odd fly fishing question

[RonPaulFan]

Perhaps I'm not typical, but you did say "odd."

I started deep sea fishing as a child. Much later, after moving to Colorado for two full seasons of skiing, I was walking from store to store and saw the strangest thing -- tiny hooks. I asked what they were for and the answer was flies to which I said: "They seem to be about the right size, but why would anyone want to catch flies?"

Oddly, a few years later, I was fly fishing. I got way into fly tying, going to the Idaho expositions, buying extraordinary hackles from the breeders. I even have dle hackle that is size 22 for all of it and other oddities that generally can't be found.

I stopped fly fishing years ago and put it all away. Then I started over with big lures and spinning equipment and then ice fishing.

I don't intend to get out of fly fishing and I will fly fish again someday.

I'm enjoying the full fishing experience with all it's diversity, so my fishing focus is learning new styles and techniques.

It also fits with me being into preparedness. Conventional fishing equipment is barter commodity, but the learning curve for fly fishing is to great to be immediately useful to someone who isn't a fly fisherman.
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