When we decided
to offer a section of our website devoted to helping people get started
with the sport of fly fishing, I decided I would not sugar coat what is
involved in the process. There is an initial learning curve,
and it is one that is present even if you are a veteran of other forms
of fishing. There are the issues of gear, tackle, and
casting. All of these bare little resemblance to their
counterparts in the "traditional" fishing world.
We would encourage the reader to examine why they might want
to take on the process of learning to fly fish. If after doing
this, you still are wanting to begin the process, I
suggest that you steel yourself to the idea that initially you will
encounter a fair bit of frustration, and devote yourself to seeing this
initial stage through to the time where you have a basic level of
proficiency. Depending on your circumstances and where you fish,
you will deal with inordinate amounts of tangled lines coupled likely
with low levels of success catching fish.
So, what you might wish to do right now is stop and reassess whether
you want to go on with this process. If you do, we have developed
a set of resources that will guide you through the initial stages of
what we consider to be an awesome pasttime. You will notice right
away that we have gathered the best of the best of what is already
available. But to make it better, we have arranged these
resources in a manner we believe is the correct order to proceed in
learning the sport.
Finally, I recommend one book for the newbie fly fisher person (here
forward referred to as fisherman, but referring to either
gender). This book is a great companion to the process we will
bring you through as you follow out step-by-step method and you can use
it as a part of deciding whther you are certain this is a journey on
wish you wish to embark. The book is Fly Fishing by John
Merwin. It is available through the Family-Outdoor Bookstore.
When
you get to the bookstore, in the search line type in "fly fishing
merwin" and the book you are after is the "Trailside Guide". The
last time I looked, it was available in new or used format.
Next on the agenda is learning the basic gear you will need to get
started. We will be operating under the assumption that the first
stage will be learning to fish for trout and/or smallmouth bass or fish
in the same size categories. To get started, click on the link Learning About Basic
Gear.
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