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Dad gave me a Conolon HCH fly rod when I was 11. He said, “Do it like I do. Keep the rod between 11 and 1 o’clock, and hold a newspaper under your arm when you practice.” He added, “Twenty percent of the fisherman catch eighty percent of the fish.” I have been self-teaching and trying to reach the twenty percent ever since. I built my first fly rod seven years ago thinking I could get more rod for the money doing it myself. I continue to suffer the same motivation.

There is a Ford 8N restored tractor in the barn along with a 67 Airstream trailer and 54 Chevy pickup. Is there any surprise that I would build a fly rod from a vintage rod blank?

Fly Fishing for beginners

Here is the PDF of the Fly Fishing seminar.

Fly-Fishing-For-Rocky-Mountain-TroutLR

Addendum:  Important Safety Rule: Wear a belt around the waist of your waders. I take this for granted and didn’t mention it in the seminar, but if you fall in, you don’t want your waders to fill with water.  This is equally important in a river, boat, or wading a lake.  Lakes often have muddy sticky bottoms along the shore.  Imagine your feet stuck while standing in two feet of water.  A gust of wind throws you off balance, you fall over, and your waders fill full of water.  Do you see a problem here?  Wear the belt.

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