| Fly fishing is addictive. Once you start, you'll never | | | | to protect it from the elements. Third, the journal |
| stop. Whether you are going to thelocal water | | | | should contain blank areas to write your notes. |
| hole or to Alaska, you should use a fly fishing | | | | Fourth, the journal should contain cue spaces to |
| journal to keep track of your sessions. | | | | remind you to keep notes on specific things. Cues |
| Fly Fishing Journals | | | | should include: |
| Fly fishing is more than just fishing, it's a peaceful, | | | | 1. Who you went fishing with, |
| surreal activity. For many, there is almost a | | | | 2. The weather conditions, |
| meditative quality to casting. For avid fly | | | | 3. The fishing conditions, |
| fisherman, fly fishing trips to locations such as the | | | | 4. The flies you used, what worked and what |
| Battenkill River in Vermont, Green River in Utah | | | | didn't, |
| and Letort in Pennsylvania are a must. Of course, | | | | 5. What you caught, and |
| the possibility of trips to Argentina, Alaska and | | | | 6. Lodging and places to eat, |
| other exotic locations can make ones eyes glassy. | | | | As time passes, your fly fishing journal can be |
| For many, however, past fly fishing experiences | | | | used as: |
| fade from the memory with time. If you had | | | | 1. A guide for you or friends that return the same |
| keep a fly fishing journal, this doesn't have to be | | | | location, |
| the case. | | | | 2. Information on gear and flies to take, |
| There are famous instances of people keeping | | | | 3. Memories to reflect upon years later, and |
| journals throughout time. Of course, Anne Frank's | | | | 4. Something to pass on to your children and |
| Diary is the best example. In her diary, Anne kept | | | | grandchildren. |
| a running commentary of the two years her | | | | Keeping a fly fishing journal only requires a few |
| family spent hiding from the Nazis. While your fly | | | | minutes of writing. You can fill it out on the ride |
| fishing sessions will hopefully be more lighthearted, | | | | home or during a break. As time passes, your |
| keeping a journal will let you remember them as | | | | journal will become a collection of incredibly |
| the years pass. | | | | valuable fly fishing information. Imagine the look on |
| A good fly fishing journal combines a number of | | | | a friend's face after they mention going on a trip |
| characteristics. First, it should be compact. Second, | | | | and you whip out your journal for the spot! |
| it should have a water-resistant pages and a case | | | | |