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How to Succeed With Fly Fishing Instruction

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You know, no matter how much I think I know, how much experience I have, or how easy a project is, I can quickly find that if I rush into it based on what I think, I usually end up with easily avoidable mistakes. And even if I do okay at something the first time, what if I want to do a bigger project the next time? How do I know how to improve, or change up what I have learned? For some, having and using instructions is a sign of weakness. For others, they’ve learned the lesson that using instructions will not only help you keep your pride because you do it right the first time, but you keep more of your time and energy doing it right with instructions. Instructions aren’t around simply to challenge our independence, but to help us accomplish things we might not otherwise be able to do.

Fly-fishing is one of the most exciting and rewarding things anyone can learn how to do. You will only be able to really enjoy it, be good at it, and grow in it if you are willing to seek some fly fishing instruction from time to time. Finding instruction on fly-fishing is not only not a sign of weakness, but I believe it is a sign of genius. Often, when you want to head out to do some fishing, your time may be limited. Maybe it’s a weekend trip squeezed in between kids’ activities, family time, and Sunday evening preparations for Monday morning. Or perhaps you have just spent hundreds of dollars on new equipment, or a grand get away. No matter what, I can guarantee you want to make the most of your fly fishing trip. The best things you can do is not waste your time, and get the proper fly fishing instruction. Your casting isn’t going far enough up stream, or you have a new reel that you’re just not sure about. Whatever it is, asking for some fly fishing instruction is not only easy, but also hugely beneficial.

It’s not hard to find fly fishing instruction either. You could talk to a buddy that has fishing experience. Head down to your local tack shop and check out their instructional fly fishing videos, DVD’s and books. Check out a community group, or even take a class offered by professional guides. However you do it, and whatever you do it for, finding good fly fishing instruction won’t be something you will do just once, but any time you decide you want to learn something new. After a while moving on to a new level of skill, or simply fix that nagging problem that keeps you from catching the big one!

Shark Bay Fly Fishing News

Best Bets: Fish activity noticeably up (The News-Press)

Fishing activity picked up a bit over the past week, as near-shore fish activity reached a frenzy.

HOT SPOTS: What's biting and where (Bradenton Herald)

Tides this week have been higher than many tide charts have indicated. High tides have been exceptionally high, and low tides have been not very low. So even on a low tide, for example, there were times when snook were still deep in mangroves and game fish in general were spread out and not congregated in potholes, swashes or other structures that typically hold fish during a traditional low ...

Telluride Mountainfilm Fest Comes to Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara Independent)

Showcase of independent, environmentally minded, and exploratory films at UCSB on October 8.

Stripers about in sloughs, rivers (Sonoma Index-Tribune)

DENNIS WILSON with 36-inch, 15-pound striped bass he caught in the Petaluma River last weekend. Submitted photo Debbe Vinje of Leonard's Bait and Tackle at Port Sonoma reports that last Saturday "... was an awesome day for striper fishing, especially in and around sloughs on the Petaluma and Napa rivers."