[omega45]

1 casting over a pool full of non-taking steelies or salmon ...???

2 casting all day on a pool with nothing in it ???

 

[fredaevans]

At least with #1 you have a chance; with #2 you don't have a 'snow balls chance ......':hihi:

 

[t_richerzhagen]

With current trends

it seems like we are seeing more of #2.

 

[Nooksack Mac]

To have a sporting competition, you need an opponent

Situation No. l feels worse, minute-by-minute, particularly if the fish are actively rolling, jumping, or visably moving around in clear water.

However, it's no fault of the angler. Salmonoids and most other fish are temperamental, as most of us know. And whatever has turned them off the bite may reverse itself at any time.

Situation No. 2 is worse because it represents a fundamental failure on the part of the angler: the ability to read water; or, worse yet, an ecological failure (hopefully temporary) in that fish that are seasonally due have failed to appear. Is it a temporary delay, or has there been some disaster elsewhere?:whoa:

 

[pescaphile]

All day on the same pool? I never do that regardless of whether I'm hooking fish or not.

 

[Benjamin]

Hallo,
Worse?
Casting on a pool with other fishers and being the only one without a fish.
Ben

 

[Philster]

It is better to travel hopefully than to arrive. Knowing there is life in the river keeps the heart engaged.

 

[JDJones]

Whiskey... Single Malt... Speyside... No Ice... Leave the Bottle" Conker the Squirrel.

Single malt whisky hath no e in it. Water, barley, yeast, yae. But nay "E".:lildevl: Squirrel rifle at the ready.:chuckle:

 

[Rookiespey]

Got to go with #2. Chasing Steelhead for years until I finally caught one. I felt like every pool & run was like #2.

 

[Ol Rich]

#1 should be more fun.
#2 should be less fun.

Because there are no "Bad" days on a river.

Rich