I've always been intrigued by fly fishing. I've loved to fish since I was a kid but rarely have I ever seen anyone fly fishing here in Indiana. My hunting partner told me today that we have an opportunity to go to Montana next year to do some fly fishing and I decided I'd probably better not wait until I get there to try to get the swing of it. I stopped by Cabela's on my way home and bought their Prestige fly outfit which had everything I needed to get started. It wasn't cheap but it was less than the cost of some of the fly reels alone so I bought it. The quality seems pretty decent and I'm happy with the purchase at this point.
Came home, watched a couple videos and got after it in the creek across the road. There's definitely more to it than I had anticipated but I managed to get a few decent casts in and actually caught my first (and only so far) fly rod fish. I'm grateful it wasn't a creek chub but the species I was targeting. I'm looking forward to practicing and trying to master this technique. Hopefully Montana will work out next year.
Came home, watched a couple videos and got after it in the creek across the road. There's definitely more to it than I had anticipated but I managed to get a few decent casts in and actually caught my first (and only so far) fly rod fish. I'm grateful it wasn't a creek chub but the species I was targeting. I'm looking forward to practicing and trying to master this technique. Hopefully Montana will work out next year.