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RleePMarch 6th, 2010, 8:18 am
NW PA - Pennsylvania's Glacial Pothole Wonderland

Posts: 398
I don't know if it is getting easier or harder. It depends on a lot of things.

The one thing I have noticed as I enter my late 50's is that while everybody is talking about climate change, few seem concerned that the Earth's gravitational pull has trebled over the past 5 years. I don't understand the lack of attention to this because it's so very obvious to me..
Aaron7_8March 6th, 2010, 10:46 am
Helena Montana

Posts: 115
All the elder statesmen on this page make me feel very confident in my future with this sport. I have only been fly fishing for two years in earnest ,three if you count the fly/spin fishing I did when the long rod frustrated me. I had an experienced fly fisher convince me that if the spinning rod come along then you will never get any better and will give it up. So for me every trip out it seems that my casting and presentation get better and I wind up catching mor fish than I did the month before, regardless of fishing conditions and time of year. fortunately I live and fish in areas with low fishing pressure that allow me the oportunity to learn this way. Also have got some great advice off of this board. So thank you all.

Aaron
Jmd123March 6th, 2010, 11:50 am
Oscoda, MI

Posts: 2611
Aaron, for you it can only get easier. Enjoy!!

Jonathon
No matter how big the one you just caught is, there's always a bigger one out there somewhere...
PatcrisciMarch 6th, 2010, 5:35 pm
Lagrangeville, NY

Posts: 119
seriously,aaron, as you gain skill and experience and knowledge of the sport you will find that it will get easier,meaning that you will learn to read water better,become more familiar with fly hatches and fish behavior, become a better caster, etc. one thing about this sport is that you can always learn a new trick whether it's a fly tying tip or a casting tip or whatever. and you will always find fish to refuse your offerings no matter how god you are. this is the challenge and it is this -- this pursuit of what is difficult -- that keeps me and i suspect,many fly fishers returning to the water.
Pat Crisci
Mfb1978March 21st, 2010, 5:58 am
Red Lion, PA

Posts: 4
I'm new to this forum, but for me flyfishing is getting harder. I think the main reason is that i don't get out enough and never have since I started. I usually only get out on the streams half a dozen times a year because of my work schedule. I am hoping this year to get out and do a lot of fishing.
Mike
PatcrisciMarch 21st, 2010, 8:20 am
Lagrangeville, NY

Posts: 119
Mike, you make a good point. I would agree that the degree of difficulty is tied to the amount of time you put in on the water. Stands to reason, generally speaking, that if you put in more time you would get the benefit of increased skill in casting, reading water, fish habits, etc.

The learning curve for me was not so steep> Not because of any native intelligence -- but because I learned to fish by fishing worms on a spinning rod, then progressed to spinning lures. When I got bit by the flyfishing bug I read everything I could get my hands on on the subject. So, I knew how to read water when I started flyfishing. What was difficult for me (and still is) was learning about insect life and fly patterns, and casting the fly.

Having reached a reasonably competent level of fly fishing, I like to keep raising the bar for myself. There are stages (I read this somewhere -- maybe a Nick Lyons piece) that most fisherman go through. It begins with trying catching every fish in the water, then the largest fish, then the most difficult fish, rising fish only... I try not to get too hung up on the "catching" part and just enjoy being on the water. It sounds corny, but for me, it's true.
Pat Crisci
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