09-26-2022, 03:20 PM
A bit quiet on the board. So thought I would repost this little list of famous (or infamous) fishing quotes.
I can't ever read through this...or similar works on fishing in general...without reflecting on my own reasons for fishing. Been doing it for over 7 decades now so there must be a good reason why.
I got started by being born into a large family of anglers. But those in my large extended family were not always fishing for sport. In those early hardscrabble days in Idaho we fished for the table as much as for enjoyment. Howsomever, most of us did truly enjoy the sport as well as the meals. I know I did.
I was "hooked" before I was six years old. And as a kid in Idaho Falls I fished in Willow Creek...which ran through town not far from my home. I hit it almost every day during the summer and almost always caught fish...many nice rainbows from 16 to 20 inches...from the culverts wherever the creek ran beneath a road. A grasshopper floated back into the dark tunnels often produced a loud splash...followed by a hand over hand tussle to get the fish out of the culvert and then on to a forked willow "stringer". Sadly...for me...Willow Creek is no more in Idaho Falls. It is now the main tributary of Ririe Reservoir and was diverted away from my childhood fishing grounds long ago.
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Since those early days I have had the good fortune to have been able to travel widely and to sample the fishing in many parts of the USA...and down into Mexico...and up into Canada and Alaska. I have also been lucky to have met and befriended many knowledgeable anglers and have benefited from the knowledge and experience they have shared with me.
I'd like to think I have learned a good bit over the years. But I continue to learn something new...or relearn things I have forgotten...on almost every fishing trip. These days I get much of my pleasure in fishing from continuing to develop new lures, tactics and techniques...and in sharing what I think I know...and helping others shorten their own learning curve.
Anybody else wanna share their beginnings in fishing...and what it means to them in their lives.
I can't ever read through this...or similar works on fishing in general...without reflecting on my own reasons for fishing. Been doing it for over 7 decades now so there must be a good reason why.
I got started by being born into a large family of anglers. But those in my large extended family were not always fishing for sport. In those early hardscrabble days in Idaho we fished for the table as much as for enjoyment. Howsomever, most of us did truly enjoy the sport as well as the meals. I know I did.
I was "hooked" before I was six years old. And as a kid in Idaho Falls I fished in Willow Creek...which ran through town not far from my home. I hit it almost every day during the summer and almost always caught fish...many nice rainbows from 16 to 20 inches...from the culverts wherever the creek ran beneath a road. A grasshopper floated back into the dark tunnels often produced a loud splash...followed by a hand over hand tussle to get the fish out of the culvert and then on to a forked willow "stringer". Sadly...for me...Willow Creek is no more in Idaho Falls. It is now the main tributary of Ririe Reservoir and was diverted away from my childhood fishing grounds long ago.
Since those early days I have had the good fortune to have been able to travel widely and to sample the fishing in many parts of the USA...and down into Mexico...and up into Canada and Alaska. I have also been lucky to have met and befriended many knowledgeable anglers and have benefited from the knowledge and experience they have shared with me.
I'd like to think I have learned a good bit over the years. But I continue to learn something new...or relearn things I have forgotten...on almost every fishing trip. These days I get much of my pleasure in fishing from continuing to develop new lures, tactics and techniques...and in sharing what I think I know...and helping others shorten their own learning curve.
Anybody else wanna share their beginnings in fishing...and what it means to them in their lives.