Wife getting into fly fishing....SUCCESS and PICS!!

[3blade]

Spent a week in the mountains fishing this last summer, and the wife decided fly fishing looks “magical” and wants to get into it (also just happened to be the first trip she didn’t catch the biggest fish ) She mentioned it 4 times and on the last time I turned the truck and bought her an orvis Clearwater 9ft 5 wt. i have an ancient 7 foot fiberglass pack rod and TFO 8 wt...so if she doesn’t use it I will . Hey how many guys get to shop at cabelas for valentines right?

Anyway, I’ve been flyfishing and tying intermittently since I was 5 and am basically self taught with no doubt plenty of bad habits, but I catch fish. She’s a Saskatchewan farm girl who believes fish are to bite all day and be released into hot oil (working on that). We live within 10 min of 3 stocked ponds and a family acreage so plenty of opportunity.

Anyone know of a YouTube or other instruction series that worked for their wife/daughter? Or any general advice on coaching someone right from the start?

[haggis57]

Orvis has a ton of stuff on their Fly Fishing Learning Center. Amazing resource. https://howtoflyfish.orvis.com/

[Brown]

Have her checkout Mad River Outfitters on YouTube. Their introductory lessons are easy for beginners to understand.

[SNAPFisher]

Originally Posted by 3blade

Hey how many guys get to shop at cabelas for valentines right?

Damn....that sounds great.
I wonder if I should congratulate you or the wife

[Scottmisfits]

Mad River is great, but I can see some ladies not liking his demeanor. My wife makes fun of him whenever I happen to have it on when she's around. I think he's great though.
The Orvis video's are great as well. Women, typically, will have an easier time picking up the casting as they are more finesse and less bully. As far as women instructor video's, I haven't come across any.

Another thing to try would be the Orvis or TFO training rods. You can use them in the house while watching the video's rather than trying to remember what was said and putting that to use.

[commieboy]

Joan Wulff. Alternately, you'll see her name misspelled, WOLF.

She's like the grandma of fly casting and a Winston rep. No machismo. Just a nice older lady sharing her experiences and casting tips.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1XP0NRRGkA

[Jayhad]

I'd be inclined to let her learn from a guide or casting instructor. There are many early season schools out there that are moderately priced and you won't have to be involved in the teaching process.

I have seen many couples where the husband has tried to teach the wife how to fly fish just for her to say forget it.

[trigger7mm]

I wish I could talk my wife into trying it. See loves to fish, but has no interest in fly fishing. I love it. Orvis is a great resource to help shorten the learning curve.

[ÜberFly]

This!!

Originally Posted by Jayhad

I'd be inclined to let her learn from a guide or casting instructor. There are many early season schools out there that are moderately priced and you won't have to be involved in the teaching process.

I have seen many couples where the husband has tried to teach the wife how to fly fish just for her to say forget it.

[highland]

Check out some YouTube videos of Lefty Kreh and his style. He gives a lot of tips that can help speed up the learning curve.

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[WinFwt]

Congrats on your wife getting into flyfishing. Mine did a long time ago (20 years) and although we don't get out on the streams much anymore she enjoyed it when we did and she still has all the gear in case she wants to give it a go again.

One thing I did that I would offer as a suggestion, is have someone else teach her how to cast. Saves on marital strife and it'll be harder for her to blame you on a tough day when her casting isn't quite clicking. I was fortunate to have Barry White give casting lessons to both my wife and son a couple of times, and it worked out great.

Good luck and enjoy the fishing.

[Mr Flyguy]

Many years ago I was fishing with my new significant other on Hasse Lake with backswimmers in October. Not the greatest caster but she was out fishing me 2 times to one, so I said this area is no good so we moved and I caught up in numbers. We're still together and laugh about this. I bought her a new fly rod so maybe that helped!

[Doc]

If you're in the Edmonton area, check out my site here if you're interested in instruction for her. https://www.albertastillwaters.ca

Cheers