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- Be grateful for every fish. The big, the small, the tiny. Fishing any time is a precious gift. The pleasure, the pain — it’s all part of why we love it.
- Subtle shifts in presentation will transform your success rate. When feeling angry that your not catching crap, simply choose to try something different.
- Every steelhead comes into our life for a reason. It is up to us to be open to the lesson they are meant to teach.
- Trust. In troubled times when no one on the river is getting a sniff, just know that the Universe has your back and eventually you will get your bell rung.
- Never take things personally. What others are catching is a reflection of what run they are fishing and probably has little or nothing to do with you.
- A walk in nature cures a lot. Catching a fish is the bonus. Taking in some fresh air and the beautiful landscape is amazingly head-clearing, grounding, and mood-lifting. Bonus: If you can get yourself to believe this you will actually catch more fish.
- You have to feel it to hook it. Bring your doubts front and center because the only way out is by truly thinking the next swing will produce a fish.
- Perfectionism is an illusion. Made a bad cast? Ease up. Strive for excellence, sure, but allow yourself room to make mistakes and permission to be happy regardless of outcome.
- Take the blinders off. Don’t become so laser-focused on catching a fish that you miss out on the beauty around you. The river is stunningly beautiful, and the fish will notice if you noticed.
- Celebrate the journey. It’s not all about the destination. Getting to and from the river can be more memorable than the actual fish.
- Don’t take fishing too seriously! Its not life or death stuff, and its not rocket science. Leave your ego at the door.
