Hi Deb, I've always been a sportman, my Dad broke me and my 3 brothers into hunting and fishing at a very young age. Some of my earliest memories of fishing was when I was about 5 with my Dad and a cane pole. My brothers gravitated toward hunting and shooting....me toward fishing. Kind of hard to practice "catch and release" after you shoot something. I just enjoy the hunt....thus flyfishing, it's more like hunting then fishing. The flytying....again, back to the hunt, much more satisfing to fool a trout with something you made verses something you bought.
Mike Robinson Clover, SC 29710 > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Deborah Duran > Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 5:32 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [VFB] Why I Fly Fishing/Tie Flies? > > > Guys and Gals- > I was just curious as to what it was that got you interested in flyfishing > and tying flies. I overheard some guys joking at the show I went to > yesterday. One gentleman said that fly tying was just arts and crafts for > guys. I thought that was funny. > I have always loved needlepoint and making miniature crafts. I remember > when I lived in Vermont I wandered into an outdoor outfitter shop > in an old > mill building. I saw a guy tying flies in between customers. That really > left an impression on me and I remembered that day. When my > husband decided > he wanted to teach our oldest son to fish, and after I had been dragged in > to store after store looking at fishin lures, I mentioned that day to him. > At Christmas time under the tree was my first fly tying kit. Of > course for > his birthday shortly after he bought his first fly rod. I never realized > how addicting it could be or how much fun I would have. For my birthday > this year I bought my first rod. I can now outlast my poor husband in any > flyfishing/tying store or show. > I would be interested in hearing some of your stories. > Deb > > >
