Emmanuel (@Manu03)

Hi everybody! I hope you're well. One of my EE Friend asked me a question about eating fish when I go to fish, so I wanted to share the answer with you. The answer is NO, I never ate a fish while a fly fishing trip ! NEVER ! I don't need to fish to live or to eat, it's only a passion that I need to live! Fly fishing makes me peaceful and feel great. Each time I go to fish, I have a great time, each time it's a challenge in the wild nature. It's very difficult to take fish whatever the river, whatever the weather...You need to get a predator. Actually you need to be totally focused on fish and on the river and you need to immerse in this fly fishing world if you want to be effective. First of all, you need to spot one without spooking it ( it's not always easy... walking, climbing, swimming 😉, for 1,2, 3 hours, or 1, 2 3 days 😅 ). If you scare it you'll need to find an other one. Then, you have to make a plan to approach it and attack it in the best conditions. At this step, there are many variables to take into consideration ( river flow speed, wind, brightness, fish's behaviour, distance, your position... ). You have to see or guess what the fish is eating, what kind of bugs or nymphs to choose the best imitation in your flies box. ( If fish is not eating, you have to observe nature and determine the kinds of insects that could be there according the seasons and the time in the day... ). If your strategy ou your analysis is not good, maybe fish will go away and you'll have to start all over again ...😞 Then, you need to cast your line near the fish without spooking it with a perfect drift to try to imitate a natural drifting bug...If your drift is not good, maybe fish will go away and you'll have to start all over again 😞 ... Then, if all is good, trout should take your imitation and you'll have to hook up by pulling your line up. ( At this step, there is a big fight !! ) Eventually, you use your landing net to put it in and see it up close and contemplate and enjoy the beauty of nature. This time is amazing ! Fight is over ! You won !! All efforts are rewarded. You can take a photo and talk to him a little bit 😉 But more important than all, we have to respect it !! Don't forget it fought the best it could to save its life. He used one hundred percent of its energy not to die. We have to let it breathe, come to its senses, keep talking to it thanking it for the amazing moment it gave us and release it with the greatest delicacy and respect❤️. So my dear friend, I can't eat it, I prefer contemplate it with love... Have a great day.