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Reasons Why You Should Take A Guided Fly Fishing Trip

27 October 2022 by Eva Morris

Fly fishing can be a fun and challenging pastime for an angler, especially for those who have never tried it before. If you have decided you want to try fly fishing but have never cast a line in that style before, it's always a good idea to take a guided fly fishing trip instead of heading out on your own. While you certainly can give it a try on your own if you never have done it before by yourself, there are advantages to using a guide for your first few times.

Here are reasons why you should take a guided fly fishing trip, even if you have some experience.

Learn The Basics Of Fly Fishing

Fly fishing is different than other types of fishing and for newcomers, it can be challenging to learn even the basics. When you take a guided fly fishing trip, you get an experienced guide who has years of fly fishing experience as well as years of teaching novices how to fly fish. 

You will learn the basics that you need to know such as how to cast your line in the correct way, what the proper gear is to use depending on which species of fish you are going for, how to tie specific knots, and also what fly choices to use in which waters. 

Improve Skills For Everyone

Taking a guided fly fishing trip can also teach you more advanced skills as well. It's possible that your cast angle is off or perhaps you aren't using the right fly for a certain species of fish or the water type. Taking a guided fly fishing tour can teach you more advanced skills and improve the basic skills you might already have.

You can learn how to longer cast to improve your chances of catching a fish, how to read the water to know where the fish might be at any given moment, you can learn how to read fish behavior as well. You can learn what bugs are hatching and what fish they will attract. The point is, you can improve your skills to become a better fly fisher if you take a guided tour no matter how long you have been fishing.

Access To More Water

You might think that all lakes are accessible to any fisherman but that's not true. There are many lakes, rivers, and streams that are inaccessible to most of the public except for guided fly fishing tours. This could be due to the type of boat they have, agreements with the private land/water rights owners, and more.

You will gain access to more water which means your potential for finding the fish you want to catch will rise. 

For more information about guided fly fishing, contact a local company. 

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