Passion becomes Obsession
For me flyfishing has become more than simply a hobby or passion. It has become a lifestyle that I want to make my profession.
Flyfishing is the reason why I at times feel extreme disappointment when a day of fishing in beautiful weather is not rewarded with a fish and sometimes extreme happiness when a 1/2 kg trout takes my dry fly.
I have never experienced any other fishing method that has so many aspects as flyfishing. First of all there is the technique that so many think is difficult but only takes a few days to learn before you can actually fish. Of course it requires constant training to improve your skills of casting but isn't that challenge part of the charm? You can always find new goals, be it learning a new cast as e.g. the Snap T or Parachute Reach, making tighter loops when casting or trying to cast those few centimeters longer that you need to win the next competition.
Another aspect is the flytying. There will always be some materials that you have not tried yet and HAVE to buy no matter what your bank account has to say about that or some new pattern that you HAVE to use according to some expert magazine. But then again sometimes you just feel like improvising and creating your own pattern. I believe that all flyfishermen will agree with me that nothing is more rewarding than fooling a fish with your self-made fly.
To many flyfishing is reserved for salmon, trout and greyling and it might be true that this is where it has origins. Nevertheless, there is almost no species you can't catch on a fly, even halibut is far from impossible. Admittedly, often the flyfisherman is limited by casting space, required fishing depth or wind. Still there is almost no situation for which there is no solution as long as you step up to the challenge, adapt and don't give in to frustration.
It is also funny how your mind works during fishing with the fly. At times you are so insanely concentrated, even more than during exams, and then your mind wanders off until you find yourself in such a peaceful state that resembles meditation.
Last but definitely not least is the awareness of the environment that surrounds the fisherman and makes fishing possible. What would a world-class salmon fishing be worth without the landscape and significant wild life? You can still have a wonderful day if you are able to enjoy nature. One of my most remarkable fishing experiences was when a porpoise almost swam into me while I was fishing for seatrout on the coast in Denmark. Or the amazing memory is from when I was fishing in absolutely beautiful BC and found the feather of a bald-headed eagle. On neither occasion did I catch something.
So to put it all in nutshell: Flyfishing is all of this and even more. It is just so hard to express exactly what I think about flyfishing. Basically, flyfishing is a the only imaginable lifestyle for me and I hope that I will be able to make it my profession in some way.
Flyfishing is the reason why I at times feel extreme disappointment when a day of fishing in beautiful weather is not rewarded with a fish and sometimes extreme happiness when a 1/2 kg trout takes my dry fly.
I have never experienced any other fishing method that has so many aspects as flyfishing. First of all there is the technique that so many think is difficult but only takes a few days to learn before you can actually fish. Of course it requires constant training to improve your skills of casting but isn't that challenge part of the charm? You can always find new goals, be it learning a new cast as e.g. the Snap T or Parachute Reach, making tighter loops when casting or trying to cast those few centimeters longer that you need to win the next competition.
Another aspect is the flytying. There will always be some materials that you have not tried yet and HAVE to buy no matter what your bank account has to say about that or some new pattern that you HAVE to use according to some expert magazine. But then again sometimes you just feel like improvising and creating your own pattern. I believe that all flyfishermen will agree with me that nothing is more rewarding than fooling a fish with your self-made fly.
To many flyfishing is reserved for salmon, trout and greyling and it might be true that this is where it has origins. Nevertheless, there is almost no species you can't catch on a fly, even halibut is far from impossible. Admittedly, often the flyfisherman is limited by casting space, required fishing depth or wind. Still there is almost no situation for which there is no solution as long as you step up to the challenge, adapt and don't give in to frustration.
It is also funny how your mind works during fishing with the fly. At times you are so insanely concentrated, even more than during exams, and then your mind wanders off until you find yourself in such a peaceful state that resembles meditation.
Last but definitely not least is the awareness of the environment that surrounds the fisherman and makes fishing possible. What would a world-class salmon fishing be worth without the landscape and significant wild life? You can still have a wonderful day if you are able to enjoy nature. One of my most remarkable fishing experiences was when a porpoise almost swam into me while I was fishing for seatrout on the coast in Denmark. Or the amazing memory is from when I was fishing in absolutely beautiful BC and found the feather of a bald-headed eagle. On neither occasion did I catch something.
So to put it all in nutshell: Flyfishing is all of this and even more. It is just so hard to express exactly what I think about flyfishing. Basically, flyfishing is a the only imaginable lifestyle for me and I hope that I will be able to make it my profession in some way.
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| No biggie but still made my day |
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| No easy spot to fish |
