Fly Fishing Instructions - Shortcuts to Getting Your Line Wet

You can lose a small fortune buying fly fishing equipment. Ask me how I know. I found that most of the things the experts tell you to buy you don't really need. Here are the required basics to get started: fly rod, fly reel, floating fly line, pre-made leaders, forceps (for hook removal), nail clippers, flies, fly floatant, polarized sun glasses, and a fly box. This is it, the bare minimum. No waders, fancy vest, or hardwood framed net is required. It is best to "try before you buy" and if you have a friend who fly fishes ask 'em if they will take you out some time. Some of the big sporting goods retailers offer beginner fly fishing kits and that can be a good way to go at first. These kits will give you most of the basics I listed above so you can get your line wet asap.

The hardest part about fly fishing instructions is the fly casting. It will take some time to get used to waving that stick on the front lawn before you are ready for the water. Notice I mentioned grass, you want to practice here so you don't get your fly line all scuffed up. Don't ask me how I know this. Learning to cast a fly is like swinging a tennis racket while cracking a whip at the same time. Confused yet? Its all about the timing, and after a while you learn the rhythm to the whole thing and it becomes second nature. Its all in the timing of the wrist, and a smooth stroke, that gets your "loop to turn over". If you are doing this alone you will have to find some goods books or videos on fly casting. This is something you can learn on your own, but if you have friend who can help it will speed up this whole process.

You have your equipment, you know how to fly cast, now let's start fishing. I am assuming you are stalking trout, as fly fishing is tailor made to catch and release this beautiful creature. Notice how I said release, I am a big fan of catch and release. Anyway, trout mostly eat bugs and other small fish. The most fun type of fly fishing for me is dry fly fishing. With this we will tie a "dry fly" on our leader, apply some floatant, and cast it too our prey. The two hardest skills to master while fishing are sneaking up on the critters so they don't know you are there, and casting the fly so it looks as life-like as possible. To approach without the fish seeing you usually means fishing upstream, since the trout's eyes are not on their backside! Walking upstream you will look for a "fishy" spot (you will learn what this mean, it's easier felt than telt as they say). Then you must cast the fly so that there is no drag at all. Drag is when the leader pulls the fly unnaturally on top of the water, leaving a little wakes in it's path. For your fly fishing instructions you must learn to cast the fly so that it floats and moves perfectly with the current.

Your beginning fly fishing instructions will require that you pickup a few more skills along the way like tying a basic clinch knot, attaching your leader to your line, and carefully removing the fly from a fish. All of this can be information over load if you don't have much help. What you really need, and what helped me the most, is having good fly fishing instructions. I have found what I think is really a helpful resource for the beginning fly fisherman who is looking for fly fishing instructions. See the big link below.