Apart from playing computer games, we’ve spent a substantial portion of the holiday fishing. We haven’t caught a single thing yet, but I’ve realised that catching fish is only part of the enjoyment.

If the enjoyment lay exclusively in catching the fish, then we could just go to a trout farm, drop a line in one of the tanks and nab a fish

But that’s not where the fun lies.

Instead, most of the joy in fishing is before you ever catch a fish.

It’s waking up early and seeing the sun rise. It’s watching the steam rise off the lake with the mountains in the background. It’s talking to other fishermen and asking them what techniques they’re using. It’s getting the perfect cast.

And it’s in having a beer with friends in nature.

Catching the fish is great. But most of the fun happens before that.

Image was taken in Clarens on our 2014 holiday 🙂

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