It has been a true pleasure to watch the evolution of your fly fishing prowess in this series of videos not to mention your production skills. Your photography and editing are remarkable. I've been fishing for almost 60 years and fly-fishing for 30, and it is interesting to watch your understanding and remember my beginning years. For people new to fly fishing, your honest depictions of problems along the water (flies in trees, slippery rocks, hot days, etc. ) and the many successes are all lessons we each need to endure or enjoy every day. I appreciate too your gratitude and enjoyment of good simple foods - that's how fly fishing originated. You have a reverent attitude to the fish and the water and environment - that is also a welcome message. You seem to have some donors who are not only generous, but talented - from what I've seen of the flies you have, some of the tying is superb. One thing I've learned over my years of fishing is to associate plants and birds with the places and methods best suited for trout during various seasons. Here in Connecticut, New England, US, when some of the best fishing occurs is in early spring, and there is a wild onion known as "ramps," which ripens just as the river fishing starts to peak. I don't eat as much trout as I once did, but when I was your age I would often clean one I'd just caught and stuff it with ramps and bayberries and cook it over a small wood fire. There would be many trees in bloom - apples and cherries, and the maple and beech just passing, and on the ground trefoil and jack-in-the -pulpit and strawberries. I would love to see those elememnts in your context: the blossomng trees and shrubs and ephemerals, the colors and sounds of the birds at that spot, would all shape the understanding of the ecology at that place and time, and where the fish are because of it. I've come to know the different stones and sands and fallen trees and how they provide the fish with their specific places - feeding water, resting water, spawining water. I like the lessons of casting under trees, too - both behind and in front of you - because that skill can only come from practice, perseverence, and often an abundance of flies. The colors and sizes of flies are also an interesting topic - it would be interesting to see your choices for light or dark days, or morning and evening. I hope you are able to produce more videos and to continue to think with deep consideration the process of learning to fish - I realize that your audience is not wholly focused there - but it provides the right context for those who see the process as an art and a way of awareness. I like seeing the details of a land I will likely never visit - I shouldn't have waited so long. The beauty of all of it is evocative and tantalizing. Subscribed.
@bari_secret_base2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your wonderful message. It was very interesting. I am happy to enjoy fishing in nature. Recently I also started fly tying. The next fishing will be even more fun 🎣
@williamparadis30582 жыл бұрын
@@bari_secret_base It is already clear how much pleasure you find in nature, and even more in catching a wary fish. It increases when you catch a fish with a fly that you craft with your own hands. Keep sharing your journey - 97.7K people are grateful for it with me. 💜 ☮️ ☯️
@theoldstationhand Жыл бұрын
Wow, one of the best responses I've read on youtube! I don't fish, but enjoy Bari's videos because of her great editing, the amazing scenery and her tenacity to keep at it. She is so humble and adorable. I love it when she shows her excitement as she catches a fish. Cheers
Bari, メリークリスマス. I only discovered your channel recently, I am subscribed and I am still finding video's I haven't yet watched. Looking forward to following you next year. Cheers.😊