The Complete Guide To Fly Fishing

Why is Fly Fishing So Popular?

“Many go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after.”  - Henry David Thoreau

What better way to spend a week than a wonderful adventure in natural beauty teeming with a variety of some of the most interesting and lively fish in the world.  The fresh air and exercise of fly fishing provide numerous benefits to anyone that might pursue the sport in addition to the pleasure and rewards derived in developing a highly refined skill. 

. . . The tradition from Dame Juliana Bernet is clear; fishing was [and is] done for enjoyment.

Whether you go it on your own or choose a structured fly fishing adventure, you will be glad you took the time to pursue the ancient sport and art of fly fishing.  If you have never been fly fishing and there is no one in your group that has experience, pool resources for a guided fly fishing adventure to begin one of the most memorable adventures of your life.

While there are many choices for holidays in the world, in a fly fishing adventure you become an active participant as you venture into the heart of the world's most beautiful natural scenery.  

Fly fishing offers a unique adventure for the entire family or a gang of friends as they develop their skills in the rigors of battling wits with some of the most intelligent fish in the world.   To reach the best fly fishing destinations you will hike and commiserate with some of the most beautiful natural scenery in the world.  

Then, of course, there is also the skill and art of cleaning and preparing the day's catch for dinner.  Because many fly fishing adventures take you to pristine wilderness, the fish are as fresh as you can find whether salt-water fishing or wading in mountain springs. 

After a day of fly fishing, you have worked up an appetite to enjoy the delicacies you harvest each day.  What more precious gift could a family share in their lifetime than sharing a day of fly fishing?  Fly fishing is more than just watching a cork bounce up and down.  It will naturally create life's most unique and special memories.
The unique philosophy of fly fishing as a creative art was first captured in prose and poetry many centuries ago.  While historically the male persona hoarded and furthered the mystic art of fly fishing, many American families and groups have shared the sport of fly fishing revealing an interest in the sport by women and children. 

Today, families and friends find it quite satisfying to spend a cold winter afternoon inside reading historic prose on the art of fly fishing in preparation for an evening creatively enjoined with in the art of tying colorful flies. 

Do not use your first acceptable fly to fish, but frame it and hang that memory on your wall to enjoy for years.

If you were one of those lucky youth to have experienced fly fishing as a child, you may have fond memories of the many hours you spent practicing casting techniques in your own front yard preparing for the next family fishing trip. 

Quiet meditation, agility, focus, breathing and most of all great gentleness are the techniques needed to cast a colorful fly gracefully across the rushing waters to entice trout to leap from the water in search of a tasty insect.  Any age is good for developing the skills acquired in the many facets of fly fishing.  They are important techniques transferable to many other areas of your life.  

Fly fishing teaches one the importance and joy of catching one’s own food for the day.  One learns the most satisfying aspect of a sport is an artful response that demands practiced skills and well-maintained equipment.

Whether you are a sports enthusiast or just want a relaxing vacation enjoying nature you may want to add fly fishing to your list of things to do.  Many fly fishing organizations are involved in fish conservation activities.  

One of the most important benefits of fly fishing is that it gets you out in nature.   Whether one has spent years fly fishing and spends has the best equipment money can buy or one has a simple rod and reel they saved to buy for most of the year, both parties can have an enjoyable time fly fishing while deepening their respect for nature and themselves. 

As you deeply breathe in the fresh moist air of a river or lake after an exhilarating hike, if your casting is practiced and true, and if the fly you dance above the rushing waters is right for the moment, you might catch a tasty trout or steal head for dinner.

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