Fishing a size 16 sulphur dun dry-fly on the swing was how he taught himself how to fly fish. Like a wet fly on the swing, exactly like that actually – letting the current take control after casting across or quartering downstream. No floatant or desiccant powder, no mends, no real need to even consider… Continue reading Subaqueous Beginning
Category: Philosophy
Self-inflicted Progression
“This is time, familiar and intimate. We are taken by it. The rush of seconds, hours, years that hurls us towards life then drags us to nothingness…. We inhabit time as fish live in water. – Carlo Rovelli, The Order of Time Ivan gets bored… Continue reading Self-inflicted Progression
Stocked vs Wild Fish…. more like, Stocked AND Wild Fish.
Some stockies “Each time you take someone new fishing and they catch a fish, you plant the seed of potential conservation.” -Joe Humphreys, Quoted in person late Winter 2021 Much of the modern dogmatism in fly angling has to do with the type of fish we are in pursuit of: wild versus stocked… Continue reading Stocked vs Wild Fish…. more like, Stocked AND Wild Fish.
Qui vive
“Nevertheless, even in a crowded warren, visitors in the form of young rabbits seeking desirable dry quarters may be tolerated…. And if powerful enough they may obtain and hold a place” -R.M. Lockley, The Private Life of the Rabbit I sometimes seek out a good humbling experience while most of the time not… Continue reading Qui vive