"At either end of the social spectrum there lies a leisure class."
What you described is also true for skiing, scuba diving, mountain diving and any number of other outdoor pursuits.
What you described is also true for skiing, scuba diving, mountain diving and any number of other outdoor pursuits.
Fly fishing feels more like bird-watching to me though: in that it's relatively easy and cheap to do, but not a thing you would ever do accidentally.
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