02-28-2014, 07:37 PM
So.. I was at Wal-Mart last night and on a whim, bought a fly rod/reel combo they had on clearance (I know, Clearanced rod from Wal-Mart, what was I thinking? [
]) It is my first rod, so I figured this would be a less-expensive method of trying out a new presentation for fishing...
At least, that's what I thought it would be.
Turns out the world of Fly fishing is a lot less "tie a fly on to some thick floating line and catch tons of fish." than I thought. I haven't even taken it fishing yet and I already have a much larger respect for anyone who has taken the time to gain an understanding for it.
I've watched a couple youtube videos and I think I could handle a cast, maybe even a roll cast. I may also, after my education at youtube university, be able to actually attach a fly to the leader (Uni-knots aren't that complicated, right?) No way to know until I get out.
I know that there are entire books dedicated to this subject but, Where should a newbie fly fisher start? I know Local Fly shops are a good place to get going and plan on hitting a couple of them up before too long. But I was hoping to get opinions on Flies, Presentations, basic rigs, knots, Locations (if anyone is feeling so generous
) VIA BFT That I could refer back to as needed.
I'm itching to get out on the Provo mostly because I've lived next to it all my life and have fished it ~3 times and never with anything but a spinner, that I usually ended up losing...
Also, I'm not typically a river/stream fisher. So any advice about how to find fish in the river would be welcomed.
Also, any advice on Gear (not necessarily Rod/Flies) that you've purchased that you can't do without anymore would be welcome as well.
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]) It is my first rod, so I figured this would be a less-expensive method of trying out a new presentation for fishing...At least, that's what I thought it would be.
Turns out the world of Fly fishing is a lot less "tie a fly on to some thick floating line and catch tons of fish." than I thought. I haven't even taken it fishing yet and I already have a much larger respect for anyone who has taken the time to gain an understanding for it.
I've watched a couple youtube videos and I think I could handle a cast, maybe even a roll cast. I may also, after my education at youtube university, be able to actually attach a fly to the leader (Uni-knots aren't that complicated, right?) No way to know until I get out.
I know that there are entire books dedicated to this subject but, Where should a newbie fly fisher start? I know Local Fly shops are a good place to get going and plan on hitting a couple of them up before too long. But I was hoping to get opinions on Flies, Presentations, basic rigs, knots, Locations (if anyone is feeling so generous
) VIA BFT That I could refer back to as needed.I'm itching to get out on the Provo mostly because I've lived next to it all my life and have fished it ~3 times and never with anything but a spinner, that I usually ended up losing...
Also, I'm not typically a river/stream fisher. So any advice about how to find fish in the river would be welcomed.
Also, any advice on Gear (not necessarily Rod/Flies) that you've purchased that you can't do without anymore would be welcome as well.
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