Fly fishing for dummies?

Get yourself a video, or hire a guide for a day.

Your best bet would be to find a seminar or general fly fishing class from one of the fly shops in the PGH area.  You would learn more than a guide would show you about a particular stream and they would be more geared to teaching basic fundamentals instead of trying to find you a fish to catch, plus it would be cheaper.. Just my 2 cents..

Pretty funny huh  . A guide can take your learning curve down big time. Ive turned friends of mine into decent fly fisherman in hours. Rather then years. Not all guide teach you just where to catch fish. I for example will show you how to tie your own leaders, where to find fish, not just take you to them. How to figure out what they are eating. When do certain flies hatch. How to cast properly, how to build dropper rigs.

If your guides are only taking you to and getting you on fish, find someone else.

Oh, and skip the car, ill pick you up at any reasonable distance.

ORIGINAL: hufftwnboy1967

Is there anybody in greensburg area, that is a fly fisherman. Who won't mind teaching a newbie? I'm available after 6pm weekdays. And weekend days.

I've got a fly rod and took it out once. I was sore when I was done with all the casting. Which I later found out that I was doing it wrong.

I dont need to catch trout in a stream. Heck a bluegill in Twin lakes works just as well for me.

I guess no one wants to take you lol.If you ever make your way out to the nj/nyc area let me know .Ill take you out for bass .Good way to practice. Going out on the lawn wont kill ya. You will get the feel before you know it. dont practice with a hool. Just use your leader,it will make things easier. put a cup or something and cast to .

post edited by jonnyfishon - 2008/03/30 22:10:18

Im from Greensburg...do u ever fish the Loyalhanna?

ORIGINAL: HogHunter

Hello live in the Uniontown area willing to help

Can fish Dumbar Medow Run Yough at spillaway area

Have all the patterns you will need learn

I'm retired frow work so if interested shoot me a e/m at

hoghuter15410@yahoo.com

we also have room for a extra person for our Fall  Erie Trips

TOM

499 BUCKS AND YOU GET A HAPPY ENDING ,I KID

Gotta have fun. pardon my manners. Look on the internet and make sure your casting correctly. Get out there to a nice open area on a pond or lake and throw down. A little fly spinner for sunnies and even bass is a good place to start. Watch your casting . If you dont have to deal with casting in trees you can figure out a lot. Good luck . 299$ im all yours.lol

hufftwn1967
 
If your arm is hurting, you're probably attempting to use it too much or too hard.  Let the rod work with you, not against you.  Using force will never make you a better caster, or cast farther but learning correct technique and timing will.  Fly casting should be graceful and effortless.  There are times I've felt sore too.  It's from my inability to adjust to a rod that doesn't fit me.  Everyone has their own style.  Now is the time to find that for yourself, before bad habits start to form.
 
Nice to see some fella's willing to help!