MATT ERDOSY
THIS RIVER IS WILD TRIBE
"The wonders of the natural world are too commonly ignored. Lives are
lived totally unaware of the interconnectedness of life all around us. The elegant savagery of natural selection is not witnessed. Birdsong falls on deaf ears.
Fly fishing allows you to become a participant in that system. You are the predator, and at the same time, the prey. If you're committed to DIY, you won't have much success until you truly know your locale. It is the knowledge, the awareness, the connection to the water and its inhabitants that I find the most rewarding aspect of the game. When you've connected, you can be satisfied in the knowledge that the fish you bring to hand are not due to beginner's luck.
I write these stories for the preservation of memories. I write them for friendship. I write them for brotherhood. I write them to learn. I write them fully aware of my failings to put into words the experiences and feelings of being on the water with the sun in your face, fighting the wind. People who work to live, and not the other way around, will understand."
Fly fishing allows you to become a participant in that system. You are the predator, and at the same time, the prey. If you're committed to DIY, you won't have much success until you truly know your locale. It is the knowledge, the awareness, the connection to the water and its inhabitants that I find the most rewarding aspect of the game. When you've connected, you can be satisfied in the knowledge that the fish you bring to hand are not due to beginner's luck.
I write these stories for the preservation of memories. I write them for friendship. I write them for brotherhood. I write them to learn. I write them fully aware of my failings to put into words the experiences and feelings of being on the water with the sun in your face, fighting the wind. People who work to live, and not the other way around, will understand."
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