Some times the old reverse psychology works while
fly fishing. After my fly fishing client lost his first 4 or 5 fish we decided
that our strategy upon hooking up would be to just keep saying to ourselves, “I
hope this fish gets off ”. And of course, the fish stayed on. And Connor
started netting fish after fish.
It could have just been coincidence. But, maybe there is
something to be said for just “not caring” so much about losing the fish. “Teach us to care and not to care” said T.S.
Eliot. Perhaps, consequently the fly fisher relaxes and just does not try so
hard. We “go with the flow”. We stay connected. As some of us still say, sometimes we just
need to “chill out”.
This seems to be true of many things in life. We can fret
and try too hard whether it be running a race or skiing down a mountain or
taking a test, or, trying too hard in a relationship or overworking at the job. I know some times I can still try too hard as a guide.
Regardless, once again the fishing was great in Eleven
Mile Canyon. Most importantly, lets try to remember that fish netted are released anyway. So why fret?
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