My Favourite Things About Fishing

My mum asked me what the best thing about fishing is.

The best part about fishing for me is the feeling when I am reeling in a fish. The feeling starts like a ball of excitement in my tummy the moment I get a bite. Then it becomes a huge feeling. I feel it like an energy rushing through my whole body. When the fish is almost brought in, I start to tremble with excitement. I will still tremble when the fish is on the bank. It takes the splashing of the water against rocks and the river bank to calm me down.

That leads me on to my next favourite thing about fishing. Those sounds of the water against the river bank, the sounds of birds singing, and the sights and sounds of fish jumping out of the water I find calm me down. Being in nature is a bit like meditating and I love it because it makes me feel happy. It’s a different kind of excitement.

So, sometimes when there’s not much happening and there’s no bite and no action, my dad and I both sit down, or even lie down, we look into the sky, look at the clouds, or close our eyes and listen to the sounds around us.

Sometimes when I am doing my homework and I don’t like it, and it makes me feel crabby and frustrated, I recall those sights and sounds and all my favourite fishing memories and they make me feel better.

My least favourite thing about fishing is losing a fish. I feel this huge excitement after the bite, and the BANG it’s all gone. Then I feel so disappointed and frustrated. Sometimes after that I want to pack it all in and will say to dad we should call it a day. My dad will usually suggest staying for another while because he thinks we will get more fish. But I usually start feeling bored. But the sounds of the current and the sounds of nature will calm me down.

Cooking and eating the fish we bring home after a long day is my reward for staying with it. My dad says catching and cooking your own fish tastes so much better than buying it from the shop. I think that’s 100 percent true. My dad fries trout and salmon in butter. I would say that’s my favourite food in the whole world.

The photo is of the bank of Lough Mask. You can see the lovely current.

If you like fishing, what’s your favourite thing about it?



Regards, Cillian