Fished you In!

Fly Fishing

Published on July 19, 2006 By Dr Guy In Blogging

Did the title perplex you or make you go "OMG! I have not heard that in a bazillion years!". Yea it is an old saying from when I was young. It means that we hooked a live one and are playing with it.

But this is about Fly Fishing! While not my favorite type of fishing, it holds tons of enjoyment. Why?

How many of you are fly fishers? Do you know what that means? You take some string (I guess you can take a fly, but I have never actually gotten one to stay on a hook), and you make it look like a fly. Why? To fool the fish! And if your fly is good enough, it does! You use a little deception and a little art, and you got them!

They are yours for life! You can play with them all you want! But mostly you land them take a picture and throw them back. Why? So you can prove your mastery of the stupid fish! (actually not really stupid, but very canny). Fly fishing is the ultimate man against fish fishing. While that may sound like a dumb analogy, it is very apt. For we are not aquatic, and fish are not land based.

My Grandfather taught me fly fishing. So I do love the sport. And I have met many a fish that is embarrassed to have fallen for a piece of string! Yet dangle that string in the water, and you will get one every time. Especially if they are myopic!

or you tie your bait right!

Comments (Page 3)

Dr Guy

on Jul 23, 2006

Some of the guys up here us liver for bait for catching catfish,

Liver is illegal in some areas. We can use it for the garbage fish, but not for the citation ones.

Dr Guy

on Jul 23, 2006

My dad was an expert fly fisherman. He tied his own flies for many years and was always on the lookout for new materials.

I wish that he could have shown my boys how to fly fish.

I read about your Dad and Dave. I learned how to tie flies from my grandfather. But then he was my father to me.

I wish your boys could have learned as well. Few other things can bond grandfathers to grandsons.

MasonM

on Jul 23, 2006

#28 by Dr. Guy
Sun, July 23, 2006 4:23 PM

[Dr. Guy]
Our standard mait for fishing in Florida is shrimp. The nice thing about that is if you don't use all the bait you can cook it up and eat it.

What do you fish for with Shrimp? Not like I am going to sacrafice my dinner for a smelly fish!

You'd be surprised at the wide variety of game fish you can catch in the ocean using shrimp.

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