"I envy not him that eats better meat than I do, nor him that is richer, or that wears better clothes than I do. I envy nobody but him, and him only, that catches more fish than I do" Izaac Walton
Well not strictly. I don't envy the commercial fishery match angler or "serious" carp anglers for example. But the general principle is good. I really envy those who have more time to fish than me though.
A short questionnaire:
- Is it raining? So what?
- Is it too cold to fish? Again, 'so what?'
- Is it the middle of the night? Oh come on! 'So what?'
- Is it blowing a gale? There is a school of thought that believes there is no such thing as 'too cold for fishing' or 'too wet for fishing' but there is such a thing as 'under dressed for fishing'. I lean towards the latter view.
Or, more contentiously, 'Too wussy for fishing'.
- Is all your fishing tackle broken?
- Are you short of "permission to fish"?
If the answer to all of the above is "no", then pleased as I am that you are reading this - take my advice and go fishing now...you can read about fishing when it is truly better inside than out, when the rain rattles the windows, the wind groans in the chimney, the rivers are clear or at the peak of flood and the lakes are cold and transparent - then there is some pleasure to be had from reading a good book about fishing and stretching your toes towards a good fire...
The fascination of a real fire is hard to pin down. But it's there. And this is ours.
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...and be lucky
 The Lady of the Stream...(and back to the top of the page)
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 Thymallus Thymallus
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The Lady of the Stream
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grayling
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The Lady of the Stream
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Thymallus Thymallus
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grayling
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Thymallus Thymallus
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...and if none of those things appeal, then fiddle with your tackle...
...fiddling bits...the ephemera of a grasshopper mind
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 just a hook...(and back to the top of the page) |
...and a loaf of bread |
just a hook... |
...and a loaf of bread |
just a hook... |
just a hook... |
...and a loaf of bread |
just a hook... |
...and a loaf of bread |
just a hook... |
...and a loaf of bread |
just a hook... |
...and a loaf of bread |
just a hook... |
"I shall stay no longer than to wish him a rainy day to read this...discourse; and that if he be an honest angler, the east wind may never blow when he goes a-fishing" Izaak Walton Oddly, I found this quote after I wrote my questionnaire, so either I read "The Compleat Angler" in my youth and completely forgot about it or, just possibly, some things don't change that much. Funny thing that.
 a very subtil fish...(and back to the top of the page)
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 Watch for magpies on your path. Throw salt over your left shoulder. Walk around ladders.
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 if you will Fish for a Carp, you must put on a very large measure of patience
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 I am content to wait. I am well used to it.
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if you will Fish for a Carp, you must put on a very large measure of patience
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I am content to wait. I am well used to it.
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I am content to wait. I am well used to it.
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a very subtil fish
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Watch for magpies on your path. Throw salt over your left shoulder. Walk around ladders.
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if you will Fish for a Carp, you must put on a very large measure of patience
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03:45am on 2017-08-17
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