Toss the wine and crackers, empty the fly box and reach for the loincloth, we’re not nearly as smart as we make out – and while fly fishing (fishing with a feathered lure) has a written record that spans as far back as pre-biblical times, it may be older than that…
Consider the evidence recently surfacing from Borneo that angling may be older than the fossil record – then again, someone could make the case that the average IQ of anglers hasn’t grown much, despite what history thinks.
In short, you don’t need a fancy rod nor gear – you don’t require flies representing all possible phases of insect minutia, what’s needed is an opposable thumb – the rest is gravy.
He’s a little rough on the presentation, but he looks receptive to a pointer or two, banana’s may be bad luck, but at least I get to ask what he’s using…
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I’m sure these guys will start showing up in mass numbers on the stream. I’m going to do a search for wading boots that promise to keep me from slipping on banana peals!
You may have hit on an issue, if you pissed them off by wading too close they may toss the peels downstream in your path.
I’m getting rid of all my flies that contain Silver Monkey – one of them may be a relative…
I’m not even sure where to go with this. You’d best let him crowd you – lest he start flinging ‘stuff’ at you.
Considering he can remove your appendages with his hands, “stuff” is the least of my worries.
It would be nice to have him as a fishing buddy, with that kind of agility – I’d get all my flies back..