I was reading one of his many books and he brought up the many types of appearences fly fisherman can take on. The first one he mentioned was the man who approaches you in his brand new sage waders , guide jacket to match and of course to cap it off the 500 dollar rod/real just for the satisfaction of knowing he has the best equipment out there or further more becasue he feels it affects his fishing that much. Then he mentions another type which were the latin speakers who talk for hours to anyone who wants to listen on the stream bank instead of getting on the water and fishing.Gierach than says in his book tha ta man appraoched him talking all this "giberish" and gierach left him by saying simply "trout dont speak latin". The last character he mentions is the poor mysterious local who enters the stream in his old rubbre waders and a rod that is either home made or an ancient piece that he was given as a young boy. His flies are all unique paterns that all the fly shop junkies have never seen in their adventrues to every shop in town. The yuppy fisherman watch him as he patiently ventures to a place not thought of by the others as a prime spot to be fishing but within minutes he draws a fish to his withered net. Then when the man in his new sage guide wear jacket screams down stream screams what did you get him on the local man replies, those damn green things. This is when you are humbled and realize somtimes fly fishing is not as complicated as we all make it out to be.
Just thought this was a funny read and for me atleast a reminder to never be the guy that when the conversation ends between me and and another angler he is left in complete confusion of what I just said and convinced that I'm a complete a**hole.  | 
01-30-2004
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