Fly Fishing Schools
Fly fishing was first written about (as far as we know) in the second century AD. In spite of existing for over two millennia, fly fishing didn’t really start becoming popular until the nineteenth century. It was in the nineteenth century that fly fishing really took off in the UK, the US and in Scandinavia. The popularity of the sport was spurred on by a sudden jump in the publication rate of articles and books about it. In the UK, particularly in Britain, fly fishing was a sport that was dominated by the British upper class. These upper class citizens were especially fond of forming exclusive fly fishing clubs that would only allow certain members of the elite to join. In Scandinavia and the United States, though, fly fishing was a much more widespread sport. People of all social classes enjoyed fly fishing. Unlike the British who preferred to keep to the traditional techniques and equipment, the Scandinavians and Americans preferred to try out new techniques and enjoyed fashioning their own gear. It is thanks to this desire to keep the sport moving forward that the bamboo fly rod was invented.
Fly fishing is a sport that anybody can learn to do. If you are curious but don’t know anybody who already knows how to fly fish, there are plenty of fly fishing schools available that will be happy to teach you.
There are fly fishing schools located all over the globe and these fly fishing schools are happy to teach people who are new to the sport everything that they need to know. Fly fishing schools will teach novice anglers (people who fly fish) what kind of gear to buy, the clothing that they will want to invest in and the best fly fishing locations in whatever area the new angler lives in. Of course, going to fly fishing school is not required, but what can it hurt? They are usually affordable and who doesn’t like learning from an expert? An easy google search for fly fishing schools will turn up a plethora of results. You will be able to find fly fishing schools all over the United Kingdom, the United States and a few other countries as well!
Here are a couple of things to think about when choosing the fly fishing school that is right for you:
Tuition: How much will this school cost? What does the tuition cover? Are you required to cover transportation to remote locations that the school might favor? Does your tuition cover any starting supplies or do you need to bring in line and reels yourself?
Class Size: The size of your class will determine how much individual time you will get with your instructor. If you don’t do well in large groups or think you might need a lot of individual attention, you will want to opt for a fishing school with smaller classes.
Finding a fly fishing school will be relatively easy and after a few classes you’ll be ready to go out on your own!