Comments on: It’s Not Luck

By: Domenick Swentosky

Domenick Swentosky — Mon, 16 Oct 2023 15:12:57 +0000

Cheers

By: Bob Fornadley

Bob Fornadley — Mon, 16 Oct 2023 15:09:06 +0000

I fully agree with the author of the article” Its not Luck”. I have been an avid fisherman and fly fisherman for over 60 years. It IS the process of the old adage ” luck happens when preparation meets opportunity”. It also means the fisherman has got to go fishing (not just talk a good game) often to places on the water that he has learned always hold fish – as opposed to places that don’t…. and be willing to take the risks involved while fishing. I recently , at my age , hooked, fought and brought to the boat an 85 pound tarpon. Before that fight was over I had my left knee cap moved to the right 1/4 inch out of position, my left thumb dislocated requiring surgery later and my left shoulder wrenched and distended. This was “bad luck”certainly but now I know the risks involved in going after fish that big and powerful. Good article…and every “would be” fisherman should take it to heart.

By: Dustin

Dustin — Thu, 12 Oct 2023 14:27:21 +0000

Great piece! The main reason I love tightline nymphing so much is that I felt like, for the first time, I was in the drivers seat with fly fishing. No more keeping my fingers crossed that fish would come up for a dry; no more wishing the currents weren’t too complicated for my dragging Indy rig. Tight lining by no means guarantees success on any given day, but it gives me so many options that I always feel like I’m fishing rather than hoping.

By: Domenick Swentosky

Domenick Swentosky — Mon, 02 Oct 2023 01:23:05 +0000

In reply to Suzan.

Right on.

By: Suzan

Suzan — Sun, 01 Oct 2023 22:43:43 +0000

Well said and how I like to fish❤️

By: Domenick Swentosky

Domenick Swentosky — Sun, 01 Oct 2023 14:05:29 +0000

In reply to Gene Small.

Sometimes

By: Gene Small

Gene Small — Wed, 27 Sep 2023 19:46:22 +0000

Luck;
When preparation and opportunity collide.