SwittersB & Fly Fishing is a…well obviously…a fly fishing blog. I notice that when I post re fly fishing, fly tying and such there is just not the enthusiasm for the photos (photography/nature) that there is when I take say a photo of a tree, a rock, a cloud. Hmmm?
That frankly baffles me and I try to reconcile it according to what I imagine your tastes are, your pursuits. But, try as I might, I just don’t understand why you don’t get as excited over the beauty of a Rainbow Trout as much as a tree. Come on Photography~Nature Lovers…love the Fish (and the Fly Fishers). 🙂
I love both, but really there is such beauty and grace in the fish we photograph. Where’s the love folks? These aren’t just slabs of meat with lemon slices. These are beautiful, sometimes powerful adversaries that are sought, seduced, admired and released back into beautiful environs. Come on folks show your love!
SwittersB & Exploring 
(btw, there seems to be no way to know if there has been a reply. you do not enable the “Notify me of follow-up comments via email” box)
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I will check into the settings…thank you. But, at the risk of showing my ignorance….I cannot find that setting. I also think if one does that you are emailed for all subsequent comments from anyone??? Not sure.
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It is under Settings/Discussion about 2/3 of the way down, called
“Show a ‘follow comments” option in the comment form”.
Yes, it’s true one gets everyone’s comments emailed, but this is not a big deal and is sometimes interesting. Usually I will ‘unfollow’ the comments a week later (there’s a link in the email to do it).
I always feel bad making a comment and then not going back to check how the author felt. But it is hard to manually find each post in each blog that you commented on. hence the desire for the email.
But a blog is a dictatorship, and just as I do whatever I like, so can you 😉
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Ok, now I see it. Thanks.
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as an ordinary human, I love the landscapes, and the fish, but after a while the flies become a bit hard to distinguish. Like large primes to a non-mathematician.
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I LIKE the photos of your fish , love the flies, but really snatch on tips of how to present a given fly.
Thanks , Jake Enns
Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2013 02:08:20 +0000 To: jakeandmartha@hotmail.com
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Jake wrote an email to you with a few questions. In the meantime here is a general, excellent website with tips from others:
http://midcurrent.com/techniques/fly-fishing-strategy-tips/
I will wait to here from you re further specifics.
Gary
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Interesting observation. I have not been following your blog for long but I have found inspiration and enjoyed it so far. Thanks!
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Thank you Ron for visiting and taking the time to comment.
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You are selling yourself short Gary… we luuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuurve your pictures of trout and fishing and with that in mind some questionably poetic encouragement.
Trees are nice and clouds are pretty
Graves are sad and barns just gritty
Faded paintwork or flowers are fine
But that ain’t why we cast a line.
It’s nice to see a landscape view
Or even shots of a bird or two
On a wire or in a nest
But I like pics of trout the best.
Keep up the good work..
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Oh Tim thanks!!! I love that poem! So well put.
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