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Do you WISH your better half would fly fish with you? Does he (she)? why not ? ...

Sure we would (usually) want our significant other to share our passion with us, ...but how to go about it.

First off, if you don't want it to end in disaster, you have to look at your real capacity as a teacher. (and their capacity to listen to you). teaching a wife or husband to flyfish is more difficult than for children. I think it's because we just assume they are supposed to be able to do it.

Don't just rig 'em up and say "Do what I do". Ever see a really good casting instructor, a real Pro. They may not be the BEST caster in the world, but they can communicate, demonstrate and diagnose casting basics.

Remeber, ... the first few times out, you want them to put a fly out there (anywhere) without losing an eye or getting frustrated. That's all.

Look seriously at casting lessons from a Pro. Places to learn to cast are not that easy to find on your favourite river. Often a pond in a city park is better suited to the task.

A group I that I guided a few years ago wanted just that. Peter and his son-in-law could cast and fish, ... they just wanted some pointers. They DID want Isabelle to have fun and learn some. I sent the two boys off to a pool wich was a bit more diifficult to fish, but loaded with trout.

I kept Isabelle with me to learn some casting basics and line control.

Hubby and Dad were pretty suprised when they came back to the camp and Isabelle had her first ever trout in her hands.

They've been coming back ever since.

A few seasons later, she's out there hauling with the best of them.

Isabelle P drifting a wooly over a pod of bruisers - #48 August 2004


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Christopher Chin
Jonquiere Quebec
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[This message has been edited by fcch (edited 12 June 2005).]