Shane,
On Thursday, March 23, 2017 at 11:23:34 AM UTC-4, Shane Barker wrote:
-- First, join the local club. Second, unless you're well healed with plenty of money, seek out the low to no cost, affordable casting instructions and clinics that are available. If you have money to spend and burn find a good instructor but most of all, get well grounded in the basics. Practice the basics as often as possible. I practice in my back yard on an almost daily basis mostly for accuracy as that is a very important aspect of the fishery I fish. All else stems from the basics including the enjoyment of the sport.
Don't get caught up in the trap of casting 90 feet. Most of fishing is inside of 60 feet with the majority of fish being caught inside of 30 feet.
Between fresh and salt water there is a wide range of fisheries and within those fisheries there are very unique fisheries. Find a fishery you enjoy, that is readily accessible and inexpensive. Example; I live in a saltwater environment. I have a boat, I never put it in the water. Instead, I drive to a salt marsh 5 minutes from the house, park the car, grab my gear and I'm fishing for the tailing redfish on the flood tide. In the winter, when the reds are not tailing in the marsh, I have several spots that I can walk into that are productive and most of all, enjoyable. It's taken a couple of years to find and learn both so find a few that you enjoy and stay at it.
Good luck to you,
Don't get caught up in the trap of casting 90 feet. Most of fishing is inside of 60 feet with the majority of fish being caught inside of 30 feet.
Between fresh and salt water there is a wide range of fisheries and within those fisheries there are very unique fisheries. Find a fishery you enjoy, that is readily accessible and inexpensive. Example; I live in a saltwater environment. I have a boat, I never put it in the water. Instead, I drive to a salt marsh 5 minutes from the house, park the car, grab my gear and I'm fishing for the tailing redfish on the flood tide. In the winter, when the reds are not tailing in the marsh, I have several spots that I can walk into that are productive and most of all, enjoyable. It's taken a couple of years to find and learn both so find a few that you enjoy and stay at it.
Good luck to you,
John
On Thursday, March 23, 2017 at 11:23:34 AM UTC-4, Shane Barker wrote:
I bought essentially the full gear package a few years ago while dating a girl who knew how to fly fish, but it's all just been collecting dust!I just need to get out there and learn but I need a strategy. Do I pay for one of these week-long courses? I had another fly fishing friend who lived in DC but is now in Texas... so that doesn't help.Any advice would be appreciated!Shane
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