I think it was the Existentialist movement of the ’70’s that insisted we “think like the trout, BE the Trout.”

If you’re still struggling with the concept you may want to eat bugs, then again, there’s plenty of other philosophies that would permit you to achieve “self” by eating Ice Cream.

There’s strong evidence that early on, people in Europe and the Middle East routinely ate insects. In the Book of Leviticus, for example, the text states that most bugs are taboo. But not ALL bugs, it says. “These you may eat; the arbeh after his kind, the sal’am after his kind, the chargol after his kind, and the chagav after his kind….” Most scholars agree that these are really names for the same critter, the locust, in various developmental states.

Somehow there’s always a trendy SoCal eatery involved, as Californian’s insist on being on the cutting edge of every dubious trend possible.

“Right now, it’s the ‘in’ thing,” says Brian Vidor, proprietor of Typhoon, a trendy Pan-Asian restaurant at the Santa Monica, California, airport.

About six years ago, Vidor added stir-fried crickets and ants to his already extensive menu. The word swiftly spread, and soon the restaurateur found himself struggling to ensure that supply would meet the demand.

I’m not so sure the angling community is ready for “Singlebarbed’s Guide to Tasty Ephemera” – but what better way to break new ground than to prove Hydropsyche tastes like shoe leather, and the LaFontaine Caddis needs Garlic?

If you’re struggling with all of this, go lick your windshield.