Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Newbie looking to learn the ropes

Agree with the feedback above. I can't recommend enough just getting out there and fishing. My first summer season I went out every weekend for hours on end and didn't catch a thing. Back then, my casting was no good, my retrieve was no good and worse yet, I had no sense of where to find fish. It was frustrating but also really rewarding when I finally started to get the hang of it. Just last weekend I was able to double haul, for example. That only took 3 years hah!

On Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at 5:12:09 PM UTC-4, Andrew R wrote:

Hi Ryan,

As mentioned ad nauseam, the Orvis 101 and 201 classes are a great way to get started. Also, if you have a free weekend day and some extra coin, Mark Kovatch's Fly Fishing Classes in Harper's Ferry are top notch for beginners. I did one with my dad, a novice like you, last year for Father's Day and learned some good stuff, even though I've been fly-fishing for several years.

If you really get the bug, I'd recommend reaching out to Dalton, Trent or one of the other CIs in TPFR to get some casting instruction. I'm in the process of becoming a CI and used to play golf in college: my advice is learn proper fundamentals before forging ahead too much as, just like in one's golf swing, it's a lot harder to eliminate bad habits in your fly casting once they're entrenched than it is to learn from scratch.

If you have any more questions, feel free to reach out to me via email. I am on the board of the National Capital Chapter of Trout Unlimited (NCC-TU) and we have trips around the Mid-Atlantic this summer and fall including an intro to fly fishing outing in May to Big Hunting Creek (near I-70 past Frederick).

On Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at 7:47:49 AM UTC-4, James Fletcher wrote:

Orvis classes are great -  well taught and give you a good understanding of the basics. 

Once you "graduate," figure out what kind of fishing you want to do and look up threads on here for tips on where to go, what to use, etc. 

Then, get out there and start doing (aka learning again). If you're interested in mountain streams or the Shenandoah Valley, more than welcome to join me on a Saturday or Sunday venture...currently under test-arrest, though, taking the LSAT in June...so I only make it out once, maybe twice, a month.

On Tue, Apr 18, 2017 at 7:40 AM, Steve Higgins <j.stephe...@gmail.com> wrote:

And after 201, go to the Arlington store's trout school out at rose river farm. It's about 200$ but 100% worth it.

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