The Sublime Pleasure of
Fly Fishing
By Ivan Goertzen
Fly fishing has a
history stretching back to the ancient Greeks, whose historians
record people fishing for "spotted fishes" with
fixed-line wooden poles. They used for bait wound with
cloth and animal hair –primitive fishing flies. More than
2,000 years later, people still fly fish, and they're
still catching those "spotted fishes" and many other
types besides. Fishing venues have expanded to include
lakes, rivers, and even the ocean. With a continual flow
of new adherents and constant technological advancement,
fly fishing is likely to go strong as long as there are
still fishes out there to catch.
Fly fishing gear
These days, our fishing flies either come
ready-made or we make them ourselves; we've got all kinds
of specialized tools and fishing clothing with which we
pursue our art; and our fly rods are made of graphite,
with nifty fly fishing reels designed to extend our reach
well beyond a few feet. Taken together, these comprise a
serious fisherman's basic fly fishing gear. You're also
likely to need additional fishing equipment like supplies
and tackle, and even fishing apparel like mesh vests and
waders. If you're making your own flies, that opens up a
whole other can of worms, involving the specialty
materials and tools required for making decent flies.
Finally, if you're fishing deep water, you'll need to
take a look at fishing boats too.
Stalking your fishy prey
Any veteran fly fisherman knows that
fishing is less about putting fish on the table and more
about being comfortable with Mother Nature. There you
are: suited up in vest and waders, creel at your side,
tackle safely tucked away. You've selected the perfect
flies, and you're fly rod is ready for action. Now you're
ready to slip into nature's timeless waters, where the
trout (or tarpon or sunfish or bonefish) await. If you
don't catch any fish, that's all right – you've had an
opportunity to enjoy alone time with yourself, to enjoy
nature, and to practice your casting. And that's what
it's all about.
Ivan Goertzen is a web
publisher. He has websites in various industries that serve as
informational resources to those that view them. To find out
more information about Fly Fishing. Please go to:
http://www.fly-fishing-source.com
and check it out.
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