Maine Fly Fishing Report 2010: First Time for Everything

Meet with Shannon this morning at 9am, skies were grey rain was cold and the wind was moderate. Perfect day to introduce someone who has never fly fished to the sport. We began the morning at a local park in Portland, I told Shannon that our two “simple” goals for this half day excursion were for her to learn to cast a fly 40 feet, and to catch a fish. These goals are rarely ever that simple, even when conditions are perfect and skies are blue.

I am happy to report that Shannon caught on to fly casting quickly, we had some laughs and in the end she caught her first Maine Brook Trout on a fly rod. It would’ve been an easy day to to pack up and call it quits, the right attitude is everything.

Thanks Shannon!

Check Shannon’s Blog out at:

http://blogs.mainetoday.com/category/blogs/maine-today-blogs/out-going

First Time Fly Fishing: First Trout