The 25% figure seems way out of line. However, in "our" family we have several women flyfishers. My wife - probably because of me, has been fishing for about 20 years, and is a casting instructor. My sister, and severeal of my female cousins also are ardent flyfishers.

I think that this all has to do with what you are exposed to and learn to like/love. We (my family) were raised on a farm where a wonderful stream formed one border. Trout fising was a way of life for everyone - boy/girl didn't matter. In fact, my little sister actually started at a younger age (5 vs. 7) than I did.

In the case of my wife, she wasn't very interested until we visited a Montana Dude Ranch. She took casting instructions on the ranch pond one afternoon, and fell in love with the technique/technical aspects of our activity.

As an aside - I'm a casting instructor and sometime guide, and I find teaching/guiding women to be much easier than men....

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