Fly-fishing is an artistic form of fishing that requires
skill and technique. It is a relaxing way to fish and can be mesmerizing to
watch. Learning to fly fish is difficult, but like most things can be mastered
with patience and practice. Here a few tips for first-time and beginner fly
fishers to consider.
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| Todd Hotaling |
- Assemble your equipment. You will need a graphite fly rod that will need to be put together. Assemble the rod by starting with the tip section and attention it to the middle section and the butt section. Gently twist the pieces together so that they are tight. Follow the guidelines given with the rod.
- Know the terminology of your rod. The bottom section of the rod is called the butt. The circular metal pieces that are attached to your rod are called the guides, and the real is the piece that is hanging on the bottom of your rod. There are additional guides with differing names but, in general, those pieces are called the guides.
- Figure what grip you prefer to use. Beginners are usually taught to crank the real using their left hand unless they are left-handed in which cause they should crank the real using their right hand. It doesn't matter which hand you cast with, but you went to bring in a fish using your strongest hand.
Todd Hotaling lives in Vermont and enjoys fly-fishing on his
days off. He is a professional landscaper and owns landscaping company,
Champlain Shores Landscaping and Stonework in Bristol, Vermont.
