Five reasons to start fly fishing
Nobody fly fishes because it’s easy. So why do they do it? Here are five reasons why I fly fish, along with two anti-reasons.
Pillar 1: Mindset
Start here. Why do we fish? How do we venture boldly into the outdoors?
Nick Parish
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Let's get the (perhaps) obvious out of the way: Fly fishing is harder than pretty much every other type of fishing.
OK, maybe tickling fish, or noodling (catching them by hand) is harder.
But to fly fish, first off you'll need to understand the entire host of arcane specifications surrounding lines and leaders and matching fly sizes up to balance your setup.
