Best info you received as a new flyfisher??????

[JohnScott]

Dick -

When I first considered taking up fly angling, I found it all a bit overwhelming, what with all the fly rods, fly lines, leaders, flies, materials, etc. It ran counter to one of the major endeavors over my lifetime - to keep it simple.

So I decided to try it, but only on the premise that I could keep it simple, and if I couldn't then I would walk away from it.

I've been relatively successful both in keeping it simple, and succeeding ( enjoying ) at it in that way.

But some folks like things complex and complicated, and if that's your thing, you can be successful with that approach also. You can make it wild beyond your wildest dreams.

The point being - you can make it what you want, you can do it the way you like to do it, and you can enjoy it on your own terms. I think that is a point worth making to anyone considering taking up fly angling.

John

[fritz]

IMHO, the movie "A River Runs Through It" was one of the worst things (and best things) that happened to fly fishing. I believe the actual fly caster was Jason Borger who was shown to be seen casting "hundreds" of feet with grace and beauty. However, fish are in the water and not in the air. For this reason I begin newbies to first nymph fish and not concentrate on dry fly casting. The roll cast is the first and foremost cast to master and all others can follow.

[philip43]

You can't catch a fish if your fly isn't on or in the water.

[Uncle Jesse]

I have always heard, and believe, 80%+ for what fish eat live in the water, the remainder lives on the water.

[planettrout]

Begin by learning how to tie flies. I started tying a year before fly fishing. Almost 44 years later, it's what has kept me exploring this passion.


PT/TB

[qrrfish1]

Its been my experience that most students know more about learning, than instructors know about teaching.

[jcampbell]

Its been my experience that most students know more about learning, than instructors know about teaching.

Well said Paul! I being a terrible instructor, learned more from my grandkids while trying to teach them how to used the rod and line to propel the fly. (Note that I did not use the word CAST.) Yes, students can be very perceptive. They quickly understand that to catch a fish the fly needs to be on or in the water most of the time. To them, how it gets there is of secondary importance. Oh well, they did catch fish. Like Scott said, keep it simple.