Flyfish Fanatic

In this blog i would like to try to help those who are just starting out with Fly fishing. I have done one general blog on this subject, but in the next few i will get a little more in depth on the subject. As i said on my first blog on this subject, Read up on the subject as much as possible. I recommended for you to buy the Gilly but there are a few more good books that i would like to mention.

1- Morris & Chan on Fly Fishing Trout Lakes
This is a Great book, it will help any fly fisherman new or veteran with many different subjects. For those of you that are new to the sport, concentrate on the basics, how to read lakes, equiptment and basic fly selection. Once you have read this go on to the next chapters.

2-Fly Fish Trout Lakes with Jack Shaw
This is another Gem of a book, Jack Shaw is another Guru to B.C. Fly Fishing. This book again will go over the basics and more. All of the books that i have recommended have many of the same subjects but they all are different. The way that the authors look at things is very unique and you will learn from all of them.

3-The Gilly
As i already said this is the book to get if you only want to buy one book on the subject. This is the Bible of Fly Fishing in B.C. The book is written in many chapters and each chapter is written buy a different author. All of these authors are legends in the Fly Fishing world. It will help you with every aspect of Fly Fishing and is still something i read at least 1-2 a year. As i have said more than once this is the book to buy,it will help you in so many ways.

Once you have read some of these books, i recommend that you take what you have learned and go buy a rod and some basic flies. Go out and practice( don’t have a fly on your line for practice just cast with the line), This way you won’t end up with a hook in your ear. I still recommend that you try to take a basic fly casting course, this will stop you from forming bad casting habits. After this go to your local lake and try your luck and see how you do. Most of all don’t get frustrated, it can be a little frustrating to learn how to do this,also don’t try to compare your cast to others. The i wish i could cast that far and that good sindrome will do you no good, the lenght of your cast and the quality of your cast will come in time. I hope that this helps you, and come back to check out the next Blog on Fly selection and identification.

NEXT: Fly selection and identification
Wishing you tight lines and tons of fish.

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