A well-turned paragraph offers the same visceral satisfaction as a perfect cast (and it’s a lot harder to pull off), which is probably why I read and re-read so many of fly fishing’s better writers.

With that in mind, we offer up an amusing graph from another of the Tamanawis blog’s interesting fly fishing reports – this one aimed at fly fishermen who are now or may some day be Grayling fishermen…

I consider fishing for good-sized trout or grayling in a small stream to be amongst the loveliest of of the many lovely ways to spend a day. The only problem is that with enough anticipation, sweaty palms and enthusiastic optimism, any lovely activity can end up being a little disappointing. I thus tried hard to control my usual fantasies, aiming for a calculated, hunter-gatherer ethos. Hate the fish, hate the damn fish. Must. Kill. Fish. [Political aside: I love grayling too much to kill them, that is what is known in the Isle of Britain as a 'joke'.]

You can read the whole report here (including Grayling pictures). If you’re like me, you’ll do so – then wonder when your own small streams (sadly Grayling-free small streams) will feel like when they open once again.

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