Well folks...

I reread my original post - and WOW! It really does sound self-righteous. I believe that the point that I was trying to make was lost in the self-righteous tone of the original piece. The piece does come off as arrogant (and elitist)- not my intention, but definitely the result.

I did paint with too broad a brush (I must admit, broader than I intended) and thus did a disservice to other fly anglers by perpetuating the stereotype of "the arrogant fly-fisher".

Thanks for pointing this out to me.

I hope all can accept my apologies...