Best Water For Beginners?.

[Jamie1988]

Just looking for a little of advice on which water would be best for a beginner?. I haven't got any fly fishing gear as of yet, but i am wanting to get into it as i love all types and all aspects of any fishing.

any advice would be great.

 

[jimmy]

What area are you from mate, a small still water would be best to start on, but I think before you first go fishing, some casting lessons would benefit you, even if it was just off a friend. Just a cheap starter kit would do you, along with a net and a priest ( most fisheries insist on this, also barbless hooks ) a few flies to begin with would be buzzers,nymphs, damsels, worms and lures. If you live local to birtley, i.e gateshead / newcastle, fox ponds would be ideal for you

 

[bigtel]

What area are you from mate, a small still water would be best to start on, but I think before you first go fishing, some casting lessons would benefit you, even if it was just off a friend. Just a cheap starter kit would do you, along with a net and a priest ( most fisheries insist on this, also barbless hooks ) a few flies to begin with would be buzzers,nymphs, damsels, worms and lures. If you live local to birtley, i.e gateshead / newcastle, fox ponds would be ideal for you

Good advice from Jimmy
Definitely lessons don't blow your money on fly gear until your sure it's for you
Let us know where your from I'm sure we can help you along

 

[g.ordon]

What area are you from mate, a small still water would be best to start on, but I think before you first go fishing, some casting lessons would benefit you, even if it was just off a friend. Just a cheap starter kit would do you, along with a net and a priest ( most fisheries insist on this, also barbless hooks ) a few flies to begin with would be buzzers,nymphs, damsels, worms and lures. If you live local to birtley, i.e gateshead / newcastle, fox ponds would be ideal for you

That's what I need mate, devine intervention to break my blanks
Seriously though I would consider fishing a small river, you don't need a perfect long cast and there should be plenty small stuff just to get your appertite going. A cheepy rod and reel with a floating line and traditional flies like black spider etc. would do the trick. You may need to do a bit of homework on the venues of local rivers to see what's fishable with a day permit though.

 

[jamesm]

Being new to the fly myself i would recommend fox pond lake , they will even lend you the gear to have a go

 

[Wadey]

Chatton Lakes is also well worth a go too. Really friendly people.

 

[Jamie1988]

Cheers lads. I'm in the hebburn area.

 

[Kev1n]

Wait for an overcast day with a light breeze and try somewhere like Sweethope Loughs where you can take a boat out. That way you’ll not need to be able to cast very far or very accurately, it will come with practice.
Don’t be tempted to leave your fly and 25 yards of line trolling behind the boat as you row to the start of new drifts, as although it’s effective, it may be against the rules there.

Once you get the hang of casting, you could fish for mackeral and puddlers in the sea round here.

 

[jimmy]

Cheers lads. I'm in the hebburn area.

Living in.hebburn you are only a 10-15 min drive away from fox ponds mate, I am sure that if you get some cheap fly gear either myself or some of the lads on here would be willing to give you a hand sorting your casting. We normally fish sharpley on a friday and you are welcome to join us if you fancy it, its only at seaton village, the seaham turn off on.A19