindness and understanding. Then all of us will be crazy.
Be always mindful of the needs of others, and see the positive side. Don’t criticize. Save that for yourself. It’s only negative anyway. If you waste time on this, you will not have any forward progress. Learn to practice at making yourself and all you do positive.
Damm I know that trout’s here somewhere. Here trout – here trout. Listen! You had better show yourself cause I’m going fishing, and I’m gonna use you for bait.
Fly tying was just an extension of fishing. Something you did while filling in your time. Like rod building, line cleaning, leader tying, equipment maintance, wader patching, planning, thinking, plotting, imagining and wondering. It’s all the same process because it leads from that wonderment of fishing.
It’s my firm belief that a person needs and craves a commitment like this to exist in life. After all, look around you. Your employment or business asks this of you. Your religion teaches you this principle. Your marriage and family demands this from you. Isn’t this just a part of the grand order?
Oh, it doesn’t have to be fishing. It can be a host of other subjects. But I’m here to tell you. Fishing fits right up there with the best of things. Because there are rules to follow. It teaches you to be observant of those rules. There is an order or sequence that creates these rules and naturally the more you are in sequence the greater is your success at achieving higher success levels.
If you are a parent, a guardian, a teacher, a friend, or just a person, the best thing you can do for yourself and your life is to instill a commitment from all you know. You do this by example and a relentless pursuit of example coupled with patience, kindness and understanding. Then all of us will be crazy.
Be always mindful of the needs of others, and see the positive side. Don’t criticize. Save that for yourself. It’s only negative anyway. If you waste time on this, you will not have any forward progress. Learn to practice at making yourself and all you do positive.
Damm I know that trout’s here somewhere. Here trout – here trout. Listen! You had better show yourself cause I’m going fishing, and I’m gonna use you for bait.