The Contented Angler
Fly Fishing Club
"Unless one can enjoy himself fishing with the fly, even when his efforts are
unrewarded, he loses much real pleasure. More than half the intense enjoyment
of fly fishing is derived from the beautiful surroundings, the satisfaction felt from
being in the open air, the new lease of life secured thereby, and the many
pleasant recollections of all one has seen, heard, and done."
Charles F. Orvis
"Fishing with the Fly"
unrewarded, he loses much real pleasure. More than half the intense enjoyment
of fly fishing is derived from the beautiful surroundings, the satisfaction felt from
being in the open air, the new lease of life secured thereby, and the many
pleasant recollections of all one has seen, heard, and done."
Charles F. Orvis
"Fishing with the Fly"
"What a privilege it is to have the opportunity to
spend time teaching these modern day Apostles the
relaxing and peaceful side of fly fishing. It is always
rewarding to see the peaceful look of concentration
on a child's face when they are standing in the
middle of a trout stream. There are more books
written on Fly Fishing than any other sport. This
wouldn't be the case if it were just about catching
fish. The things that we can't teach are the most
important, but these will come naturally.
spend time teaching these modern day Apostles the
relaxing and peaceful side of fly fishing. It is always
rewarding to see the peaceful look of concentration
on a child's face when they are standing in the
middle of a trout stream. There are more books
written on Fly Fishing than any other sport. This
wouldn't be the case if it were just about catching
fish. The things that we can't teach are the most
important, but these will come naturally.
Here is a link to their article.
Never was night more pure, never was sea more winning ; never were the
hearts of men moved by deeper emotions than on that night and by that
sea when Peter and John, and other of the disciples, were waiting for the
master.
Peter said, "I go a fishing." John and Thomas, and James and Nathanael,
and the others, said, "we will go with you."
Some commentators have supposed and thought that, when Peter said, "I
go a fishing" he announced the intention of retrurning to his old ways in
which he had earned his daily bread ; that his Master was gone, and he
thought that nothing remained for him but the old hard life of toil.
It seems unlikely that Peter and John could have been in any such gloom
and despondency as to think of resuming their old employment at this
time. Perhaps the disciples, weary with their long waiting for him on the
shore of the sea, sought comfort and solace and incitement to thought in
going a-fishing.
If one could have the story of that night of fishing, the conversations in the
boat, the surrounding scenes, the unspoken thoughts of the fishermen, it
would make the grandest story of fishing the world has ever known. Its
end was grand when in the morning the voice of the Master came over the
sea, asking them the familiar question, in substance the same which they,
like all fishermen, had heard a thousand times, "Have you any fish?"
Excerpt from, W.C. Prime
"Why Peter went a - fishing."
hearts of men moved by deeper emotions than on that night and by that
sea when Peter and John, and other of the disciples, were waiting for the
master.
Peter said, "I go a fishing." John and Thomas, and James and Nathanael,
and the others, said, "we will go with you."
Some commentators have supposed and thought that, when Peter said, "I
go a fishing" he announced the intention of retrurning to his old ways in
which he had earned his daily bread ; that his Master was gone, and he
thought that nothing remained for him but the old hard life of toil.
It seems unlikely that Peter and John could have been in any such gloom
and despondency as to think of resuming their old employment at this
time. Perhaps the disciples, weary with their long waiting for him on the
shore of the sea, sought comfort and solace and incitement to thought in
going a-fishing.
If one could have the story of that night of fishing, the conversations in the
boat, the surrounding scenes, the unspoken thoughts of the fishermen, it
would make the grandest story of fishing the world has ever known. Its
end was grand when in the morning the voice of the Master came over the
sea, asking them the familiar question, in substance the same which they,
like all fishermen, had heard a thousand times, "Have you any fish?"
Excerpt from, W.C. Prime
"Why Peter went a - fishing."
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