Trout fishing tale from a Kiwi flyfisher
Why fly fish ? Forget all the hype about peace and tranquillity, being at one with your surroundings enjoying nature. The reality is most of us go fishing to get away from cell phones,work callouts, annoying neighbours, a boring job and to escape from those nagging jobs around the house and to beat that damned fish. We took it up firstly because we got to the stage where we could afford the fly rod, waders and all the gear and wanted to try something we'd always wanted to and escape the stress and commitments of the city. One trip was all it took. It wasn't the fish that was hooked. We were. From the first cast as the line glided over the gently swaying grass beside a still waterway reflecting the last rays of sun... that's all it took. We were in love with fishing and all things fishy. The peace, the tranquillity, at one with nature, yes, this was 'IT' - underlined, in capitals, we had found our true calling. Right ! Easy, peasy with helpers at...