| Fly fishing is a spectacular hobby. Very
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| | successful anglers are those who have
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| few pastimes combine so many interesting
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| | patience.
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| features. From physical dexterity to a
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| | Knowledge is power. That's another old
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| knowledge of biology to a mastery of area
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| | cliche many of us disregard. We jump in
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| entomology, fly fishers are able to
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| | headfirst without knowing exactly what we
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| explore so many exciting topics in their
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| | are doing and without the information
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| quest for those thrilling moments when a
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| | necessary to successfully confront a
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| fish leaps and takes a fly in his mouth.
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| | challenge. An angler, on the other hand,
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| As with so many worthwhile pursuits,
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| | comes to the stream with knowledge. He or
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| however, it isn't always easy. In
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| | she understands the equipment, the
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| exchange for the fun, fulfillment and
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| | stream, the weather, the fish likely to
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| excitement offered by the hobby, one must
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| | be swimming about and a host of other
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| put forth a genuine effort. Fortunately,
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| | factors.
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| much of the work is fun. Any angler
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| | Those who attempt to fly fish without
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| would enjoy reading more about the hobby
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| | that kind of knowledge are far more
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| and the game he or she will be pursuing.
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| | likely to have their patience tested than
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| Anyone with the slightest interest in fly
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| | the well-informed, who are able to
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| fishing won't mind practicing his or her
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| | maximize their chance of success. Those
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| cast until the body's muscles have
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| | who fish with a box full of tackle and a
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| memorized each element of the motion.
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| | mind full of data are the ones most
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| Successful anglers should be role models
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| | likely to leave happily at the end of the
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| for all of us. They have combined three
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| | session.
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| powerful traits that can help anyone to
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| | Does all of this mean that those who fly
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| live a better and more successful life.
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| | fish are somehow superior to those of us
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| Consider the two keys to fly fishing
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| | who don't? I am sure a few fly fishing
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| success. While you do, think about how
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| | advocates might argue that is the case,
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| those lessons might apply to anyone's
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| | but that really isn't the point. The
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| life and how fly fishing just might be
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| | crucial thing to recognize is that fly
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| something of a microcosm of life.
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| | fishing encourages both the development
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| Patience is a virtue. That sentiment has
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| | and use of a few mental habits from which
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| been expressed so many times that it has
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| | we all could certainly benefit.
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| almost lost its meaning. Clearly, the
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| | Fly fishing is an object lesson in the
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| message has been lost by many of us as we
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| | value of patience and the power of
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| move through our hectic lives at warp
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| | knowledge. It shows us that taking those
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| speed, rarely even stopping to catch our
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| | two concepts to heart can be the
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| breath. Those who fly fish, however,
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| | difference between a fulfilling
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| have acknowledged the importance of
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| | experience and frustration. That's an
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| patience and have made it part of their
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| | important lesson no matter how it is
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| lives.
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| | taught.
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| A day of fly fishing may feature scores
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| | Imagine how peoples lives might be
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| of struggles with potential trophy fish.
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| | improved if everyone committed themselves
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| A day fraught with that kind of
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| | to being knowledgeable and found it
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| excitement, however, is no more likely
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| | within themselves to be a little more
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| than a day spent with only a single
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| | patient. It's hard to argue that the
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| nibble. No-catch days are common, yet
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| | world wouldn't be a better place. Will
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| the fly fishing master will still stand
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| | fly fishing make you a better person?
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| in that unmistakable posture, casting
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| | Not necessarily. Then again, it may
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| again and again, waiting patiently for
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| | remind you and those around you of the
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| his opportunity.
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| | value of those two key attributes. Fly
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| Those who don't practice patience find
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| | fishing is patience and knowledge in
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| themselves switching casts, flies and
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| | action and the result is really quite
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| locations so often that they rarely have
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| | amazing.
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| a line above the water. The only
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