"Ethan" wrote in message
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I just wanted to say hello. I've been lurking here for a while, just
reading the Trip Reports, and generally enjoying the typical witty
banter. I'm pretty new to the sport.

Welcome Ethan. It sounds like you have a good start and a good attitude to
enjoy the sport and fit in here. However, I take issue with the mind set
shown in one of your statements:

I didn't do any fishing while I was
there because I knew if I went out with a guide I would be a total clod
with a fly-rod.

That reminds me of the housewife who thoroughly cleans the house before the
cleaning lady comes, to keep the cleaning lady form thinking she is a poor
housekeeper.
Guides regularly get total newbies to flyfishing as clients, and any guide
worth his/her fee will be quite adept at teaching a beginner how to flyfish,
including casting lessons.

Bob Weinberger

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