I'm not retired.
I am enjoying (I hope) the start of a mini-break from the world of attending a regular day job. We, unlike fish, mostly have choices. Like retiring. Who wouldn't enjoy a permanent respite from drudgery, danger and labour?
Apparently fish can strive for retirement too, according to this U of Washington article. Interesting read, but it might be worth following the links to the research. The writer of the article seems to have some difficulty distinguishing between char and trout.
At least the author capitalized the D and the V in Dolly Varden; one of the few animal (or fish) names that should actually be spelled with capitals. That is because the fish was named after a (fictional) person, a character in a lesser-known Dickens novel. Interestingly enough, another character in the same novel- Grip, the titular character's pet bird- provided E. A. Poe with the inspiration for the The Raven.
I have heard that raven feathers can be used to tie a very effective grayling, trout and Dolly Varden fly, pheasant tail nymph style. I am pretty sure it is illegal to collect and use wild raven feathers in this manner, so I wouldn't dream of hanging around at dumps looking for moulted feathers. But here is a very effective version, made of chicken. I think the fine, air-trapping fibres and greenish glint of these feathers helps make the difference.
I am enjoying (I hope) the start of a mini-break from the world of attending a regular day job. We, unlike fish, mostly have choices. Like retiring. Who wouldn't enjoy a permanent respite from drudgery, danger and labour?
Apparently fish can strive for retirement too, according to this U of Washington article. Interesting read, but it might be worth following the links to the research. The writer of the article seems to have some difficulty distinguishing between char and trout.
At least the author capitalized the D and the V in Dolly Varden; one of the few animal (or fish) names that should actually be spelled with capitals. That is because the fish was named after a (fictional) person, a character in a lesser-known Dickens novel. Interestingly enough, another character in the same novel- Grip, the titular character's pet bird- provided E. A. Poe with the inspiration for the The Raven.
I have heard that raven feathers can be used to tie a very effective grayling, trout and Dolly Varden fly, pheasant tail nymph style. I am pretty sure it is illegal to collect and use wild raven feathers in this manner, so I wouldn't dream of hanging around at dumps looking for moulted feathers. But here is a very effective version, made of chicken. I think the fine, air-trapping fibres and greenish glint of these feathers helps make the difference.
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