Fly Fishing 101

A passion of mine has been rekindled over the last couple of months, that is the most likely reason why I have not written in my blog for the entire month of August. I have decided to post something every Saturday, unless I am some how completely unable to. With that out of the way I will continue with my first thought.

I have been a fly fisherman for six years, but have never been this consumed in it. I have done other activities that have felt this way, but this is some how different. I was into horseback riding, bow hunting, then traditional archery, some golf that was really short lived, and various other outdoor activities through out my life. They all had one thing in common which was; they all started out intense and slowly faded to cold coal. That is the complete opposite of what I am experiencing with fly fishing right now. It started off slowly but has grow red hot, as I constantly flame it. I have emerged myself with study and needed some kind of quick relief. I have been racking my brain with Bible studies and, theology. I just needed something quick and easy to do, to get outdoors, and enjoy God's creation. Fishing seemed like a quick fix. Its easy, you just find some water, get some bait, rig it up, toss it in the water, and sit and wait. Boring, I was finding myself taking my studies with me to the lake side, while not being bothered much with the pole lying beside me. Then in one of my stupors, I graped my fly rod, called up a friend of mine to give it a go, and went to the nearest ripple section of water. We did not hook any fish, but we were dreadfully hooked ourselves. We started studying up on the proper way of fly fishing, we also upgraded our rods, reels, and other gear. We learned more about our prey, and have had some good success. So far our fish of choice have been small mouth bass, with the occasional blue gill, but we spend our free time dreaming about twenty inch trout giving us the fight of it's life(When that happens I will be sure to write about it). But the truth behind this story is; the faith fullness of Christ, I would not be able to enjoy this activity the way that I do if it wasn't for Him. That is the difference that I pointed out earlier. When I was involved in those other outdoor activities, I did not live as I lived now, I did not know Jesus Christ as Lord as I know now. I would give fly fishing up in heart beat, if it separated me from Christ. Christ is my life, only in Him I can live. The reason why fly fishing is so enjoyable, is because it is not my center of life, like other activities were. Christ is, He makes life so much more richer, things taste better, life pains are so much more deep. It is not the same with every one, not every one enjoys fishing like I do. That is not the point. This is; when Christ is the center of our lives, when He is our treasure, and nothing else matters; the appetizers in life are so much sweeter.