THE ART OF STEALTH
MOST of us hone our skills learning the essentials of fishing… I’m talking essentials such as knots, rigs, casting, seasons and species. While all of those are important skills, it can be a waste of time if you scare the fish before you have the chance to even wet a line.
Fish aren’t all that smart, but they do have finely tuned instincts which sense danger. Once a fish senses danger, catching them can be near impossible.
Hunters understand the importance of stealth. Using wind direction, silence and camouflage, a hunter can sneak up on an animal without it being a aware of their presence. The consequences of a bad approach means a spooked animal. It’s obvious. Unlike hunting, most of the time we don’t technically stalk our fish. The exception of course is sight fishing. More on that later. However, for argument’s sake, many fishos are oblivious to
