I still consider myself a novice at fly fishing. But I have attempted enough to know that your sloppiest casts will happen with an audience. Then they will politely look at their boots and stifle a chuckle while you try to get your $2 fly out of the trees. But once in a while, when no one’s around, your cast is perfect...close enough to get that trout’s attention, and soft enough to not spook him... and you say to yourself “right there”.
I still consider myself a novice at fly fishing. But I have attempted enough to know that your sloppiest casts will happen with an audience. Then they will politely look at their boots and stifle a chuckle while you try to get your $2 fly out of the trees. But once in a while, when no one’s around, your cast is perfect...close enough to get that trout’s attention, and soft enough to not spook him... and you say to yourself “right there”.