Ep. 9 (S2) - Beyond the Fish: Sights and Sounds

So I was really diving into these opportunities and these areas, these journeys beyond the fish.

And some of the cool things that just started popping in my head and the things I've seen out on the water or the experiences that have happened, whether it's by myself out on the water with friends, steelhead fishing, trout fishing.

You know, there's been so many memories that go beyond catching fish, go beyond numbers, size, all of the above, where just so many unique moments, memorable moments without fishing.

they wouldn't have happened, right? I think one of the best parts about fishing, being deep in the wood and exploring, but it's the wildlife, right? You know, beyond the fish, the fish are the cream of the crop, but some of the wildlife we get to encounter, some of these magical moments of nature that naturally come out.

I've seen some amazing things and it's because I was out there fishing or it's because I was incentivized by fishing.

That's something to really think about and be thankful for.

I want to dive down this avenue of the wildlife, the visuals, the sights, the sounds, the people, the perspectives.

Continuing on that pathway, like I said, getting into this idea of the more you fish and the more you see different types of streams, different versions, different areas, the more you just learn to notice the water differently.

I'm sure a lot of us do this, but if I'm just driving over a bridge, I am constantly, you know, with my eyes focusing on the driving.

But as much as possible, I'm looking at that water.

I'm seeing what type of structure, if I can, what type of clarity, what type of level is it? And that's every bridge.

Most people drive over a bridge and they don't think anything about it.

So, you know, the way I think about just water in general is deeper, right? It's natural.

It's so I can't not look at a piece of water, whether that's a lake or river.

small, large, medium, whatever it is, you obsess about looking at water and naturally connecting it to fishing or being out there fishing in that moment or a future moment.

But one of the best parts is the wildlife.

I mean, again, you're so quiet and connected in that zone, in that moment.

Nature kind of accepts you, right? You become part of it, you know, just something that is kind of connected with it within there.

Some of the opportunities, the visuals that you see just getting to the water, let's go there first before we actually stand in the water and pause.

I love the journey into the woods.

I love meandering through the woods to kind of navigate to the water that you want to get to.

There's a lot of opportunity just getting to the water.

And that could depend on the time of day, right? If you're out there bright and early, you have a really cool opportunity to see wildlife before it really starts moving.

It's still waking up.

If you're out there and it's sunrise and everything's starting to rise and come up with the sun, if you're looking down while you're walking, you're looking at the path, you're looking at different tree formations, the size of trees.