The last cast

MANY fishermen have a weakness for the latest tackle, gizmos and ephemera. The Swedish word lagom, meaning ‘just the right amount’, was not coined with the average angler’s rod room in mind, but recent kit trends among game fishers have lowered the tone a bit.

Let me paint you a picture of an example at our local petrol station., a gazillion rods of every length, blonde in the passenger seat chewing gum and tapping a languid blue fingernail on the chrome wing mirror, himself in aviator shades, baseball cap, combats with zips and pockets enough to confound the Artful Dodger. All this to pursue the gentle art of salmon fishing.