| To me, baseball isn't the great American pastime; | | | | fisherman. |
| fishing is. I was raised on Arkansas trout fishing, | | | | It turns out that my dad had been into Arkansas |
| and my son has been raised on it as well. Trout | | | | trout fishing for a long time, but had given it up in |
| fishing in Arkansas is one of the most popular | | | | the last few years. It seems that he just didn't |
| ways to spend time. You see, things move a little | | | | have enough time anymore, but when I began to |
| bit slower down there. I don't want you to think | | | | ask him to take me on a trip, he gladly agreed. |
| that we are all rednecks. Yes friends, we have | | | | Our first Arkansas trout fishing trip was a little bit |
| electricity, plumbing, high-tech industry, and some | | | | awkward. You see, my dad was not really the |
| of the greatest cities in the world. In Arkansas, | | | | talkative type, and it was hard for him to be |
| however, unlike in much of the rest of America, | | | | alone with nothing to do but sit there and fish for |
| these things do not replace the great outdoors. | | | | so long. On the other hand, I was just the |
| We still continue to take pleasure in nature, even | | | | opposite, and liked to talk nonstop. It took a while |
| as we enjoy the modern conveniences of life. | | | | to get into a natural rhythm, but when we did, it |
| I still remember my first Arkansas trout fishing | | | | was smooth sailing from there. |
| trip. I was with my uncle, who I thought was a | | | | If you've never been Arkansas trout fishing |
| nut. He'd make strange jokes that his kids could | | | | before, I suggest that you go with an expert. |
| not understand, and sometimes stared off into | | | | You see, the streams are different at different |
| the distance, but boy did that man know how to | | | | times of years, and you have to use different |
| fish for trout. He taught me all the tricks that you | | | | fishing techniques. It can actually get pretty |
| need to know for Arkansas trout fishing. He | | | | complicated. You'll have much more success with |
| taught me how to use fishing flies, lures, sinkers, | | | | your Arkansas trout fishing adventure if you go |
| hooks, and all the rest. By the time I was done | | | | with someone who knows the ropes. They can |
| with a trip, I thought of myself as an expert | | | | show you how it's done. |