A bit off topic, but I love reading you good folk discussing some technicalities of fly fishing…makes me want to learn it all the more. Seems like the best and most fun way to fish.
Don’t let the elitists make it seem hard, it “ain’t“. Pick up a copy of The Curtis Creek Manifesto, by Sheridan Anderson. It’s a well written cartoon style book that tells you every thing you need to know to get started, maybe $15 these days (I bought my copy in 1978). Visit a local fly shop and get a starter kit. Let them know what you want to catch, and what flies are effective in that area.
Ask about fly fishing clubs, the ones I’ve belonged to were very helpful with beginning fly fishers, they also are conservation minded, so you can get a chance to help the fish.
Any time you are in Colorado, I'll take you!!A bit off topic, but I love reading you good folk discussing some technicalities of fly fishing…makes me want to learn it all the more. Seems like the best and most fun way to fish.
A bit off topic, but I love reading you good folk discussing some technicalities of fly fishing…makes me want to learn it all the more. Seems like the best and most fun way to fish.
Agreed. This is pretty interesting and make me want to learn. Probably better than the Denny Crane approach to fly fishing...Don’t let the elitists make it seem hard, it “ain’t“. Pick up a copy of The Curtis Creek Manifesto, by Sheridan Anderson. It’s a well written cartoon style book that tells you every thing you need to know to get started, maybe $15 these days (I bought my copy in 1978). Visit a local fly shop and get a starter kit. Let them know what you want to catch, and what flies are effective in that area.
Ask about fly fishing clubs, the ones I’ve belonged to were very helpful with beginning fly fishers, they also are conservation minded, so you can get a chance to help the fish.
Any time you are in Colorado, I'll take you!!
I hope you will! What most people get caught up on is casting. The fact is, line control on the water is more important than having a beautiful cast. If you want to catch fish, line control. You don't have to cast like A River Runs Through It to catch fish.May just take you up on that
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I hope you will! What most people get caught up on is casting. The fact is, line control on the water is more important than having a beautiful cast. If you want to catch fish, line control. You don't have to cast like A River Runs Through It to catch fish.