Picking out your essential fly fishing equipment
Picking out your essential fly fishing equipment shouldn't feel like you're trying to solve a high-level physics equation, though it definitely feels that way when you first walk into a fly shop. I remember my first time standing in front of a wall of rods, completely baffled by what a "5-weight" was or why I needed three different types of clear string just to catch a single trout. It's easy to get sucked into the trap of thinking you need every gadget on the shelf, but the truth is a lot simpler. ...