Kype Fishing Magazine
“Keeping it Real.”
We are coming to the end of our nine month fishing excursion. Of course with anything there are ups and downs, and that certainly proved true being on the road this long. Living out of suitcases and a truck full of product, fishing gear and camera equipment is not for the weary. Publishing in and out of hotel rooms and in the passenger seat passing through multiple states can be exhausting as well.
However, these challenges do not come as complaints. To have the opportunity to travel to the best fisheries, that included an amazing spring guiding season in northeastern Ohio, was an experience of a lifetime. The clients this year were awesome, great people, lots of fish, and good times. This fishery was explosive and I plan to return to guiding in Ohio for every spring and fall season.
In the past, I have written about fishing with confidence, but at the same time, there must be a desire to expand your knowledge base and to experience things that may be outside your comfort zone. Similar to any industry, the fishing industry can have a lot of hot air blowing around at times. Generally speaking, everybody knows everything. You hear a lot of big names being thrown around along with the same ole industry blather. Being in and among this, it is my observation that many fishermen, and even some professionals in the industry, are guilty of Plato’s Cave.
The allegory of the cave was used by the Greek philosopher, Plato. His intention was to illustrate human nature in regards to knowledge and education. Plato describes a fictitious group of people who have lived as prisoners in a cave their entire lives. The people would watch shadows projected on a wall when things passed in front of the fire behind them. According to Plato, the shadows were as close as the prisoners would get to seeing reality. He then goes on to explain how the philosopher is like a prisoner who is freed from the cave and comes to understand that the shadows on the wall were not reality at all. He can now perceive the true form of reality rather than the mere shadows seen by the prisoners.
Sometimes anglers become legends in their own mind, but only in what they see and do every day. For example, they may call themselves expert fly fishermen, but wouldn’t know the difference between a Perry Poke and a pizza pie. Why? There is no need for a Perry Poke on their local water.
We are living on a planet that has amazing fishing opportunities. There are outstanding fisheries from Russia to Canada, from Europe to Chile and everything in between. Within those regions comes a plethora of technique and various styles.
If you’d like, I can give you shadows on the wall all day long, and I may be more successful in doing so, but that is not the true reality of steelhead, salmon and trout fishing—hence our new slogan, “Keeping it Real.”
This year I was inducted into the Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame as one of forty eight legendary communicators in the freshwater arena. This great honor reflected my dedication to this sport as I started at a very young age and have continued for the last twenty, plus years. During those years I positioned myself in and among some of the best fisheries on the continent—and now have my sights on some of those mentioned above.
In lieu of this achievement, Kype Fishing Magazine announces our new Hall of Fame section in each issue, featuring legendary anglers who share this honor with me. Also, I’d like to announce my latest contribution to the sport with my new book: George Douglas’ Fly Fishing: FISH LIKE A GUIDE. (A short excerpt of the book’s introduction follows).
In the meantime, I will continue to bring you an awesome product that is raw and real. So if you are stuck in your cave, stop being your own prisoner and come on out and see the reality of Kype Nation.
Sincerely,
George Douglas
Excerpt: Fish Like a Guide
In 1903, an author by the name of Wallace Wattles, wrote a book called “The Science of Getting Rich.” His book did not only focus on how many zeros one could add to their net worth, but also about how to become rich in all facets of life.
He talked about “thinking and doing things in a certain way” which I found very applicable to nearly all that we do, including the art of catching fish. If you do things in a “certain way” on and off the river, you will become a better angler, I promise.
Guides do things in a certain way. You can spot them a mile away. You can tell by the way they move, the decisions they make, their preparation and strategy—and it is all geared for one thing, catching fish consistently.
In this book, I will shine light on those traits, to grant you access inside the mind of a fishing guide, allowing you the opportunity to emulate their moves and inherit their thought process that can place you into the upper echelon of fly fishermen. KYPE
Click here to pre-order Fish Like a Guide
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