Fly Fishing Trip

What fly to use ?  After you have your rod the next question is which fly to use.   I like to have lots !  I needed lots to begin with as they decorated every available surface imaginable :) And I hate even the thought that I might not have enough of the right one for the job.   Besides I love the way they look and if all else fails, I can look at my fly case and wish I was fishing !                                     Gear I use: I normally use a Penn Fly Reel both for floating and sinking line and depending on the time of the year and what is around, favor Woolly Bugger flies   in various colors, but have caught mainly on the black woolly Bugger with the olive green one second best. What I love about fishing is being outside in the open air, with amazing scenery and painted skies like the one on the way to this fishing spot - what could be better ? A r...

We took a few weeks off work and headed for one of our favorite small rivers to camp out and just fish.  Unfortunately, we took a non fisher person !   Don't ever do it !  Sure, they say they will be happy just reading, just absorbing the peace and quiet..... until ...... just as you are into serious concentration there is a loud screech and "Hey, check this out ......  did you see this, ,,,  what about that bird, this bush  etc........   meanwhile the fish is long gone, not to mention                     your concentration !       We were lucky enough to return, by ourselves, without the non fisher person !   Armed with our new gear and some new techniques and better ways to tie on our flies so they wouldn't disappear at the first tug of the line we were again hooked  !!   I think this fishing think seems to be working in reverse  - we are hooked, the fish wasn't. ...

In an attempt to match our new found wildly exciting passion for fly fishing and fly fishing trips away with some degree of skill we joined a local Anglers club and were delighted to find they had free casting lessons. We sauntered into our first meeting and could hardly contain our impatient excitement until the casting lessons began. Just to be amongst it again, the atmosphere, the gear, tackle, flyfishing rods - fisher's heaven ....... mmmmmmnnn should be fun......... We listened to the tips and techniques, then there was a mad rush when to get there before everyone else . We didn't win the race to cast first and as we waited our turn watching everyone else casting the lines whirred back and forth at high speed in uncontrolled directions. Excitement gave way to fear and panic and to avoid the flicking lines we flattened out against the fence and tried desperately to look nonchalant and relaxed as the lines flew around narrowly missing our faces and swishing ...

Why fly fish ? Forget all the hype about peace and tranquillity, being at one with your surroundings enjoying nature. The reality is most of us go fishing to get away from cell phones,work callouts, annoying neighbours, a boring job and to escape from those nagging jobs around the house and to beat that damned fish. We took it up firstly because we got to the stage where we could afford the fly rod, waders and all the gear and wanted to try something we'd always wanted to and escape the stress and commitments of the city. One trip was all it took. It wasn't the fish that was hooked. We were. From the first cast as the line glided over the gently swaying grass beside a still waterway reflecting the last rays of sun... that's all it took. We were in love with fishing and all things fishy. The peace, the tranquillity, at one with nature, yes, this was 'IT' - underlined, in capitals, we had found our true calling. Right ! Easy, peasy with helpers at...