On Dec 17, 3:07*pm, David LaCourse wrote:
On 2009-12-17 14:51:40 -0500, Larry L said:



Well, I tend to run a little behind, I admit.

Last night I finally gave into boredom to the point of watching a DVD
of "A River Runs Through It" that was given to me several years ago.
I had never seen it before, or read the book ( I have it too, a gift )

After years of hearing others blaming this movie for an upsurge in fly
fishing fad I expected something entirely different ... relative to
fly fishing.

Honestly I didn't see a single thing that would make ME want to fly
fish if I didn't already. * *And as for visiting Montana, this movie
shows much of it's worst side, imho. * *Although not to the extent
portrayed, at this point in time, Montana does have deep rooted "get
drunk and fight for lack of anything else to do" cultural
problems.... *that are far less than appealing.

There are also many 'geographical' irregularities in the movie ...
distances covered by Model A in a blink that are a long drive even
today, in reality. * I'd give the movie both thumbs down

Any Way .... I think that the FFing fad we went through either had
it's roots elsewhere than "the movie" OR our culture is even more
desperate for something real to cling to than even I believe it to be.

I think the movie was just "timely". *It came out when folks (read
yuppies) had lots of money with nothing to spend it on. *Flyfishing
looked cool, so there was probably an influx in its popularity. *But so
was biking (especially mountain biking) and kayaking. *Here's what
Wikipedia says about the film:

"The film fueled a rise in fly fishing's popularity, and while the fly
fishing industry expanded in the five years following the film's
release, many of these estimates were overstated"

If folks "discovered" flyfishing because of the film in 1992, I'd bet
that many of them are not *still* committed flyfishers. *Not like you
and me. *d;o)

Dave

Maybe not, but they certainly "privatized" hundreds of miles of
streams in the mid-Rockies and contributed to the "if you don't go
through an outfitter, you will see little good water" problem.

cheers

oz, who wades wet, unless it is REALLY cold water