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Trout Bumming and Fitness
It
is well known that some North American waters are
over fished but you may have always dreamed of
fishing some of them and planning a future trip
there. The over fished spots are normally along
highways and other easily reached areas. But these
same water can produce good fishing simply by
walking one mile away from easy access points.
We
live near a public access point on a well known
river in Wyoming. I have to cross our private river
bridge to get home, and glance at these public
waters several times a day. During the height of our
tourist season fly fisherman pass through each day,
stop here and are almost always on the same spot,
again each day because of its "fishy" looks. If your
early in the season this is not bad but later, not
so good. None of them realize that before
them, literally a hundred others stood in the same
spot trying to touch a fish and many killing fish.
To
fix this all these fisherman would need to do, is
walk a mile up or down stream before beginning to
fish.
Simply applying this rule to over fished unknown
waters always works! A mile is a relatively short
distance to walk especially for good trout fishing!
But this might mean a total of 4 miles of including
fishing round trip. My point is the experience is
much more enjoyable if your in shape.
The
evidence has been in for a long time. If Americans
would simply exercise they would be much healthier,
feel better and live longer too. The good news is
you can begin a healthily lifestyle at any age and
it always benefits! Like hunters preparing for a
strenuous big game hunt or joggers for an upcoming
marathon, we Trout Bums should also prepare for our
upcoming fly fishing trips.
Part of getting physically fit is eating right. If
your on a Trout Bumming trip and on a tight budget
you might think this this is difficult but instead
it comes down to choices. When I started Trout
Bumming back in my teens this was much harder to do,
but today we have much better options on trips. Ill
discuss these further in blog posts. Eating a diet
of low fat meats, plenty of vegetables and very
little sugar is simply better for us. Supplements
don't hurt either if you may be deficient in certain
things.
A
few simple changes
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Drink more water. Most of us
actually don't drink enough water every day.
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Get enough sleep. When you don't
sleep well, you will usually over eat.
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Don't rush, low stress.
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Exercise.
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Pick exercises you enjoy.
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Work out different parts of your
body.
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Eat more fruits.
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Eat more vegetables.
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Laugh and have fun.
Below are some links to being a healthier,
physically fit Trout Bum
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