I've only recently began my journey to fly fishing PS and have found a lot of information on here. I'm also new to fly fishing in general receiving my first fly rod on January 4th of this year. So below is some thing that have been a huge help to me.
Practice, practice, practice. I practiced casting every day in the back yard before even thinking about hitting any body of water.
Once your comfortable and are ready to try some live practicing, scout scout and scout some more. Walk the beach, watch the tides, check locations at different times of the day and don't limit yourself to 1 or 2 spots. Be prepared to put some miles on your vehicle (currently at 400 miles just scouting areas in the few weeks I've been fish)
Don't expect to walk onto a beach and catch fish.
Keep logs of locations times tides and weather even if your just scouting. This becomes extremely useful the more you get out there.
Don't expect others to do the work for you. Part of the enjoyment is the journey in putting all of thus together.
Read all you can on the different species you intend to fish for! The more you know the easier it becomes.
And lastly, there are many experienced fly fishermen on this site. Don't be afraid to ask a question or seek guidance on technique, presentation ECT. Everyone here has been amazing in helping in my journey thus far.
Tight lines!
Tim
Practice, practice, practice. I practiced casting every day in the back yard before even thinking about hitting any body of water.
Once your comfortable and are ready to try some live practicing, scout scout and scout some more. Walk the beach, watch the tides, check locations at different times of the day and don't limit yourself to 1 or 2 spots. Be prepared to put some miles on your vehicle (currently at 400 miles just scouting areas in the few weeks I've been fish)
Don't expect to walk onto a beach and catch fish.
Keep logs of locations times tides and weather even if your just scouting. This becomes extremely useful the more you get out there.
Don't expect others to do the work for you. Part of the enjoyment is the journey in putting all of thus together.
Read all you can on the different species you intend to fish for! The more you know the easier it becomes.
And lastly, there are many experienced fly fishermen on this site. Don't be afraid to ask a question or seek guidance on technique, presentation ECT. Everyone here has been amazing in helping in my journey thus far.
Tight lines!
Tim