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I have been fly fishing for over 40 years, in fact about 5 years ago i gave the grankids all my spinning gear except one rod for  deep water perch fishing. i own 1-9#,2-8#,1-6#,2-5#,1-3# and 1-2#, most of my fishing thru the summer is done with my 2# and 3#. When the weather turns cold as it does in the great lakes i turn to steelheads on the great lake tribs but as winter comes i look forward to going south and into my beloved bluegills. If you are ever in the area pm me or feel free to ask any info in this area

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Welcome to BBG, Dave. I've been fly fishing for about 10 years off and on, but I'm not any good at it - the hazards of being self-taught <g>  I've been looking for some convenient and either affordable or ideally free fly casting lessons around San Jose, but no joy so far. Even contacted a well-reviewed (although not so affordable) professional instructor in this area, he never emailed me back. It ain't easy to learn proper casting in this town, I guess. So I'm not quite ready to part with my spinning and baitcasting gear :)

 

Jonathan

Jonathan,thats how i learned there just wasnt anybody to teach me so it was trail and error, after about 10 years a ran into a great guy who showed me the little tricks. I think if you try you tube and type in fly casting you can pick up alot of info then try a fly tying club they should have some good tyers and casters,also check tu in your area. Hope this helps because nothing like bluegills on a fly  Dave

Have you tied going on youtube and finding an Orvis site They have videos on all types of fly casting PatL

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