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Fly-Fishing stories and Essays by Erik Helm.
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"If angling is the contemplative sport, as Mr. Walton would have us understand, that contemplation should not be on the final destination, but upon the path that led us there. Let that path not be the easy one nor the commonplace, but one of inner discovery and learning, for that much the better when the fish is finally brought to hand." Erik Helm
"“If the world were clear, art would not exist.” Albert Camus
"“If the world were clear, art would not exist.” Albert Camus
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A quiet rest stop for we anglers who enjoy tradition and literary effort, and a site that intends to inspire, question, and spur thinking.
There is power in words, and art in the angling which we need to appreciate. as we journey through the riffles of life, never forget the art and the approach are as important as the fish brought to hand.
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There is power in words, and art in the angling which we need to appreciate. as we journey through the riffles of life, never forget the art and the approach are as important as the fish brought to hand.
If you like this blog, please tell others about it and link to it.
Comment from the archives: This is the greatest writing on fly-fishing I have ever read since the stories of Traver and MacQuarrie. Your use of analogies and the romance and reference to art are one of a kind. Keep writing and keep this art alive please!
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- Bob Blumreich's site
- Classic rod and reel forum
- Classical Angler guide service and schools
- Cutthroat Stalker
- Hand made fly reels by William Olson
- Jeff Kennedy's fly art website
- My Literary Site
- My site with my mother's artwork
- Poppie's Red Shed flyshop
- Redwing Flyrods (Cane) Joe Balestrieri
- Single Barbed Blog
- The American Fly Fishing Museum
About Me
- Erik Helm
- Driftless, Wisconsin, United States
- I am a middle aged hyper-creative writer, angler, and hopeless romantic.
Sunset on a western river
And that fool would be me. I keep learning. I hope to keep learning. Always.
ReplyDeleteso very true so true!!!
ReplyDeletegreat blog you have by the way!!
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ReplyDeleteThe post is so accurate... and I am the fool as well...
There is so much to this. We all look for shortcuts in lines and rods, but often it is a better us that really matters.
I'm traveling to MI for a week swinging some ridiculous flies and having hopes a fish eats it! O yea and I'm traveling 8 hours to do it! Most ppl look at me like I’m a fool, but it is they who will never know what they are missing!
ReplyDeleteYou are absolutely right! Fly fishing in Utah requires the patience. If you don't have the endurance to stay the course... don't go.
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