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Fly Fishing Instruction

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Every fly fisher can use a refresher course once in awhile, whether it’s a casting technique, reading where fish are holding during different times of year, or tying an old productive pattern. Here’s a running list of useful tips, tricks and instructional pieces.
  1. Casting
  2. Fly Tying
  3. Preparation
  4. Additional Tips and Tricks

Casting

Learning how to execute the perfect cast is no easy task, even for the experienced fly fisher. Casting techniques and strategies can change from fishery to fishery, season to season and even hour to hour depending on the atmospheric conditions and specific hatches.

Fly Tying

Streamers, nymphs, dries. There are so many flies on the market it's tough to know where to start. We'll start off simple, with the best go-to flies throughout the season and will work our way up to exotic flies that you'll only need in very specific instances.

Preparation

Preparation Don’t you hate when you start off on a fishing trip and realize you’ve forgotten something in the middle of your trip. The following checklists and tips will make sure you have exactly what you need when you get out on the water and where to look for fish throughout the seasons.

Additional Tips and Tricks

With all of the instructional stories and tidbits out there, some worthwhile tips and tricks are going to fall through the cracks. Here are some other worthwhile tips you might want to check out.

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