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THE ANGLER'S LOG BOOK
While cleaning out some old fly fishing items I came across my old Angler's Log. Back in the 1960's the Orvis Company sold an Angler's Log book. The pages were punched to fit in a small note book, and you could carry it in your vest although I chose not to do so.
Neil:
Back on April 7th, 2003 Marv Taylor's article in that weeks Fly fishing Lakes column
http://www.flyanglersonline.com/feat...akes/part3.php
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Marv's wrote about his "The Successful Angler Journal" that he uses when fishing. I have made my own log sheet using Marv's as model, and have found it useful, for helping with improving my visits to the shoreline to go fly fishing.
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I know that what works in June might not work in July, but the information written down, does help in review what has worked and what did not, the last time I was there, as well as the conditions when I was last there.
I have both Marv's illustration with all the information of one of his fishing sorties, and my blank log page, both in PDF that if anyone is interested that I can send them. Just email me at parnelli@comcast.net Then they can printout their own jounal log sheets on their computer printer.....
amazing how Orvis was able to capitalize on a simple thing like a log that couldhave easily been written (probably more personally and in more detail with a simple notebook......but then, fish are just as gulible as us.
I recently read a book by Wiliam Plummer called "Wishing My Father Well" in which a man discovers who his father really was by reading his old fishing journal's after his passing and fishing the places his father fished. I think in keeping a journal , you can record much more than just how many fish you caught. For me fly fishing bring's about a peace of mind and thought's apart from the everyday stresses of life that seem worth writing down. I think it would be a great thing to pass down one day. Just my two cents.
What a great story! thank you for sharing. When I first started fly fishing, I had a log, that I never used. I was 12 and well Journal's weren't my thing. In hindsight, I wish I did.
I then picked up a Journal several years ago, and though that would be my next big thing. This was influenced by reading Muriel Foster's Fishing Diary. But again I just never found myself the time or bothered to pick up a pen and start dabbling.
new for 2010. I began to incorporate technology. I am always on forums and I post up reports of my fishing adventures so why not find a way to track this. I found an online fishing log that I have been using, and it's been great so far! But unfortunately, the look and feel of old paper or cards will never be there. I'm afraid if one day I have kids, etc. all my fishing musing will be lost to some harddrive somewhere.
Thanks for sharing and remotivating me!