When it comes to fly fishing, one term that we very often hear about is matching the hatch, or match the hatch. This we must do to help us ascertain what or rather which fly patterns to use when we are fishing. The thing here is that the hatch (insects) changes. Also there are other things that will affect our fishing and they include seasons, weather, etc. Hence, the word intimacy came to play.
Intimacy in this context simply mean that we get to know our fishing holes better. This is where we spend a lot more time at our favourite fishing holes throughout the year observing the as much as we can what goes on, how different things react to each other. An example is how a certain type of plant bloom brings about certain types of insects of which the fishes in the pond, lake, river, etc. eats.