uh oh...

Ethan wrote:

Exactly, I'm sure there are wonderful guides out there, who do a great
job educating newbies. The real reason I didn't go in Vail was I
thought it would be a waste of my money and possibly discouraging too,
certainly not that I was afraid of looking like a fool. If looking like
a fool was a problem I couldn't set foot out my front door!

On my honeymoon my wife and I went flats fishing with an excellent
guide out of Tavenir FLA, mind you, we were spin fishing with live
bait. I'm fairly good with a spinning rod and reel, but for some reason
that day I was all thumbs out on the flats of Florida Bay! Something
about sal****er fishing is just different than wading in your home
smallmouth stream. We caught one small Permit, IIRC. To this day we
laugh about our 300 dollar fish. Next time I use a guide I want to be
able to handle what he tells me to do, and on a Fly Rod, I've got some
learning to do between now and then.

-Ethan

Ken Fortenberry wrote:

Bob Weinberger wrote:

...
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.

While that may be true of some guides it is by no means true
of all guides. If you're a total newbie and don't even know
how to cast be sure to mention it before hiring a guide.

--
Ken Fortenberry