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Matt - That sounds like a great time to be had with your dad. Being myself relatively new to flyfishing here is one thing that may help you as it did me.Borrow or buy a fly rig- rod and reel with line and leaders and tie on a piece of bightly colored yarn for practice. Get out in your yard and learn to cast. Just the basics and enough to get and keep some line- maybe 20-30 feet- in the air and to softly lay it down out in front of you. I did this and then after a couple of weeks went to the nearest water. Found out QUICKLY that I should have been sitting down in my yard and not standing as the plane of the water level was 3-4 feet higher than the plane of the yard I was standing on. If you get my drift. When I got on the water the line was going SPLASH! in front and SPLASH! in back of me and the frustration went straight up . Not too bad though. I went back home SAT down in the front yard and relearned from my goof. Next time out I was casting, albeit short distances, BUT more importantly, I was FISHING and catching! Instead of flailing and fuming. LOL! Just my experience. Though it sounds you will be having an instructor. Good luck to you and Dad!
Steve
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I fish, therefore I swam.
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JC, I live 5 miles from Dennis & he runs an A-1 operation. One of his instructors,Blair(flyfishns) comes into the Hut from time to time, also an excellent guide in these parts. My 2c worth, Jamie
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"Fishing is more than a sport.It is a way of thinking and doing,a way of reviving the mind and body" Roderick Haig-Brown
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The other thing to do is connect with Winter Hatches Fly Fishing Club (Toronto) [url=http://www.winterhatches.org:b1817]www.winterhatches.org[/url:b1817]
We held our last meeting for the year tonight, but will have an outing on April 23 at a trout club north of Toronto near Orangeville. Many fine members to keep you on the water and share ideas and tips. Did you go to the Izaak Walton Forum last weekend? There are some 2-day lessons on the Grand River, but not until first week of May when the season opens, and even then it is a little chilly to really expect fish. Email me!