Question:
Can anyone recommend any fly fishing schools/workshops where we can learn
saltwater fly fishing? I've heard of LLBean's and Orvis fly fishing workshops.
Are these any good?
Answer:
I do not run a "flyfishing company" like Orvis or others.
If it's easy for you to go flyfishing in the US, I've heard
about a flyfishing in saltwater school somewhere in the US
south east coast. Don't know about. But may be other users
of this Forum know. In case mail me, I will give you the
contact after a short search.
But if you can come fishing around here, in South Pacific,
New Caledonia, you can be sure that I will be your guide.
I can teach you the good base about flyfishing in saltwater.
I will not bring you to 100 lb tarpons as the Pacific
specie is smaller than this. But' I can teach you how
to "feel" the saltwater.
You will be learning what you have to know to properly set
your tackle, from the fly to the end of the backing.
I will teach you the "thinking way" of saltwater fishes.
I think that the first thing a fisherman have to know is
how to hook the fishes that are around him. In New
Caledonia, no huge tarpons, but huge bonefishes, huge
trevally, huge tuna and much more.
You will hook them. But I hope that the first purpoise of
your quest is to understand why you hook a fish previous to
be happy of a fish you get "by luck".
I don't wan't you to think that you will not find good
guide in Florida or Bahamas. I'm sure, there's really good
guide over there. If I knowed a good one, I will give you
the contact. And I don't know them because I fish different
water. I'm sure that some of the current user of this
message board will give you good information.
I know about me. I do not want to say that I'm a good
flyfisherman. I just want to say that I've learn to hook
fish all over the world. Not that I'm better than all the
other one. Just because flyfishing is for me a way of life
before any commercial purpoise. I was travelling with fly
rod like a surfer do with his board. And I made the choice
to consider my way of life.
Whatever, the most important is: you have to flyfish in
saltwater. It's great. Only a few river or lake in the
world can provide me something I can compare to flyfishing
in saltwater.
