Gone Fishing
I went fishing for the last time this year yesterday. We had the day off because it was Thanksgiving, and my friend "Mike" suggested that we go. We first went up to a spot near Erin, but it seams like the fish have all left for the winter. So around lunch time we went to another spot I know in Guelph. To be honest the fishing there wasn't that great either. Usualy in the summer almost every cast gets a hit, but it is late in the year so most have gone. Still we did catch some bass, and I got a nice big pike. Of course we let them all go, it keeps the lake stocked, and the fish just get bigger each year if you do. In the evening, just before we left there was a lot of activity in this one spot in the shalows. It was a pile of carp jumping out of the water over and over again, I don't know if it was their mating season or what but I've never seen that before.
Thats the great thing about fishing, every experiance is different. I know that some people find fishing borring, or even agravating, but I find it relaxing and peaceful. It is one of the only times you can go out with people all day and barely say anything because your trying not to scare the fish. However even though you don't say anything there is a bond there, it's hard to describe, but it's there.
Then theres the state of mind you get in. There is no thinking. Your mind gets to switch from the things that bother you, that torment you, to nothing at all. All you concentrate on is the art of fishing, and it's not something that is a dificult process. It is almost instinct. True you do have to figure out what lures to use, and where to cast, but thats it. Your mind goes blank, all that there is is the sound of the water and the birds, the smell of the trees and water, the feel of the sun and wind. Nature consumes you. That is what true peace is like. No worries, just the beauty of the world around you. With all the things that run through my head, the chance to get away from it, even for a few hours is envigorating.
It is a shame that the season is over, and I can't go fishing until spring. But I will wait, the chance to get away from the sorrows of my thoughts is the hope that helps me keep going.
Thats the great thing about fishing, every experiance is different. I know that some people find fishing borring, or even agravating, but I find it relaxing and peaceful. It is one of the only times you can go out with people all day and barely say anything because your trying not to scare the fish. However even though you don't say anything there is a bond there, it's hard to describe, but it's there.
Then theres the state of mind you get in. There is no thinking. Your mind gets to switch from the things that bother you, that torment you, to nothing at all. All you concentrate on is the art of fishing, and it's not something that is a dificult process. It is almost instinct. True you do have to figure out what lures to use, and where to cast, but thats it. Your mind goes blank, all that there is is the sound of the water and the birds, the smell of the trees and water, the feel of the sun and wind. Nature consumes you. That is what true peace is like. No worries, just the beauty of the world around you. With all the things that run through my head, the chance to get away from it, even for a few hours is envigorating.
It is a shame that the season is over, and I can't go fishing until spring. But I will wait, the chance to get away from the sorrows of my thoughts is the hope that helps me keep going.
posted by The Cube at 1:52 PM
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