looking for some info
 

Hi All,

Moving to Michigan soon, really want to learn to fly fish and how to tie my
own, any info anyone can point me to that will help me in this venture would
be greatly appreaited.

Thanks in advance,
Jim

me wrote:
Hi All,

Moving to Michigan soon, really want to learn to fly fish and how to
tie my own, any info anyone can point me to that will help me in this
venture would be greatly appreaited.

Thanks in advance,
Jim

Hi "me".

Start he http://www.flyanglersonline.com/ for some beginner info on
fishing and tying.

Then, look around for a club in your new hometown. Federation of Flyfishers
and TU probably have a chapter or affiliate near your new home town. There
might also be independent clubs. Find your local fly shop and hang out
there a couple of times. Take tying lessons at a club or fly shop (be aware
that tying lessons are more likely done in the winter - this is fishing
season, not learning-how-to-tie season). Some people swear by videos and
some people probably can learn from a book, but there's nothing like having
a tying mentor to get yourself going. Likewise, casting lessons will
shorten the learning curve - you can get them from a club, flyshop, or a
guide. There are lots of sites in the Web that can help - search and ye
shall find. But I recommend finding some people first.
--
Stan Gula
http://gula.org/roffswaps

Stan gave you some great info. It's probably the best, most concise advice
I've ever read on how to get started fly fishing. You can spend the rest of
your life assimilating it - enjoy the journey!

Don't know how much you already know about fishing. Take a look at
http://www.takemefishing.org/default.aspx
It compares all kinds of fishing and gives the fly fishing link
www.flyangerlersonline.com that Stan posted. If you compare what you
already know with the new fly fishing info, maybe you can leverage it to
your advantage and start having fun quicker!

Good luck!
John



"me" wrote in message news:Egcie.19085$sy6.5416@lakeread04...
Hi All,

Moving to Michigan soon, really want to learn to fly fish and how to tie
my own, any info anyone can point me to that will help me in this venture
would be greatly appreaited.

Thanks in advance,
Jim

me wrote:
Hi All,

Moving to Michigan soon, really want to learn to fly fish and how to
tie my own, any info anyone can point me to that will help me in this
venture would be greatly appreaited.

First, follow Stan's advice. I've done some of that myself and it hasn't
hurt. . . much. ;-)

IMHO, you're better off buying the flies you need from local shops
during your first season. This serves several purposes. It'll get you
into the fly shops and getting to know the "whens and wheres" from the
local shop owners. Pay for that advice by buying their flies and gear.
You find out which patterns work best and, therefore, which ones you'll
want to tie. It will also get you out on the water faster and with less
aggravation. Learn how to cast and fish with the store-boughts and then
learn to tie as Stan prescribed next winter.
--
TL,
Tim
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http://css.sbcma.com/timj/

Thanx All Have read and printed Stans post, have been practicing my casting
in the street in front of the house for a few months and am looking forword
to trying it on the water eventually. Also would like to apologize for my
name being Me on my first post and have corrected that now.

Jim
"me" wrote in message news:Egcie.19085$sy6.5416@lakeread04...
Hi All,

Moving to Michigan soon, really want to learn to fly fish and how to tie
my own, any info anyone can point me to that will help me in this venture
would be greatly appreaited.

Thanks in advance,
Jim

James K wrote:
Thanx All Have read and printed Stans post, have been practicing my
casting in the street in front of the house for a few months and am
looking forword to trying it on the water eventually.

If your street is anything but soft grass, you're going to ruin the fly
line. Find a nice grassy field to practice. After you think you've got
it, drop to your knees and try again. That'll give you a more real-feel
for casting as you're wading.
--
TL,
Tim
---------------------------
http://css.sbcma.com/timj/

Well the flyline is about done, and at one point belonged to my Grandfather,
well about 10 years ago so not worried about it too much. At least I am not
practicing on his old split bamboo rod.
"Tim J." wrote in message
...
James K wrote:
Thanx All Have read and printed Stans post, have been practicing my
casting in the street in front of the house for a few months and am
looking forword to trying it on the water eventually.

If your street is anything but soft grass, you're going to ruin the fly
line. Find a nice grassy field to practice. After you think you've got it,
drop to your knees and try again. That'll give you a more real-feel for
casting as you're wading.
--
TL,
Tim
---------------------------
http://css.sbcma.com/timj/

James K wrote:
Also would like to apologizesnip

Shheez, don't start apologizing. I would rather walk around all day with a
size 4 wooly bugger hooked to my forearm that apologize on roff(t).

--
Stan Gula
http://gula.org/roffswaps

Stan Gula wrote:
James K wrote:
Also would like to apologizesnip

Shheez, don't start apologizing. I would rather walk around all day
with a size 4 wooly bugger hooked to my forearm that apologize on
roff(t).

1) You weren't walking.
2) It wasn't a wooly bugger - it was some kind of gynormous nymph.
3) All this time I thought you were just "accessorizing".
--
TL,
Tim
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http://css.sbcma.com/timj