North 40 Fly Shop eMagazine July 2016 | Page 17

When telling someone you have just returned from a destination fishing trip… and did not catch a fish, it isn’t unfair for that person to question your sanity. If it isn’t the first time you’ve done it, then it’s fair for them to assume you are the worst fisherman on the planet, or something went terribly wrong. That is, for someone who hasn’t heard of, or someone who doesn’t understand, fly fishing for Permit.