Persistence may not be perceived as one of the most important components in fishing but is imperative. The “experts” speak of technique, gear, lure/bait/fly selection, “reading the water”, destination, or time of the year as prime determinates of success.
Situational Awareness: the perception of the elements in the environment, comprehension of their meaning, and projection of their status in the near future, crucial for safe and effective decision making.
In a beautifully crafted quarter sawn Oak secretary’s desk from the 1940’s is an old polaroid photograph of a boy and his father taken in the North Woods of Wisconsin.
Our morning started just past dawn with the thermometer reading minus-15 Fahrenheit. It was a beautifully cold day with the sun bright in the low southern sky beginning its trajectory east to west.
