How do you talk about fly fishing?
Over the years I’ve sold fly fishing gear, taught fly casting, and instructed teens in fly fishing. Recently, I’ve taken a few opportunities to write about fly fishing and talk about it on a podcast. The more I talk about fly fishing, the more I think about how I talk about fly fishing.
There are different situations, and people, that you’ll encounter. In my humble opinion, there are some tried and true tactics for communicating what fly fishing is and how it works. Here are three common circumstances:
Read moreWhen I moved from Pennsylvania to New England, I was initially very discouraged that the swampy rivers and hit or miss tail waters were nothing like my Keystone trout haunts. In retrospect, it was a bad attitude to have. After a few years I warmed up to the diverse opportunities that were in my backyard. I brainstormed, problem solved, and troubleshot my way through figuring out a new way of trout fishing.
As I fussed over getting familiar with local trout rivers, I completely overlooked what should have been an immediate go-to. I realize now that the biggest opportunity that took too far long for a three-weight aficionado to appreciate was only a few miles away.
The ocean.
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