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Quite often amongst fly fishers
discussing whether to take a guide
or not you will hear someone give
the advice to "take a guide and
beat THE LEARNING CURVE".
What does this mean?
discussing whether to take a guide
or not you will hear someone give
the advice to "take a guide and
beat THE LEARNING CURVE".
What does this mean?
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You think to yourself "I already know how to fish!" Whether your skill level is that of an absolute beginner or a
highly experienced fisher with thousands of hours on the water there is still the learning curve of learning new
water. Learning the water is the challenge of fishing. Where should I fish and what should I use to catch them?
This is a question all fishers ask of themselves and to others be it the flyshop folks, others staying at the same
lodge or on websites and bulletin boards. It is the info that can make or break a day.
All too often a fisher will just wander into the water and begin casting without regard as to where the fish may or
may not be. More often than not fishers will actually wade into the spot they should be fishing thus spooking the
fish. By taking a guide this learning curve can be beaten as the guide will know the water, how to fish it and what
to fish it with and on a tail water such as the White River a guide will know when the water is rising due to
generation.
A good guide will also show you the different techniques that can be used to catch the fish such as leader and
tippet length and diamater, indicator setting, mending and the casting method to best get your fly to the fish. For
the absolute beginner a guide will teach you the basics of the cast and take you to a spot he knows you will catch
fish and coach you on playing and releasing fish.
At the end of the day your skill level will be better, your knowledge of the river will be enhanced and casting
problems will be solved. Your questions of "where should I fish and what should I use to catch them?" will be
answered.
Jimmy "T" Traylor
flyfisharkansas.com/
highly experienced fisher with thousands of hours on the water there is still the learning curve of learning new
water. Learning the water is the challenge of fishing. Where should I fish and what should I use to catch them?
This is a question all fishers ask of themselves and to others be it the flyshop folks, others staying at the same
lodge or on websites and bulletin boards. It is the info that can make or break a day.
All too often a fisher will just wander into the water and begin casting without regard as to where the fish may or
may not be. More often than not fishers will actually wade into the spot they should be fishing thus spooking the
fish. By taking a guide this learning curve can be beaten as the guide will know the water, how to fish it and what
to fish it with and on a tail water such as the White River a guide will know when the water is rising due to
generation.
A good guide will also show you the different techniques that can be used to catch the fish such as leader and
tippet length and diamater, indicator setting, mending and the casting method to best get your fly to the fish. For
the absolute beginner a guide will teach you the basics of the cast and take you to a spot he knows you will catch
fish and coach you on playing and releasing fish.
At the end of the day your skill level will be better, your knowledge of the river will be enhanced and casting
problems will be solved. Your questions of "where should I fish and what should I use to catch them?" will be
answered.
Jimmy "T" Traylor
flyfisharkansas.com/
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