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Tonight we’re here to talk about why we fish. It’s a simple question. Why do we commit so much of our free time and efforts, our thoughts and our daydreams . . . to fishing?
Why, after all these years, do we keep coming back?
Why, when we could do hundreds of other things — with three hours on a weekday evening or every daylight hour on a Saturday, from dawn to dark — why do we choose to lace up the boots and string up the fly rod?
In all the seasons of this Troutbitten podcast, we’ve often said that fishing, for us, isn’t about hoping to get lucky out there. It’s about making something happen. And surely, the act of fishing is a wonderful draw. But as I talked with the Troutbitten guys a few days ago about this topic of why we fish, it was clear their most important answers really didn’t have that much to do with the actual fishing.
So what we’ll talk about tonight are more of the intangible qualities of fishing. It’s what I think many anglers imagine when they decide to pick up a rod and venture into the woods. Yes, all of us are quickly captivated by the details, the flies, the flows, and the tactic necessary to catch trout. But perhaps for most anglers, it’s that elusive, almost transcendental experience that draws us in today, yesterday and tomorrow. And it’s the same natural pursuit that brought us all down to the water from the beginning.
We’re here to talk about it.
Resources
READ: Troutbitten | How To Stay in the Fly Fishing Game for a Lifetime
READ: Troutbitten | We Wade
READ: Troutbitten | Lost Fishing Friends
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Domenick Swentosky
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Well, that’s a first. Now I can finally say I’ve choked up while listening to a fishing podcast. Outstanding contribution to the conversation, gentleman. Thank you.
“Good stuff”