“This will help a lot, and then you can go on to using YouTube for help with casting form and advanced knot tying. “Most fly shops offer a fly fishing 101 class for free,” Cahn adds. Kim recommends watching videos online and then practicing or finding local clinics. We also like Orvis’s Fly Fishing Center, which has a ton of helpful content. What’s the best way to learn how to cast? April Vokey, a fly fishing guide and host of the Anchored Outdoors podcast recommends always having some SPF chapstick and a “confidence fly.” And always, always a net.”Īlex Kim, who is the founder and outdoor guide of HereMT, an organization geared toward making the outdoors more accessible to BIPOC communities in Montana says to remember your fishing license, a knife, camera, and extra layers. I always have extra strike indicators in my bag. “Forceps for safely removing the fly from a fish's mouth. “I always take my ‘fly bag’ which includes dry flies, nymphs, and streamers,” says Katie Cahn, a North Carolina-based fly fishing guide. (Technically, you could get by without the reel if you’re Tenkara fishing.) But beyond that, there are some basics that will make a good day on the water more enjoyable. FAQs What’s the minimum gear I need to get on the water?īaseline, you’ll need a rod, reel, fly line, leader, and a fly.

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