The reality unfortunately is I am old. I started fishing with my father(an avid fisherman) at five years of age. I am now 72.
So fishing has been a part of what I do for a long time.
I have used every type of fishing equipment made. Equipment is made like any tool. Use for a specific task.
Sometimes you have to have a small screw driver.
The first references to fishing with flies originated in England in the 13th century. The fly was described as a hook tied with feathers and was used for fishing trout and grayling. Many credit the first recorded use of an artificial fly to the Roman Claudius Aelianus near the end of the 2nd century.
Fly fishing has a long and distinguished history. In fact it is fascinating to see how it evolved. Also who was into it:
Daniel Webster 1782 - 1852
American statesman, Whig Party leader and orator, Daniel Webster was so sickly as a child that he was not expected to work on his parent's farm, but was left to fish, hunt and read -- interests that he sustained throughout his life. Webster is believed to have fished on the Potomac River while serving in the U.S. Congress and as Secretary of State under Presidents Harrison, Tyler and Fillmore. Pictured is his 12 foot, 3 pieced Greenheart fly rod (c.1847).
The list includes: Ernest Hemingway, Zane Grey, Ted Williams, Harrison Ford, Eric Clapton, Liam Neeson, Dwight Eisenhower, Steve McQueen and many many others.
Last edited by bonefish; 08/08/20 01:52 PM.
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