Got back into fly fishing. I started when I was in college but kind of just ran out of time to practice and never really had many friends who did outdoorsy things.
My new job has me on-call a few months out of the year and it allows me to sneak away and get outside at a local park while being able to easily make it back home if needed (something that I can't easily do on long bike rides).
I also recently started tying my own flies which is something I found enjoyable. Its nice to create things outside of a computer screen occasionally and I have something concrete in my hand within an hour.
I hope to move someday close to a river or stream so I can pick the hobby back up. Used to tie my own as well, I highly recommend Trout Flies: The Tier's Reference [1]. Full color, step-by-step instructions, so enjoyable to flip through I still pick it up sometimes even though I don't fish anymore.
yeah gettin out on the pond/lake/ocean whatever and dropping a line is AWESOME for outdoors people. I am in central illinois, been rainy & cloudy for about 8 days now waiting for some sun so i can go hit the pond after work and get a couple hours of peace & quiet. hopefully a couple nice largies or crappie too :p
My new job has me on-call a few months out of the year and it allows me to sneak away and get outside at a local park while being able to easily make it back home if needed (something that I can't easily do on long bike rides).
I also recently started tying my own flies which is something I found enjoyable. Its nice to create things outside of a computer screen occasionally and I have something concrete in my hand within an hour.