n"Fly fishing is to
fishing as ballet is to walking. It is interesting that many men come to fly-fishing after
they have been through other kinds of fishing, usually forms that involve powerful
boats, heavy rods, and brutally strong fish. Perhaps this is because they are getting
wiser and less hormonal. Or perhaps it is that as men get older, some of them develop
holes in their souls. And they think this disciplined, beautiful and unessential
activity might close these holes. "
n - Howell Raines -