| Have you ever been fishing? Many people would | | | | O.k. so you can get the same thrill from bait fishing, |
| answer yes to this. In America alone, according to | | | | and once you've hooked a fish, the way you reel it in |
| the American Sportfishing Association, there are | | | | is much the same. But it's the skill of catching the fish |
| nearly 40,000,000 anglers. But; have you ever tried | | | | which makes Fly Fishing so exhilarating. |
| Fly Fishing? Well, If you enjoy fishing of any kind I | | | | So which is best, Bait Fishing or Fly Fishing? The |
| strongly suggest you try it. But, and this is very | | | | answer is that neither one is better, or worse than |
| important. Learn How To Fly Fish Properly. If you go | | | | the other. They're just different. There is more to |
| out with your new fly fishing gear, tie on your fly, | | | | learn for successful Fly Fishing, it's true, and some |
| cast, and hope, it's likely that you'll catch nothing, and | | | | people just don't want to learn about hatches, fly |
| then you'll become disillusioned. | | | | patterns etc. The skill of Fly Fishing is to make the |
| There are many things to learn first: Rod selection, | | | | fish see the fly and believe it's a real insect and not a |
| line selection, leader and tippet selection, casting | | | | threat, or something to ignore. In my opinion, when |
| techniques. I could go on and on. But what I'm saying | | | | you catch a fish this way, the feeling you get is 100 |
| is, get the basics right first. | | | | times that, of putting live bait in the water and |
| Fly Fishing is learning to imitate nature as you fool the | | | | waiting for the fish to bite. |
| fish into taking your carefully selected fly. Then | | | | Most novice anglers start with bait fishing. And it's the |
| feeling the exhilaration as you maybe hook a | | | | best way to introduce children to fishing. But for me, |
| Smallmouth Bass and skilfully reel it in as it jumps and | | | | and every Fly Fisherman I've ever talked to, bait |
| fights for all it's worth on the surface, trying to | | | | fishing just doesn't give the excitement of Fly Fishing. |
| throw the hook. Or perhaps a big trout that | | | | Learn how to Fly Fish properly and it's unlikely that |
| threatens to break your line. | | | | you'll ever want to go back to bait fishing. |