#35 Lessons From Everywhere: The Fishermen

The second installment in the ongoing “Lessons from everywhere” series where we believe you can learn valuable lessons from just about anything.

A lifetime of fishing has brought me way more lessons than just the 13 + 1 in this episode, but this should distill a good bit of it down into some solid nuggets of wisdom. You will become better at fishing, at experiencing fishing, as well as at life if you listen carefully. See the list below and let me know if you would add any.

  1. Sometimes you need to let the bigger fish run.
  2. Practice catch and release
  3. Be patient, persist, adapt. If its not working. Move or change.  
  4. Fishing is always worth doing.  Catching is better.  But fishing is still good.  
  5. Respect the river.  Respect the fish.  Be grateful.     
  6. Details matter. But make sure your line is on the water.  
  7. Etiquette.   Don’t crowd.  Don’t judge.  Don’t hog.  
  8. Share the experience.  
  9. Conditions are less of an obstacle when you love it. (early morning, cold temps, rain, snow, ice, animals)
  10. Let a guide show you what you are missing.  
  11. Pay attention to the patterns and the changes in patterns.
  12. It’s not just what you see, it’s what you don’t see too.
  13. If the spot gets popular, let everyone else go pressure it out.

Bonus:  1. Its not just a hobby.  Its a connection, a bond, and a legacy.  


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