newbe questions

On Feb 14, 11:26 am, "asadi" wrote:
You want the type of fisining shop (it need not be exclusively a fly shop)
that has a coffee pot and a buliten board...

Amen. Without such a place to get great, first-hand advice and steep
myself in the intangibles of the sport, I doubt all of the technical
and practical advice would have been enough to instill in me the level
of interest that takes flyfishing beyond a mere leisure activity to a
pleasure and passion.

I was lucky enough to have stumbled into a small place with a
wonderfully friendly and helpful proprietor, a cigar-smoking old-
timer, a rod builder, and a great variety of assorted customers in
various combinations depending on the day. The coffee was fresh, the
advice was good, and the camraderie was priceless. Find one. Go
there. Meet real people. Tell lies. Pretend to believe theirs.
There's nothing like it. :-)

(And one more "thanks" to Joe, Harold, & Hank at the now departed
"Fisherman's Edge".)

Joe F.