Here Fishy, Fishy...

You'll notice that in my previous post I made reference to my sudden urge to be a part of God's great outdoors, including fishing. However, I have begun to question the existence of fishing.

Some would say that there is an element of conquering the minds of fish and luring them to chase your bait. I'm here to say that fish are stupid. I read an article online saying that trout will basically strike at anything that hits the water. Hoping that this article was correct, I went fishing the other day. I had lures, but I also decided to use corn, which was suggested to me as well.

I tested the validity of this article when i saw a couple small trout lurking near a drowning tree. Sure enough, the little suckers went right after the corn that I threw near their noses. Excited, I hooked a couple of pieces of corn and tossed my line in. Again, the little trout went after the corn, hook and all. However, they were to small to catch. I then contemplated diving into the water myself to see if they'd attack me. Then I could grab them and conquer these little guys. Remembering the temperature of the water and my need for vital organs I decided to remain frustrated.

Other people would say that fishing is about being in tune with your surroundings and being at peace with nature. Okay, granted this is a wonderful philosophy, but when you're not catching any fish, there's no peace of mind anywhere. Cast out... reel in. Repeat. That's all you do while thinking about the "intelligence of fish."
Still some may fish out of the necessity to provide food. This reason is good, but it would only mean that I would starve to death if I had to fish for food. I'll leave this for the professionals.

But then i remember that fishing can be fun, when you catch fish that is. It doesn't matter of the size as long as you've got something with fins and gills on the other end of your line. Then you can say that you've been succesful in outsmarting those scaled creatures. Another attractive thing about fishing, is "the one." Every fisherman catches one fish that he will always remeber. This fish, will keep him coming out weekend after weekend for the rest of his life in search of the bigger fish in the sea.

Well, I've got some more fishing holes that I'd like to explore. But for now, enjoy the salmon fillets yout buy at the grocery store.