The fly fishing world can be a tough nut to crack. On top of equipment costs and learning to fly fish, you also have to deal with the elitists, the people who have their noses in the air and scoff anytime someone wants to try something new or maybe a little different. If you aren’t tossing hand-tied, dry flies to rising fish, then you have somehow violated some laws of fly fishing and are an outsider.

This is usually the attitude I get when I mention to someone a good option for beginner fly fisherman from Bass Pro Shops. Instead of trying to learn all of the different types of flies right away, why not try a life cycle kit that will give you the flies you need in every stage of their life? [Read more…]