Jan 2, 2010

Fly Fishing Instruction

Fly fishing instruction is absolutely necessary if you want to learn to fly fish correctly. Trust me. I took the long route with no instruction. If I had gotten some sort of instruction, it would have gone a lot faster. I still have trouble breaking a lot of the bad habits I taught myself.
I tried to teach myself, and I made a lot of mistakes in the process. I don't recommend doing it that way. We had no internet, and there were no books in my area. If you lived in a large city, I'm sure you could find some, but I didn't have any resources in my small hometown.
Today, you have several choices. You could pay for lessons from someone, or take a class. While that undoubtedly is a great way to learn, it's also usually the most expensive way. An internet search for fly fishing instruction will give you a lot of choices.
Another choice is using books to learn. This is the route I took at first. Regardless of which way you choose to learn, you will want to buy some books. I still use my fly tying books on a regular basis, and I will continue to do so for the rest of my life. I have several others that are great. When it comes to learning to cast a fly though, I just couldn't make it work with instructions from a book.
I believe the solution for most people is found on the internet. Today, we have fly fishing eBooks that include videos showing how to fly fish. Some of them even incorporate a membership website as part of the purchase where they provide updates to the book and video lessons. I'm really impressed by what I've seen lately. I wish these had been around when I was first learning. It would have been so much easier.
I'm a relative newcomer to eBooks for fly fishing instruction. When eBooks first became popular, I didn't think much of them. Since then, I've come to appreciate how they can incorporate other media, such as videos and audio files. I also really like the instant delivery you get with them. Check them out. If you learn like most people do, you'll like them.
If you liked this article and want more information about fly fishing instruction and eBooks, please visit my Squidoo lense on fly fishing. Go learn to fly fish. You'll enjoy it.