Hooked whi le young

I am an outlier, they say, because I am young and I like fishing. Perhaps I should have expected this. After all, it would appear that many of the things I enjoy in life, such as naps, whisky, further naps, cricket, napping at the cricket and Werther’s Originals are also enjoyed by those of years more advanced than mine. Although my list of hobbies has always made me popular with the fathers of my girlfriends, sadly, sharing the interests of those three times my age is unlikely to get me further up the queue when it comes to getting vaccinated. Instead, I am here, writing about why more young people should get into picking up a rod and reel and heading to water.

The irony will no doubt not be lost on you, dear reader, that a person by the name of James Fisher should be quite keen on his fishing. It was certainly not lost on my schoolmates, who upon learning that I was a member of the fishing club howled