Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: The Reason for Fishin'

We had a "why fish?" discussion going a year or so ago now.  

My take is that humans are natural predators, and that deceiving wild animals jibes with something in our brain, even in modern times with vegan poetry and people dropping i-phones in the toilet.  

After some 3 years experience of having to speak with occasional strangers while fishing, I've decided that I don't like speaking with occasional strangers while fishing.  

Gene

On Friday, July 17, 2015 at 1:10:46 PM UTC-4, Bryan wrote:

John,

I just used your quote in a Facebook post.  Thanks.

Bryan

On Fri, Jul 17, 2015 at 11:23 AM, <bryan....@gmail.com> wrote:

Yep

Sent from my iPhone

On Jul 17, 2015, at 11:19 AM, johnfarr <john...@gmail.com> wrote:

Fishing is really the most exquisite way of doing nothing ever discovered.

On Friday, July 17, 2015 at 10:59:51 AM UTC-4, Bryan wrote:

Last evening I needed a Fishin' Fix. It was a beautiful evening that needed to be enjoyed outside.

So I grabbed my 6wt, reel and sling pack and headed to the closest spot... Cook Lake. More like a large pond. There's carp, sunfish and catfish in Cook Lake and trout when they stock it in the spring. 15 minutes later I pulled in to the parking lot, opened the trunk, rigged up the rod, donned my fishin' hat and set off to the little peninsula I like to fish from (lots of backcast room).

There was a fellow there, cigar clinched between his teeth, rod in hand and bobber lazily drifting on the water.

"Hey, having any luck?"

"Nope," he replied. "It's really more about the cigar anyway."

I don't usually smoke cigars but i got the sentiment. I smiled and moved on. I did some "fishin' " and as I got dark I parked the fly and mossied (love that word) over to the fellow. We exchanged names and chatted a while as he made another cast.

When I left he still had that cigar firmly planted, unlit.

God, I love moments like that!

Bryan

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