Tag: learning

Learn to Tie Flies Ep#2: Best Budget Vise?

In the next in our series of learning to tie flies, we get into some of the better options for a budget vise. Don't let a smaller budget deter you from learning to tie flies.

Teaching Kids How to Cast

You’re never too young to start learning to fly fish, but there can be challenges with learning to cast at an early age. In this article, learn some strategies for teaching kids how to cast. Via Casting Across.

Tippets: Fishing a Double Indicator Rig, Tying the Bobby Spinner

Learning to fish nymphs can be a steep learning curve, and in this article guide Patrick Blackdale shares his secret for early success: the double indicator rig. “The double indicator system has helped my clients see and understand when it’s time to mend, resulting in better drifts and more fish in the net.” Via Orvis. In this tying tutorial, Kelly...

"Three Things I Wish I Knew When I Started Fly Fishing"

There is always more to learn. In my prime I devoured information, anywhere I could get it, like a hungry great white. I would talk sink tips or nymphing techniques from [insert your favorite European nation here] late into the night. But lately I’ve been lazy, or maybe just disengaged. I’m a mediocre to slightly above average angler who’s typically...

Podcast: Getting Kids and Teens into Fly Fishing

In his latest podcast, Tom Rosenbauer offers a "10-step plan for getting a kid into fly fishing." "Number One: Get them into fishing first, particularly with younger kids. There are other ways of fishing that are easier than fly fishing. Most of us don't think they are as much fun, they're a little more mechanical, you don't have to think as much, you don't...