Casting The Fly Fishing Rod
Of the various types of fishing, fly fishing is a somewhat different.
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Of the various types of fishing, fly fishing is a somewhat different.
Having left London, England the day before in glorious sunshine, we had continued our motorcycle tour of France, Andorra and Spain in similar weather, and now on the second day we were pushing further south to the town of Montlucon.
A few weeks ago, a group of 8 of us went on a motorcycle touring holiday. The trip had been planned several months before and given the name “Wild Bogs” – the “Bogs” standing for “Boring Old Gits” as only one of the party was under 47 years old!
Earlier this year, some friends and I decided to go on a bike trip from where we live in the UK to Barcelona in Spain, about 2200 miles. I decided my old BMW was not up to the trip and needed to be replaced.
As a fifty year old man who enjoys good living, when the time came to change my bike recently I decided that sports bikes, or even sports tourers, were no longer for me.
Cubic capacity and outright power were the watchwords of 1970s motorcycle manufacturers, particularly the Japanese manufacturers.
In the 1970s, environmental issues were starting to come to the political forefront. Perhaps not the best time for the Kawasaki 750 H2.
I enjoy all types of fishing, but I don’t enjoy just sitting and waiting for the fish, as in carp fishing for example, where one can sit for hours, even though this can result in the catching of a big fish.
When one first takes up a sport, there’s often nothing to keep them away! This was my situation when I arrived on a cold and frosty morning to fish my two favourite lakes.
I took up fly fishing some four years ago. I had always been a keen fisherman, mostly course fishing on rivers, but I wanted a change. I was getting bored for some reason, and as I get older feel less inclined to sit and wait for hours on end!