Fishing

The Ten Commandments of Fly Fishing

By Sheridan Anderson

  1. Thou shalt know thy knots well and rig thy gear in an artful manner.
  2. Thou shalt cast with precision and thy fly shalt like a cob web alight.
  3. Thou shalt fish upstream.
  4. Thou shalt know thy waters and be wise about those things upon which they prey doth feed.
  5. Thou shalt shalt cunningly play thy strategy in advance of each hole, pocket and riffle.
  6. Let not thy shadow nor that of thy rod fall upon the waters. Thou shalt move with stealth and keep thyself loward in deepest shadow and ever secret thyself behind tree, rock hummock and shrub.
  7. Thou shalt keep thy rod behind thee and thy line in readiness until thou art ready to cast.
  8. Thou shalt avoid fly-drag like the plague and watch thy lure lure like a hawk.
  9. Thou shall strike quickly but gently and thou shalt hopefully release thy quarry to fight another day.
  10. Thou shalt love the waters and all things that nourish there from; and thou shalt cherish and protect them as thine own--for all nature is thy home and all living things are thy kin.

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