Teach your children

[Paul Boote]

[With sincere apologies to CSN and to JoniM]

 

Seen linked on the Midcurrent flyfishing news just now.

 

"But if this little sport-any sport-is to have a future, we need new blood, young blood, like the two 10-year-olds I saw watching a fly-tying demonstration, their eyes aglow with wonder and delight-the same sheer joy that brought most of us to this funny little sport, the same sheer joy that, unless we in the business manage to wring all the joy and wonder out of it in the name of business, will continue to bring in new people, shining warriors of the future who will take our places, perpetually protecting all our rivers from the forces of evil."

 

James R. Babb in Gray's Sporting Journal about the huge, annual, Denver flyfishing retailers show. Now, think Britain … think coarse, not game…

 

 

http://www.grayssportingjournal.com/storie...6/angling.shtml

[Newt]

Nice article Paul - interesting to me even though I am not a fluff person at all.

 

And the snippet you quoted is as good a thought for this forum and our members as I've seen in yonks.

[Paul Boote]

Nice article Paul - interesting to me even though I am not a fluff person at all.

 

And the snippet you quoted is as good a thought for this forum and our members as I've seen in yonks.

 

Some people might not quite agree with James Babb, or with me, Newt -

 

http://tinyurl.com/8x4q5

 

- but, in these times of "managed expectations", the more determined among us can only continue to work for the greater good, and live in hope...

Edited January 22, 2006 by Paul Boote

[Newt]

Some people might not quite agree with James Babb, or with me, Newt

 

And some people might be idiots Paul.

 

I suppose I could have been more PC and said they might be shortsighted or mistaken but .... nope, idiots says it perfectly.