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Because I run these web sites and write for outdoor mags many people that I meet have the impression that I always make perfect casts and catch zillions of fish.
Not true. I make my share of bad casts and get beat up on steelhead rivers just like everyone else.
Case in point: I've fished 8 days on the Thompson this season and only managed one fish. I'm fishing all the right water and doing everything right (I think!) but I'm just not over grabby fish (I hope!). Sometimes it eats away at my confidence. Sometimes reeling up and hitting the pub sounds like a better use of my time, but I stay out there and keep casting. I read in a John Gierach book once that the only way to catch an Atlantic salmon is to keep your fly in the river and be of good cheer, and when it's tough on steelhead water that's my mantra.
Just thought I'd share that.

Not true. I make my share of bad casts and get beat up on steelhead rivers just like everyone else.
Case in point: I've fished 8 days on the Thompson this season and only managed one fish. I'm fishing all the right water and doing everything right (I think!) but I'm just not over grabby fish (I hope!). Sometimes it eats away at my confidence. Sometimes reeling up and hitting the pub sounds like a better use of my time, but I stay out there and keep casting. I read in a John Gierach book once that the only way to catch an Atlantic salmon is to keep your fly in the river and be of good cheer, and when it's tough on steelhead water that's my mantra.
Just thought I'd share that.