It is common knowledge that Hemingway was an avid outdoorsman, but the literary man's man ultimately refused to fly fish for trout. ... Rather, he gave up fly fishing for trout thanks to an ordinary snafu, as discussed by his son in this September 1972 letter to Field & Stream magazine.

Did Hemingway like to fish?

From childhood on, Ernest Hemingway was a passionate fisherman. He fished the lakes and creeks near the family's summer home at Walloon Lake, Michigan, and his first stories and pieces of journalism were often about his favorite sport.

What did Hemingway fish for?

Hemingway is also credited with catching the first large bluefin tuna unmolested by sharks in Bimini waters. To prevent sharks from attacking a weary tuna, Hemingway explained to Farrington, you must "convince" the fish by dominating it, thus bringing it alongside before it reaches exhaustion.