| Throughout the evolution of mankind,
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| | practice that makes us enjoy and feel
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| there are not many things that have
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| | drawn to it even in the twenty-first
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| remained still facing thousands of years,
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| | century, an era of absolute "laziness",
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| which have stubbornly refused to change
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| | where we can eat fish just by buying it
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| and morph into something else. One of
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| | from a local grocery shop? Scientists
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| these few things are fishing, an aspect
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| | believe that we feel the urge to relate
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| so familiar and common that it is often
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| | to nature, to feel free in it, and that
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| disregarded by such categorizations. What
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| | our instincts pull us into trying to
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| started off as a means of food providing
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| | communicate with nature once more. And
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| has become over the centuries one of the
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| | what better way to do this than by going
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| world's favorite pastimes, attracting
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| | on a fishing trip? Another similar theory
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| people of any age and from any corners of
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| | tries to demonstrate that man
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| the planet.
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| | continuously searches to reassure himself
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| Fishing is a very ancient practice that
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| | that he is in control of nature, and that
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| dates back at least to the Mesolithic
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| | nature is merely a means, an ally into
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| period which began about 10,000 years
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| | man's fight for survival. Clearly the two
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| ago. Archaeological features such as
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| | theories are bold and innovational but do
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| shell middens, discarded fish bones and
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| | make sense and explain many aspects of
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| cave paintings show that sea foods were
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| | the matter, gaining more and more adepts
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| important for survival and consumed in
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| | worldwide.
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| significant quantities. During this
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| | The skeptics however, think that it's
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| period, most people lived a hunter-gather
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| | nothing more than an exaggeration and
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| lifestyle and were, of necessity,
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| | that fishing in the present day has
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| constantly on the move.
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| | nothing to do with its meaning in the
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| However, where there are early examples
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| | past. They claim that it's only practiced
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| of permanent settlements (though not
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| | for relaxation and that people have
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| necessarily permanently occupied), that
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| | finally managed to find the entertaining
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| are almost always associated with fishing
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| | aspect of fishing. To some extent, this
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| as a major source of food. The Neolithic
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| | theory could seem more "down to earth"
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| culture and technology spread worldwide
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| | but it alsoraises some questions. Why
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| between 4,000 and 8,000 years ago. With
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| | haven't we found modern means of
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| the new technologies of farming and
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| | relaxation? Why are we keen on keeping
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| pottery came basic forms of all the main
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| | alive a practice of thousands of years?
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| fishing methods that are still used
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| | Can it only be our need to relax in a
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| today.
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| | natural décor from time to time?
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| In addition, fishing has always been a
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| | As it is the case with all of mankind's
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| part of our evolving process, helping our
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| | mysteries, the truth refuses to come out,
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| ancestors survive through harsh times and
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| | come clean with us, and it is probably
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| feed their families, thus playing a
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| | somewhere in between. What we know for
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| crucial role in what we are today.
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| | sure is that we love fishing and that it
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| Surprisingly or not, the industrial boom
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| | has always played an important role in
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| in the eighteenth and nineteenth
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| | our becoming. Who cares about the
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| centuries has not managed to shake
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| | reasons? Let that to the scientists'
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| fishing from the place it occupies in our
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| | concern, grab your angling rod and enjoy
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| conscience. So what is it about this
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| | fishing.
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