What is a Fly Fishermans worst enemy?

[tediousthumper]

So the other day when I was out getting skunked on the EFL. I had a lot of time to think. And one of my thoughts was...Whats a fly fisherman's worst enemy? Is it the fish? After all, we are hunting them. We want to fool them to bite our jagged, metal, hooks. So we can fight the fish to shore. Simply to eat or release it. And if we release it, we sometimes like to hold it, and take a snap shot.If fish could think, thats gotta piss them off. I mean we may like fish, but they sure wouldn't like us right? Does that make us the enemy? Sometimes you may hear a fisherman say "lets go kill some fish today".And as bold as that sounds, thats the idea right? Even for a catch and release senerio, were still out to get em right? So here's the question. If it's not the fish thats are enemy, then what or who is?

[PT]

Huh...?


























Enemy....?

















Fish.......?

[Van BT's]

up here it would be tweekers for me. down in florida it would be people that are out hunting and shoot at anything that moves, particulary fishermen walking down to the lake.

[Porter]

It's a long list an in no order.

1. the wife
2. the kids...and their extra activities schedule
3. work
4. a fishing buddy bailing out
5. in-laws
6. honey do-list
7. the list goes on and on....but every one should know the worst enemy is always yourself....right?

[Han Double]

in your case possibly loneliness and running out of a high viscosity hand lotion at a critical moment?

my worst enemy is and always will be myself.

[Citori]

non selective harvest, hands down.

[Don Freeman]

ego

[Itchy Dog]

Wind.

[Mark Walker]

Benjamin Franklin Deficiency Syndrome. Devasting and crippling disorder.

[SpeySpaz]

too tired to answer.
Citori hit the first part.

[Jake Bannon]

Tediousthumper, you may just want to look into PETA. Great organization for that sort of thought and one less person on the river during steelhead months....

[Salmo_g]

Himself. What else?

Sg

[Smalma]

I agree with Salmo g - it is ourselves!

Tight lines
Curt

[Troutrageous]

Common sense. Its always telling me I shouldn't buy this gear, or travel there to fish, or I should be doing work instead of fishing, and so on.

[Dave Henry]

I would say that the combination of heavy wind and heavy rain. Also no wind and bright sunlight.