I long ago came to believe that in the interest of mental health, everyone should have a specific obsession firmly in place: some mindless eagerness so compelling it seems to eminate from the universe at large rather than your own hyperactive brain.
-John Gierach
It's an odd fact of life that whichever the side of stream you are on, two-thirds of the best water is out of reach on the other side.
-John Gierach
Reminding all tomorrow is #FishingFriday . It's the perfect day post a fishing photo, comments, question, and stories. Your preferred fishing method, or species doesn't matter.
Catch and release is encouraged.
Stories must contain a minimum 25% truth.
Absolutely superb day yesterday for the first outing of the year. A 14" and 15" largemouth bass. Both released.
Air temp: 48 f
Water Temp: 51 f
Wind: Calm
Caught on shallow a diving crankbait.
#fishing #flyfishing #bassfishing #trout
If I owned the land around an obscure and nearly perfect trout stream, would I post a signs saying, "Public Fishing - Everyone Welcome"? All I know for sure is if I did, I'd have to have the signs custom-made because nothing like that is available off the rack.
- John Gierach
Some fishing trips are a big deal and we wouldn't have it any other way, but fishing your home water isn't exactly a special occasion. It's not that you don't care (if you didn't always care, you'd find another sport) it's just that if you don't get some today, you can get some tomorrow or next week.
- John Gierach
I stumbled upon the Orvis Store on East Ontario Street in Chicago. They are hosting fly fishing trips to Belize or Montana.
Rods ranged in price from ~ $250 to ~ $1250. Lots of clothes too, but no flies.
Chatted with the sales guy who also loves John Gierach's books.
If you are one of those who keep a cheap rod in the car for emergencies (not exactly a throwaway), you may eventually learn that the relative snazziness of your tackle doesn't have a whole lot to do with how well you fish.
- John Gierach
It's time to buy the fishing licenses, do some stretching, have the rods rigged, and make sure the boat batteries are charged.
The fishing is always good, the catching might be another story.
The question was not which fly I use, but how I needed to cast it to reach my target 
There were two options: a side cast through the 3-foot gap under the tree, or a roll cast through the 3-foot space between the trees growing on both banks 
#WellnessWednesday
#MidweekMotivation
Valley Creek, PA
I won’t have time for fly fishing next weekend since my son has a soccer tournament, but I might try to find some nearby water for quick fly fishing or at least stroll around some creeks
The complex water columns and currents But the plunging water and bubbles create just enough cover to let me cast repeatedly without spooking the trout, until the fly is hit by a trout lurking in the deep water 
They are typically found in locations where fly casting is more challenging 
The fly needs to either go under the log or land just beyond it
I knew the guy was catching fish, becuse he'd wave and grin. The guy who *isn't* catching fish just shrugs
- John Gierach
Does availability of juvenile refuge affect size structure of adults? Uszko et al. show that size of streams used as nurseries impacts growth and size structure of lake trout by controlling the strength of cannibalistic mortality and resource competition.
https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/734103
