In reply to Post #4
Don't forget to smell the roses along the way ..
Think about it,
that guy camping by the lake may only get out that weekend in the entire year.
He has a hard life working 12hours a day bringing up 2 kids on his own as the wife has died of cancer.
Those couple of days may give him chance to just keep going without ending it all.
He might not actually care if he catches or not the sense of being near water is sometimes all it takes.
IF he catches 1 he is as happy as someone who's just caught a lake record.
Spring is my favourite time btw
Don't forget to smell the roses along the way ..
Think about it,
that guy camping by the lake may only get out that weekend in the entire year.
He has a hard life working 12hours a day bringing up 2 kids on his own as the wife has died of cancer.
Those couple of days may give him chance to just keep going without ending it all.
He might not actually care if he catches or not the sense of being near water is sometimes all it takes.
IF he catches 1 he is as happy as someone who's just caught a lake record.
Spring is my favourite time btw
In reply to Post #16
Well said,I absolutely agree. Very easy to judge others,without knowing an individual's circumstances. My personal favourite is spring, as I get very low through the winter and spring is a huge mental boost for me.
Well said,I absolutely agree. Very easy to judge others,without knowing an individual's circumstances. My personal favourite is spring, as I get very low through the winter and spring is a huge mental boost for me.
I'm out now till Friday this is my favourite time after weather cools down,I'm at a natural lake and not sure what's in it now having last fished it 35 plus years ago for bream and tench.
I lost my mom early December and my brother had to drag me literally to the lake a week before Christmas to get me out of the house,i didn't catch but it was nice to be out even that time of the year,and have time not to dwell but think of the happy times we had with her,I know my mom is happy knowing I'm doing something I love and she knew I got out to go fishing at every opportunity I can and if it means a night or a week at a lake I'm happy,she was always even happier if I caught a fish especially if it was big(20plus).
Sorry if this doesn't make sense
Update......
Just had a 23lb common from here
I lost my mom early December and my brother had to drag me literally to the lake a week before Christmas to get me out of the house,i didn't catch but it was nice to be out even that time of the year,and have time not to dwell but think of the happy times we had with her,I know my mom is happy knowing I'm doing something I love and she knew I got out to go fishing at every opportunity I can and if it means a night or a week at a lake I'm happy,she was always even happier if I caught a fish especially if it was big(20plus).
Sorry if this doesn't make sense
Update......
Just had a 23lb common from here
In reply to Post #1
In order of preference -
Spring
Autumn
Summer
Winter
TBF the height of summer and the height of winter are equally crap, and I'm more likely sticking to evenings in the summer / days in the winter . . . . first frosts onwards I'm into other species. Always cynical about those that harp on about 'quiet banks' and 'winter colours' . . . IMO what a load of bs - elongated hours of darkness / cold / wet / mud / bivvy porn / 58 cups of tea / defecation issues / general inactivity for minimal returns means I have better things to do with my time
In order of preference -
Spring
Autumn
Summer
Winter
TBF the height of summer and the height of winter are equally crap, and I'm more likely sticking to evenings in the summer / days in the winter . . . . first frosts onwards I'm into other species. Always cynical about those that harp on about 'quiet banks' and 'winter colours' . . . IMO what a load of bs - elongated hours of darkness / cold / wet / mud / bivvy porn / 58 cups of tea / defecation issues / general inactivity for minimal returns means I have better things to do with my time
Spring and autumn for me. Summer is for topping up the tan and doing a BBQ on the Cadac.
Winter is days only usually.
Winter is days only usually.