--Just to echo some prior comments based on my own experience …
Last year (June 2012), I spent 7 days in Mecca (3 in the Jackson/Grand Teton area, 4 in YStone) for the first time with the hopes of 1) landing the fish of a lifetime (after all most guiding sites / info sites only show 20+ inch fish, right?!) and 2) instilling the love of fly-fishing on my fiancée, so I'd have more excuses to go fly-fishing.
I spent months planning, reading, and preparing etc. (This pre-work must be done – also so when you hit the shops, you at least sound like you know what you're talking about!)
My thinking was the scenery would help a lot – I can't screw that up; my challenge would be to put us on fish and land them. That is when humility began to set in: I hit the hoback, and a few other areas and got skunked. Feeling humbled, I hit the Orvis in Jackson to learn more about the areas I researched. Sounds like I had a very similar experience which was a shock to me given how awesome our Orvis folks are here. Feeling slightly belittled, I headed to HC Flies – talk about night and day difference in the attitude. With new intel, flies, etc, we then hit the stream b/w Jenny and String Lake, Oxbow Bend, and Pacific Creek on our way to YStone. However, my luck didn't really change – a fish here and there but not much else. It was frustrating, but fortunately all I had to do was look around and it reset my mood.
I scheduled a guided float/wade trip on the Madison at the end of our excursion. That was one of the best decisions I made. Our guide (Travis, from Yellowstone Fishing Guides: http://yellowstonefishingguides.com/Welcome.html) was great not only because he put us on fish, but because he took the time to explain the area, how to read water, strategies for success and improved my own casting techniques. Furthermore, he simplified fly casting for my fiancée and it really paid off (she caught several nice fish).
In hindsight, the guided experience not only paid off that day, but also in the long run. It greatly enhanced my knowledge, techniques, and problem solving skills not only for the Yellowstone area, but back home too!
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