Been on a MAJOR Buckethead binge recently, so thought I would re-run this one from 2020. The man really does make some killer music to play in the background while building a rod or tying flies.

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I got to my thirties and still never cast a fly rod, I knew that I would fly cast someday, but life and other fixations, including and especially Girls, (Ladies; Women; Damsels in distress;Mermaids; and Goddesses; one and all), got in the way. But I always had a back burner kept clear for the day that I could finally work it into my life, and had I met anyone who could cast a fly rod, no doubt that flame would have been ignited instantly.  The first fly rod I actually ever saw after the few in the Lake District as a kid, was in a junk shop in east London looking for props for a fashion shoot.

It would happen of that I was sure and it would need commitment to learn. I can’t flirt with interests, cant dip my toe in, once I’m committed it’s the full plunge of obsession.

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We've had some incredible wind recently, so even if i'd thought to try another foray to the river on the public holidays this week it would have been impossible. So naturally, I climbed a couple of mountains instead. It's amazing how much more tolerant of the wind and crowds I can be when there's no fishing involved.

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Fishing has been hard. Fish still have funny behavior, slow rise and fast dive. Satu has been few days at resort as her back went really bad.

I had few great shots, my ploplop was not so good so I had no success. Past few days I have seen few bigger fish and had bad luck with them. All big ones has suddenly rose next to the boat, we have seen each others eyes and then it has been bye bye. I have seen also some couples so maybe they have sex at the moment and have babies during the weekend when I return to the lake.

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There are many aspects to practicing your casting and of course, different focus points depending on what type of casting you’re practicing. In the end, they can all be combined. Practicing distance casting involves both carry and shoot. As long a carry as possible and as long a shoot as possible. Timing, precision, presentation, loop control and much, much more. And the better you can combine all these, the better the fly caster you become.

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Today should have been the first BFCC event of the year, unfortunately the cricket club was forced to cancel a week or so back due to a waterlogged pitch. As is typical with this sort of thing though, it has barely rained at all since the cancellation and the pitch is probably bone dry now, especially after today which was 25 deg C according to my car. I know a BFCC member popped in whilst passing and said the ground was ok but the grass was long – I suspect the club had to postpone the first mow of the year for fear of the tractor cutting ruts into the pristine wicket and outfield.

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