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Welcome to the Fly Fishing for beginners website, a "fly fishing 101" primer where we aim to educate not only beginners but novices as well. If you're looking for some darn good trout fly fishing basics and fly tying information and resources, you've come to the right place.
For our returning readers, please make sure you check out the new articles in our Fly Fishing Articles section.
Also, I've had quite a few readers asking me to start including some recommended product links on some of the pages so I have started to do this. I will be adding some new links to some of the product pages in an attempt to assist the newer fly fishermen with their first purchases. Although I'm doing this to help the beginners, the products I select are also perfect for the novice as well. Keep the suggestions coming.
 Speaking of recommendations, I have to get this one off my chest right now. For all you iPhone users, you just have to check out the new Orvis iPhone App. This thing is awesome. Its a complete guide with casting lessons, video and animated knot instructions, a guide to the top trout flies, and updated fishing condition reports for more than 200 of the best fishing locations. I'm an iPhone user so I can't tell you how excited I am about this. Check it out.
With this Fly Fishing for beginners site I aim to slowly walk the beginning fly fisher (and even the novice), one step at a time, through a quick and simple fly fishing for beginners course, learning the fly fishing basics and some of the equipment so they can make an informed decision before purchasing anything. Then we'll dig in to learn how to assemble the gear, the frequently used fly fishing knots, a little about trout behavior and the difference between the trout species and we'll even review some fly fishing etiquette. After that, we'll spend some time on fly tying in the Fly Tying 101 section. We'll start with the fly tying basics and then we'll discuss the tools and materials needed and then we'll review the more popular flies used for trout (including a hatch chart). I never had a true appreciation of fly fishing until I took a fly tying for beginners class and began tying my own flies. I hope that each person visiting this site will consider taking up fly tying themselves or at least trying it. I've found it to be very fulfilling and relaxing and a great winter time activity. There's nothing like catching a beautiful trout on an imitation that you tied yourself. In a sense this is a simplified Fly Fishing 101 and/or a Fly Tying 101 course.
I've attempted to organize this fly fishing for beginners site so that anglers can step through each of the links on the left of the page one at a time starting at the top and working their way down. Novices and the like, can pick and choose whatever area they'd like to gain more information on. This is in no way an exhaustive resource but I've attempted to give just enough information to get people started into this wonderful sport. I'm passionate about and love everything to do with fly fishing, from the way my heartbeat goes into overdrive when I spot that lunker, watching that beautiful, streamlined trout go airborne in an all out attempt to dislodge itself from my fly, to the honor and privilege of meeting other fly fishermen, who are always willing to assist a fellow angler.
My goal is to use this fly fishing for beginners site to provide folks with a one stop site for trout fly fishing basics and fly tying information, a hatch chart for Pennsylvania fly fishing, fly fishing etiquette, fly fishing knots, resources and links to sites that sell top quality flies, fly rods, fly reels, fly tying supplies and materials, clothing and other gear.
If you feel I've missed anything on this site or if you have any other questions or comments, please feel free to email me to let me know
Tight Lines,
Steve
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