walleye express
03-04-2005, 11:10 AM
I've been reading and posting on fishing site boards now for about 3 years or so. I enjoy sharing the knowledge I've acquired through years of my own experience and helping people be better fishermen. And this is not to pass judgment on any posters or contributors, rather they be Pro's or beginners.
But I've noticed a distinct tendency by most new, and some not so new to the fishing game, to ask for specific explanations from Pro's why they didn't/couldn't catch any fish on Lake X or River Y, and just what the Pro's would do different to change that.
Now, don't get me wrong. Asking people with the most time and experience spent doing any particular work is not a bad idea. And, there may always be a technique, lure type, certain bait or way to rig it, even certain places on that lake/river to find feeding walleyes during that tough time of year. But even the Pro's, Guides and Charters come to the scales or docks skunked on more than a few occasions, fishing these same bodies of water.
So, even beginners have to realize and understand that it's not always just them, and that on certain days the fish will just not bite and that's all there is to it. And that old saying that "Somebody is catching fish someplace today on this body of water" will always be true. But those fish are usually grouped tight together and have had their feeding triggers pulled by some isolated or reoccurring phenomena on that lake or river on that day.
I think the first few things everybody should learn fast about fishing, is that finding fish is a good start, but doesn't always mean catching fish. And nobody (no matter how experienced) will ever have all the answers to the fishing game.
But I've noticed a distinct tendency by most new, and some not so new to the fishing game, to ask for specific explanations from Pro's why they didn't/couldn't catch any fish on Lake X or River Y, and just what the Pro's would do different to change that.
Now, don't get me wrong. Asking people with the most time and experience spent doing any particular work is not a bad idea. And, there may always be a technique, lure type, certain bait or way to rig it, even certain places on that lake/river to find feeding walleyes during that tough time of year. But even the Pro's, Guides and Charters come to the scales or docks skunked on more than a few occasions, fishing these same bodies of water.
So, even beginners have to realize and understand that it's not always just them, and that on certain days the fish will just not bite and that's all there is to it. And that old saying that "Somebody is catching fish someplace today on this body of water" will always be true. But those fish are usually grouped tight together and have had their feeding triggers pulled by some isolated or reoccurring phenomena on that lake or river on that day.
I think the first few things everybody should learn fast about fishing, is that finding fish is a good start, but doesn't always mean catching fish. And nobody (no matter how experienced) will ever have all the answers to the fishing game.