Guys Fishing Weekend
Exploring Community and Connection of Men through Fishing Trips
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How Guys Fishing Weekend Hopes to Save the World
The Reminder You Need... I know you didn't ask for it, but you gotta get it...
How It All Began...
"Research says people with good social networks live longer, happier, healthier lives...If you feel you can't ask for support from a friend, you're going to experience greater social isolation." - Geoffrey Greif
“You must have a compelling response for, 'Why the hell am I doing this?'” - Elana Carter
"The trout do not rise in the cemetery, so you better do your fishing while you are still able." - Sparse Grey Hackle
"Three-fourths of the Earth's surface is water, and one-fourth is land. It is quite clear that the good Lord intended us to spend triple the amount of time fishing as taking care of the lawn."- Chuck Clark
The Happy Halloween Edition!
“There is no better high than discovery.” - E. O. Wilson
“Fishing provides that connection with the whole living world. It gives you the opportunity of being totally immersed, turning back into yourself in a good way.” - Ted Hughes
“A 12-inch trout caught on a dry fly is four inches longer that a 12-inch trout caught on a nymph or streamer. It’s something many fly-fishermen believe or feel in their hearts.” - John Gierach
"Loneliness is when you're missing people, aloneness is when you're enjoying yourself." - Anthony De Mello
🐟️ “Music contains zero alcohol, yet it gets people high.” - Michael Bassey Johnson
"My biggest worry is that when I'm dead and gone, my wife will sell my fishing gear for what I said I paid for it." - Koos Brandt
"There are so many ways to be heartbroken on the water, that sometimes the joy comes from merely avoiding mistakes or bad luck." - David Coggins