Flies catch more fly-fishers than fish. One of the things I try to promote is the importance of limiting most if not all of your fly box to just those flies that you are confident work for you, you understand what they can be used to represent, and you know how to fish.
A lot has been written on what gear you should buy when you first start out but by the time you have sifted through the volumes you’ll probably be as confused as I was when I first started out fly fishing. Now that I’m a little way down the track it has pretty well fallen into place.
Casting can make or break your fly fishing experience and once you have mastered the basics its surprising how easy it all becomes. The basic thing you have to remember is that your casting a fly line and the terminal tackle (your leader tippet and fly or flies) are along for the ride.
Fly fishing is that form of fishing, for any fish, using a rod and fly line to cast artificial “flies” or “lures” either as bait, attractors or antagonizes to fish which are known or expected to be in the vicinity of where the fly or lure is cast.
I find that I get a lot more out of my fishing time if i am well prepared for the outing. The amount and depth of preparation depends on the duration and importance of a fishing trip. For example if you just walking out the back gate to your home water for an hours fishing then minimal preparation is necessary. If however your heading to a fishing competition or other important outing it pays to prepare properly.
