My husband and I are Fly Fishing enthusiasts. We love being on the river and the connection it brings to the river and to the environment.
There is nothing better than hunting that “brookie” or “brown”. My husband David, fly fisherman extraordinaire (he is poetry in motion when it comes to fly fishing) and professional photographer is the true fly fisherman.
He can fly fish anywhere in any condition. I, on the other hand have to have just the right spot and just the right equipment and so on and on. I fiddle at fly fishing. However, both styles of fly fishing are wonderful.
As I said, it is not really about the how but why. The why is being in the river with glorious sky above and beauty all around and the knowingness of that one second in time when you are completely connected to all living things? That one transcendent moment when you and nature are one is transformative. You are the fish, you are the river and you are all that surrounds you.
We of course practice catch and release and have been asked “why bother”. The answer to that is in the act of “thinking like the fish” and therefore “being the fish”.
Once you have that connection and you actually succeed in “catching the fish” there is complete satisfaction. That second when you are allowed to gently release the hook (no barbs) and as the fish swims free from your gently cupped hand, the celebration of having met this lovely fish for that very short space in time is forever in your memory. I remember every fish I have every caught. The “brookies” shines like a penny and the “rainbows” jumps and fights so beautifully with such spirit. It is all SO, SO GOOD!
Come visit Redding and enjoy the best fishing rivers, streams and lakes in California. Look David and Jeanean Gendron up….and we’ll go with you!
For more information and the fishing reports on all the fishing spots visit: www.shastacascade.com/fishreport
For more information on David and Jeanean Gendron, visit www.jrgendron.com
Coming Soon A Dedicated Website on Fly Fishing the High Country in Yosemite (currently under construction).
2007 Copyright Jeanean Gendron, 2007 Copyright Photos by David Gendron. All rights reserved.
