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Anybody got any good tips on Fly fishing and how to get started? I
want to know what it´s all about, how you get started, the equipment
you need and stuff like that.

Any tips guys and gals?

Thanks

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Anybody got any good tips on Fly fishing and how to get started? I
want to know what it´s all about, how you get started, the equipment
you need and stuff like that.

Any tips guys and gals?

Thanks

First and foremost, you must sell your soul over to a Satin dress
manufacture, and that's just to become a full fledged member of ROFF!
Thankfully, that's the easy part.

Next you MUST promise to flyfish any damn way in which you please.

Finally, head to your local flyshop and get some decent, but not too
expensive, gear--the really expensive stuff will come to you naturally at a
later date.

Inform the flyshop rep. that you are a beginner, ask about lessons, see if
he knows anyone that will assist you in your endeavor to persevere. Once
you get the essentials (gear, not beer), buy a book that caters to the
beginner and find some water. Preferably, you want to find a stream, pond,
or lake with wide open space for castin'. Learn to cast! Learn to tie the
right (relative term) knots.

Where in the world are you located? There may actually be a ROFFian or
three in your area--great guyz to fish with, but don't buy them beer, ad for
heavens sake don't mention 25 y.o. single malt scotch!

I learned to flyfish on my own, and you can too. Your gear will depend upon
the type of fish you want to hunt, to some degree.

Op --lawn castin' is fun, but you really want to find some water.--

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Hi Graham,

I think you are in the right news group to get lots of good advise.

I would tell a larger, more detailed story about where you live, where you
want to fly fish and what type of fly fishing that you are most interested
in?

Some of this info will help the people here to give you better information
that is more narrowed down and pertinent to your needs.

There are fly clubs, adult learning centers, fly shops and fly fishing
guides that can help you get going. Also, there are some great books and
videos on the subject. There is also lots of info on the Web too.

--
Bill Kiene

Kiene's Fly Shop
Sacramento, CA
www.kiene.com

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Anybody got any good tips on Fly fishing and how to get started? I
want to know what it´s all about, how you get started, the equipment
you need and stuff like that.

Any tips guys and gals?

Thanks

How do I get started ?
 

Anybody got any good tips on Fly fishing and how to get started? I
want to know what it´s all about, how you get started, the equipment
you need and stuff like that.

Any tips guys and gals?


If you live in a part of the country that has lots of panfish, they are a great
way to get started. Depending on your luquidity, you can get a starter oufit
from Cortland or Cabelas for around $100 bucks or you can spend up to a grand,
if you choose. Either will get you started.

It would also help some to know your regional location and what you want to
fish for with a fly, as some of the folks here have suggested. That way, you'll
get more helpful details.

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"Graham" wrote in message
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Anybody got any good tips on Fly fishing and how to get started? I
want to know what it´s all about, how you get started, the equipment
you need and stuff like that.

Your main choices a
-- a club, preferably affiliated with the Fedn. of
Fly Fishermen or Trout Unlimited;
-- a good store (of continuing use only if you
live near suitablle water);
-- books. Excellent authors include Joe
Brooks, John Merwin, etc. Start browsing
in the 799 shelves of your local library.

--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada)

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It would be helpful to know which species you would be interested in
catching. However, Cabelas offers several beginner fly rods and reels at
very reasonable prices
(http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/te...ainCatcat20431).
The flies you should use depend upon which species, where you live, and
time of year. Local fly shops are a great source of information on where to
go and which flies are hot. They'll also have plenty of the flies you'll
need already tied up. Unless you know for certain that this is something
you want to pursue, then you should probably get good, but inexpensive
equipment to start off. Then if you decide this is it, you can start
replacing your equipment with quality items (which will invariably cost
more). Tight lines!

Graham wrote:

Anybody got any good tips on Fly fishing and how to get started? I
want to know what it´s all about, how you get started, the equipment
you need and stuff like that.

Any tips guys and gals?

Thanks

--
Robert Brinson
Linux - the choice of a GNU generation!

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Graham wrote:


This sounds like a good group!!


NAHAY? G

Russell

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http://www.sexyloops.com/beginners/index.shtml
http://www.killroys.com/knots/knots.htm
http://www.activeangler.com/index.asp



personally, I started out riding motorcycles.....

john

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Anybody got any good tips on Fly fishing and how to get started? I
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Thanks

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Hello Again,

I am based in the UK , thanks for your replies. I just want to get
started in the easiest and simplest way possible , equipment ,
techniques , tactics I want to know it all!! and Now!!
This sounds like a good group!!

Thanks again

Graham

Robert Brinson wrote in message ...
It would be helpful to know which species you would be interested in
catching. However, Cabelas offers several beginner fly rods and reels at
very reasonable prices
(http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/te...ainCatcat20431).
The flies you should use depend upon which species, where you live, and
time of year. Local fly shops are a great source of information on where to
go and which flies are hot. They'll also have plenty of the flies you'll
need already tied up. Unless you know for certain that this is something
you want to pursue, then you should probably get good, but inexpensive
equipment to start off. Then if you decide this is it, you can start
replacing your equipment with quality items (which will invariably cost
more). Tight lines!

Graham wrote:

Anybody got any good tips on Fly fishing and how to get started? I
want to know what it´s all about, how you get started, the equipment
you need and stuff like that.

Any tips guys and gals?

Thanks

How do I get started ?
 

This sounds like a good group!!


NAHAY? G

And if you want to know what that means, go to
http://css.sbcma.com/timj/acronyms.htm The folks here are great. A bit
garrulous at times, slightly opinionated, as easily diverted as a toddler,
able to laugh at their pain (and have a very good laugh at the pain of
others as long as no one is crippled), but all in all, a good group of
people.

--
Frank Reid
Reverse email to reply

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In article , Guyz-N-Flyz
wrote:


Finally, head to your local flyshop and get some decent, but not too
expensive, gear--the really expensive stuff will come to you naturally at a
later date.

I did this many, many years ago. I hate to think how many rods and
reels I have subsequently bought but the outfit I bought then is still
my absolute favourite outfit.

L

--
Remover the rock from the email address

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In article , Graham
wrote:

Hello Again,

I am based in the UK , thanks for your replies. I just want to get
started in the easiest and simplest way possible , equipment ,
techniques , tactics I want to know it all!! and Now!!
This sounds like a good group!!

Thanks again

Graham

Whereabouts in the UK? North, south?

Lazarus

--
Remover the rock from the email address

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A great site where you can alot of flies at the best prices Ive ever seen on the net is www.shadowlake.tk i just got a 2 dozen order of nymphs and I only payed like $12. They tell what each fly is used for too so that would probably help you as a begainer. There's lots of good places online to find gear much cheaper than in the stores, have a look around.

Tight Lines!

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On 11/22/03 1:06 PM, in article
, "Graham"
wrote:

Anybody got any good tips on Fly fishing and how to get started? I
want to know what it´s all about, how you get started, the equipment
you need and stuff like that.

Hi Graham, you've already got lots of good advice. Here's mine. First, go to
your local sporting goods store and purchase a 5 or 6 weight fly rod, reel
(non-automatic), and a weight forward or shooting head line (Or use my dad's
idea. Buy a double-taper line and cut it in half. Tie it onto 50 yards or
more of backing, with the heavy end outward. When it's worn out, take it off
and use the other half.). Expect to spend £50 or so for a decent setup, but
not more than £80-100. This is a beginner's rig. Wait until later, as
mentioned, for the more expensive stuff, when you figure out what you like
best and what works for your kind of fishing.

If the proprietor recommends something different for local fishing
conditions, go with that recommendation. What I suggest above is a good
general rig, which will work well in many situations. You'll also need some
tapered leaders and flies. If you are in the right store, the sales person
there will be giving you lots of good advice on which flies to use on what
local waters, and will show you how to tie all the stuff together. Good fly
shops here in the states usually offer casting lessons as well. Take that if
you can. If your clerk is just looking at you stupidly, and doesn't
understand what you mean by 5 weight shooting head line, then you are not in
the right store. Many large department stores and sporting goods chains sell
equipment, but you want a local shop that specializes in flyfishing, and can
help you get started correctly.

It's also a good idea to hire a local guide if you can. Here in the States,
the shops often have guide services or guides on staff. You can learn this
by yourself, but having a guide help you the first time out is a great
shortcut. Once you've gone with a guide for a day, or half-day, go back out
and practice what you learned.

When fishing a new area, stop in the local flyfishing shop and ask about
local fishing conditions and what flies and techniques people are using.
Purchase several of the flies they have recommended, even if you usually tie
your own. It's a good way of saying "thank you" and gives you something to
imitate or improve when you go back to your own bench.

Practice flycasting on a lawn or park if you must, or a pond or swimming
pool if you can. Tie a piece of yarn on the end of your tippet and see if
you can land it in a specific spot. Accuracy is better than distance at
first. Distance will come with time, if you practice correctly. That's why
casting lessons and periodic checkups are helpful. We all get into bad
habits from time to time, without noticing and having someone else watch you
cast can be very enlightening.

Best advice of all, FISH OFTEN! Nothing helps more than practice in real
conditions.

Tight lines!

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From: "Michael P. Thompson"

nd a weight forward or shooting head line (Or use my dad's
idea. Buy a double-taper line and cut it in half. Tie it onto 50 yards or
more of backing, with the heavy end outward. When it's worn out, take it off

I agree with everything Michael said except for the linr recommendation. Get a
moderately priced double taper that fits your rod. It is easier to roll cast
and mend line than it would be with a weight forward, and as an absolute
beginner, you don't want to fool with shooting heads or modified double taper
lines just yet. There will be plenty of time for that later.


George Adams

"All good fishermen stay young until they die, for fishing is the only dream of
youth that doth not grow stale with age."
---- J.W Muller

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Graham wrote:

Anybody got any good tips on Fly fishing and how to get started? I
want to know what it´s all about, how you get started, the equipment
you need and stuff like that.


You got lot of good advice about gear.

After you get your gear, my advice is to go fishing as much as possible.
You learn to fly fish by fishing. Find some local places where you can
go without having to make a whole day of it. That way you can go when
you have a couple hours to spend. It doesn't matter if the fishing isn't
the best but the presence of fish does help! IMO, NOTHING is more
important than time on the water.

Willi

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Any tips guys and gals?

I would suggest putting all your money and assets into a special trust fund,
administered by someone who will only allow you to withdraw a small amount per
year.

Your heirs and/or wife will thank you.
-- so much fishing, so little time --
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