because lots of people do it. it is cheap, easily accessible and it is open to all. was that cross community? yes. i don t remember on the bank ofany lough, lake. so you might be fishing next to a protestant? there are bombs going off and you are like, how are the fish rising? oh, there is a good spot down there. you have to bear in mind this thing about catholics and protestants, i had neighbours who were protestant. did it ever come up? no. it didn t, because ironically enough, they were living the same kind of lives. the brown trout in the river are out of season, so we are going after a related species called grayling. one of the beauties about grayling, incredibly sensitive to water quality. so if you ve got grayling you know your river is in good shape. when feargal sharkey hit the big time and moved to london, he kept up his fly fishing hobby. and being an enterprising sort, he has ended up as chairman