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[MichaelG]

hey all my name is Michael ive just recently (5 days ago) bought myself a saltwater fly fishing combo an 8 weight. i have always wanted to try fly fishing as i love every other form of fishing, ill say i have never felt so useless in my life tryimg to cast a fly rod lol but i can officially get about 10 to 15 meters with the wind behind me

my plan is to attend novembers meeting and join as a member but i was wondering if anyone out there maybe keen to maybe give me some tips on learning to cast and even what flies to use id really appreciate it at the moment i fear that i may take someones eye out if they get to close or even my own

i am hoping to go friday after work or on the weekend but i only have a couple of crazy charlie flies is a couple of colours at this stage so i need to find somewhere to get more thats close to my home in mirrabooka or near work in freo

cheers

[Hirdy]

G'day Michael,

Welcome to the forum and a new addiction. I hope you didn't invest too much money in all that conventional gear you got, because it's not going to see a lot of use over the next few years ....

If you have your gear with you today at work, I can meet up with you in Freo this afternoon at Stephens Reserve (where my son will be at cricket training from 4.00pm to 6.20pm) and give you a few tips on casting.

Sorry for the late notice, but if it helps, I'll be there just about every Thursday this summer.

Call me on 0400 340 900 if you want to meet up.
Cheers,
Graeme

[Andre Rossouw]

Hi Michael and welcome

Send me a private message with your contact details if you feel like going fishing sunday morning from 7:00 till about 12:00.
A few of us will be fishing the Swan and Canning. We can have a look at your casting and sort you out with some flies to get you started.

Cheers
Andre

[MichaelG]

Thank you for the warm welcome guys

I got some great tips from Graeme yesterday and it looks like ill be fishing on sunday aswell