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New research out from Otago university/Fish and Game.
A new exploratory study has found that the act of standing in a river, trout or salmon fishing, has mental health benefits.
Should do follow-up study for waterfowlers and upland game hunters too.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/ninetonoon/audio/2018964296/the-mental-health-benefits-of-fishing
No kidding? I didn't need a university study to tell me that.
I said to wife(of 27 years today) just last week "we need to go fishing to reduce our stress" .yesterday we sat in wagon in the rain while some brave worms went for swimming lessons with a safety line attached. Yip we got a trout,I shot a hate that walked past too. The dogs got to romp around in lake and we all went home mentally refreshed. Tony Orman said it well....sometimes we need to catch fish,other times we just need to 'go fishing'.
No one did , but they wanted funding and someone clearly wanted to give them money......Quote:
Originally Posted by Shearer
I find great pleasure sitting in a boat with a line over the side....Sometimes however the day is ruined when I catch fish and have to clean them...problem is reduced by not putting bait on the hook, but somehow I still catch the odd one.....Dam rocking making the hook go up and down....:D
As a reformed surfcaster ( I now have a boat) I have spent countless hours standing in the rain looking at the rod tip waiting for something to happen. I view fishing as a kind of meditation whereby hours of not much action is interspersed with cups of coffee and the occasional bait change. I regard catching a fish as a bonus.
Odd coincidence 27th anniversary yesterday for my wife and I too ��Quote:
Originally Posted by Micky Duck
My wife doesn’t like fishing but is more than happy that i do and loves eating the catch
Congratulations to you both, yes fishing can be a great time to recharge the batteries and can be done alot easier than going for a hunt
I think the same mental health conclusions could be arrived at for most outdoor pursuits. Fresh air and movement are a wonder drug. Although yesterday’s activity was probably the very worst result this old man has netted at a club pistol competition (2nd last) it was still fun and good companionship. My daughter told me which pistol I should take and it turned out that I shot absolutely crap with it.
Soooo.... going to the hunting and fishing store is like going to the chemist for a prescription.
I will be explaining this to the wife next time were in town and "i will need repeats in the future". So there!!
Hypothesis: a bad day fishing beats a good day at work...
Yep, we've known that since we first picked up a rod and reel.
As long as you don't have any allergies
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Fishing is good for the Breweries ,and a plethora of other entities…..I know it has been a blinder of good/great times for myself and whanau…..Ive met some of the funniest and hilarious people on fishing trips…it’s not for everyone…..but in kiwi,how could you not!!
Not sure if you have been to a Cabelas or Bass Pro shop, but it's highly likely you will overdose on their "prescriptions".Quote:
Originally Posted by trapperjohn
I've come close to overdoing it a few times in their shops. Luckily my wife has been there to guide me through the tough bits.
I see it more like a visit to your local meth dealer.Quote:
Originally Posted by trapperjohn
Not only fishing, anything can let people get out of their usual life and routines, and focusing something else, even only for few minutes surely can help a lot. A glass of whiskey, a cigarette and simple chat with total strangers. However fishing is good way because it last for longer period from the day before fishing till maybe few days later after. But the fishing is not fit for everyone, for some people if they can `t make things right or in the way they want they will get more depresses.
Talking about fishing, last year when I do market research I found out a surprising figure about recreational fishing market size in land China which is equal to 9bn dollars in 2018.
Slipped away yesterday afternoon,home now. Taught a few worms how to swim,they were ungrateful sods and kept wiggling as the "safety line" was attached. My good wife landed a nice pan sized brown,might go 2 lb using worms...we did close range release on three eels all in 10-15 lb meter long bracket....cut line as close to them as allowed,so not ideal for them with hook still in place but no trailing nylon to get trapped.better than hauling them out n dumping them. I caught small fiesty rainbow same size as wife's brown.on spinner just before dark. Shot rabbit last evening for dogs dinner and big hare this morning for my chickens,it's been boned out and simmering away on stove with some mash for them tomorrow and following days...they go nuts over it. Dogs are tuckered out after romp and swim yesterday and yip you could say our souls have been refreshed.
