afishinado
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I just read this piece (linked below) about Tom Rosenbauer. It's a great article about someone I have great respect for as a writer as well as a person.
I owned and read nearly all of his books and he was my favorite FFing author for a long time. The books and articles he wrote always gave me new info on the sport as well new things to ponder. He doesn't or even claim to have all the answers, but his questions get me thinking and searching and help me improve in the sport and enjoy the ride. I love his style of writing.
Later on I ended up working for Orvis in one of their stores and had a chance to meet and work with Tom on occasion. He is truly a really good FFer, a great writer, and without a doubt a real nice guy....genuine. I can't say the same for the many FFing authors and experts I've met along the way.
Here is some words of wisdom that I picked up from the article >
“What would you tell a beginner that would really open up the doors on the water?”
Tom Rosenbauer: “Don’t overthink it. Enjoy what you’re doing at the moment. Don’t think about what you should have done or how your day should have gone. Don’t worry so much about fly patterns. Practice casting no matter what you do. It’s hard for fly fisher’s not to overthink because it’s a thinking person’s pursuit, but observe what’s going on and pay attention to what’s happening instead of what you think should happen.” But that’s not always easy even for Tom.
Link to article > Tom Rosenbauer
I owned and read nearly all of his books and he was my favorite FFing author for a long time. The books and articles he wrote always gave me new info on the sport as well new things to ponder. He doesn't or even claim to have all the answers, but his questions get me thinking and searching and help me improve in the sport and enjoy the ride. I love his style of writing.
Later on I ended up working for Orvis in one of their stores and had a chance to meet and work with Tom on occasion. He is truly a really good FFer, a great writer, and without a doubt a real nice guy....genuine. I can't say the same for the many FFing authors and experts I've met along the way.
Here is some words of wisdom that I picked up from the article >
“What would you tell a beginner that would really open up the doors on the water?”
Tom Rosenbauer: “Don’t overthink it. Enjoy what you’re doing at the moment. Don’t think about what you should have done or how your day should have gone. Don’t worry so much about fly patterns. Practice casting no matter what you do. It’s hard for fly fisher’s not to overthink because it’s a thinking person’s pursuit, but observe what’s going on and pay attention to what’s happening instead of what you think should happen.” But that’s not always easy even for Tom.
Link to article > Tom Rosenbauer
