I threw a temper tantrum at age 4 when grandpa was going to take my 6 year old brother down to the creek to teach him to trout fish. Grandpa was showing him how to read water, ie behind rocks, in seams....I just went downstream and cast under the overhanging ledge under the bridge. "Fish on!". That was 39 years ago.
I got my drivers license and used to head up the Mowich Lake road and fish the little creeks there alone.
And then I got a job and bought a driftboat at 21 years old....


You're either born with it, or you're taught it.
My suggestions - go by yourself. Fishing is not neccesarily a team sport. Aaaannnndddd....you'll meet a whole bunch of men who would just looooove to take you fishing in the future. That fact alone should change the mind of any man that is leaving you at home. He'll soon realize that if he wants to keep you around, he'll have to 'keep you around'.


For those of you that are trying to convince a female to fish with you....number one issue - get her into good clothing that looks decent and will keep her warm. That might mean some big bucks for mountaineering clothing, Helly Hanson, microfleece and Goretex, but I guarentee that chances increase tenfold that she'll go again if she knows she'll be warm and dry.


And spring for a guide trip. She'll get into fish, stay warm and dry and you can pour on the charm uninterrupted by reading water and rigging up. Treat her like you're THRILLED that she's there, not like she's a boat anchor. And big deal if she cracks one off. Stop for a burger on the way home....she didn't want to cook fish anyway!

I have no suggestions on the bathroom thing. I feel that if some guy gets his giggles by watching a middle-aged woman pee in the woods, he's got issues that preclude him from being my buddy anyway. Bring a bottle of wine for your woman....maybe she'll just quit caring about it.

Just my $2

diana