Learning the Basics of Fly Fishing

Some things you can easily learn on your own. It is easy to teach yourself how to bake a cake or even play some instruments. It may be a simple task to read a book and understand how to paint a wall or trim your hedges. However, there are many things that you cannot learn on your own. It is not easy for the average person to teach him or herself how to rock climb. Playing complex instruments may require lessons. You may need to learn the basics of building before you decide to build yourself a shed. Fly fishing is one of these things. It may look simple, but it is important that you learn fly fishing basics before you head out into the water. If you do not, you will wind up coming home at the end of the day wet, aggravated, and without any fish.

Do Your Research

The first part of learning fly fishing basics is to do your reading. Research fly fishing basics on the internet and at your local library. There are many different magazines devoted solely to fly fishing and fly fishing basics—subscribe to one and read it regularly. Fly fishing is much like other sports. While the “rules” for fly fishing are not rules that will get you disqualified or make you lose points like in other sports, these rules will help you to fish better and catch more fish. Learning fly fishing basics means learning these “rules.”

Get A Mentor

You cannot learn all of the fly fishing basics by researching and reading. You must actually get in the water and do in order to learn fly fishing basics in their entirety. The easiest way to do this when you are still a novice fly fisher is to get a mentor. Find someone who fly fishes and who has been fly fishing for quite some time. This person can help you learn fly fishing basics and may even have a fly fishing tip or two to share with you. You will learn the most invaluable information about fly fishing from someone who has actually been fly fishing for many years. If you do not know anyone who fly fishes, look for local meetings in your area for fly fishermen or ask around at your local bait shop. If there is a place to fly fish in your community or neighborhood, chances are that others are doing it besides you!

If you know the fly fishing basics through research and know how to implement them through learning first hand, you should be a pro fly fisher in no time! Who knows, in a few months you may have someone asking you to be their mentor in learning fly fishing basics!