04-08-2009, 07:37 PM
If you really want to get a head start on fly fishing, try and spend just one full day with just you and a guide somewhere. Location isn't important, but one-on-one time with a teacher will save you hundreds of dollars and countless hours of learning time. The other option is a fly-fishing friend who can teach you, but I assume you don't have that yet since you posed the questions here.
Learn from a pro or someone who has taught others and been doing so for a number of years. The lesson would be priceless.
Flyfishing is not complicated, only fly fishermen make it so because they can. However, it's very simple, more so than most other types of fishing except for maybe drowning bait. Presentation of the fly is the key, just like any other kind of fishing where Presentation is the key to catching fish. Nearly any fly will work, nearly any rod will work, nearly any line will work. Some better than others at different times, of course. But, keep it simple to start.
I've been fly fishing for 35 years, and I use fewer flies and less equipment today than I ever did, and catch way more fish in almost any setting.
All you need is one box of flies (maybe two if you want to cover everything top to bottom and all in between[
]), a rod, line, some leader, tippet, a place with trout, and a GOOD PRESENTATION![sly] Find someone to teach you the basics, and practice as often as you can. Like anything else, proficiency comes with practice.
One day with a guide, on the Green for example, will open up doors to you for many seasons to come. You can read all you want, but seeing is believing.
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Learn from a pro or someone who has taught others and been doing so for a number of years. The lesson would be priceless.
Flyfishing is not complicated, only fly fishermen make it so because they can. However, it's very simple, more so than most other types of fishing except for maybe drowning bait. Presentation of the fly is the key, just like any other kind of fishing where Presentation is the key to catching fish. Nearly any fly will work, nearly any rod will work, nearly any line will work. Some better than others at different times, of course. But, keep it simple to start.
I've been fly fishing for 35 years, and I use fewer flies and less equipment today than I ever did, and catch way more fish in almost any setting.
All you need is one box of flies (maybe two if you want to cover everything top to bottom and all in between[
]), a rod, line, some leader, tippet, a place with trout, and a GOOD PRESENTATION![sly] Find someone to teach you the basics, and practice as often as you can. Like anything else, proficiency comes with practice.One day with a guide, on the Green for example, will open up doors to you for many seasons to come. You can read all you want, but seeing is believing.
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