Hey Cold! My son and I did this last fall for the first time. I hooked into a big fish on an 8 wt, had it on the line for at least 20 minutes. About 3 feet from netting it, took another long run, went around a pile of shale and the line went slack. My son looked at me and said he was sorry I hadn't caught it. I told him that was more fun fishing than I'd had in a long time. It's frustrating at first but we were lucky to have gone with a local club that's affiliated with our high school. Some of these guys gave me tips that really allowed me to hook up one. What amazed me was that I'd tied a lot of flies in preparation, but every fish I saw caught had gone after small nymphs. You're right, there's a learning curve- but some great fishing!