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Leave it All Behind
Written By: Matt Canter | Issue: May 2023
You can leave the stress of the modern world behind by simply stepping into the stream.
Fly fishing for me is all about interacting with nature and escaping from the fast-paced life that most of us have come to recognize as normal.
It’s more of a feeling than an activity. When I put the truck in park, and begin to pull my waders on, I am 100 percent certain that one thing is true: The next few hours are going to be great, and there is absolutely nothing that is going to mess that up!
I haven’t found many other activities in life that I can say the same thing about.
For instance, one of my hobbies is mountain biking. I love mountain biking, but I swear every time I get on the thing, I get a stark reminder that I need to get in better shape. Fly fishing has never done that to me. It’s always been there as the more “therapeutic” of my hobby selections.
Sure, things go wrong as they do with everything. Sometimes you fall in the water and get wet…but then you dry out. Sometimes you hang your fly way up in the tree, and must break it off – but again, a little bit of re-rigging and you are right back at it.
Maybe it’s the sound of the water running and tumbling over the rocks that’s so soothing, but I find it hard to get stressed or frustrated standing in a trout stream. I often come to the trout stream that way…but leave feeling better.
Then, I always ask myself the same question: “Why don’t I do this more often?”
The month of May is arguably the best time of the year to go fly fishing in Western North Carolina. Make some time to get out there and enjoy it!
There’s little that can go wrong, and a whole lot to gain.
If you’ve never tried your hand at fly fishing, now is the perfect time – ask a friend that has some experience to take you or consider booking a local fishing guide to show you the ropes.
Whether you’re new to the sport, or an old pro, don’t forget to stop into the local fly shop for the inside scoop on what to use and where to go!
