How does one go about learning how to fish?

[Benjamin]

I want to learn but where do you even go about learning this? Do they offer fishing classes?

[Cal.]

Don't do it. It's stressful for the fish and unnecessary.

[smudgie]

Yes, they do angling classes etc.
Google for your nearest one Benjamin.
Have a few lessons to see if you get hooked before you buy all the gear.

[Denver]

Go to the supermarket and ask the butcher

[Benjamin]

Yes, they do angling classes etc.
Google for your nearest one Benjamin.
Have a few lessons to see if you get hooked before you buy all the gear.

Ahhh a pun :dazzler:

Is that what they are called, angling classes?

[Cherie]

Are you going Bear Grylls on us Ben :worry:

[smudgie]

Ahhh a pun :dazzler:

Is that what they are called, angling classes?

You can google both fishing and angling, should get plenty of info.
I used to fish when I was a kid, urghhh putting those wriggling worms on the hook.

[Benjamin]

Are you going Bear Grylls on us Ben :worry:

Maybe ;)

I need to learn as I'm planning to hike from top to bottom of NZ for a few months, so want to get a few skills I don't have under my belt including this and mountaineering.

You can google both fishing and angling, should get plenty of info.
I used to fish when I was a kid, urghhh putting those wriggling worms on the hook.

Yeah but I want proper fishing not in a lake where they are put there.

[Xtopher]

You can google both fishing and angling, should get plenty of info.
I used to fish when I was a kid, urghhh putting those wriggling worms on the hook.

That's why I use liver, or some other bait now. I can't handle the worms.

[jackc1806]

My Granddad could help you out :dazzler:

[MTVN]

Fly Fishing by J. R. Hartley would be a good place to start

[hijaxers]

Why don't you have a wander along your local canal as there are always anglers sat along the canal near me - get yourself chatting to one of them , they'll have a host of knowledge . Or go to a fishing tackle shop they'll help.
Good luck i'm sure you'll be a great angler.

[Mokka]

How does anyone learn to do anything anymore :shrug:
... YouTube of course

[kirklancaster]

Maybe ;)

I need to learn as I'm planning to hike from top to bottom of NZ for a few months, so want to get a few skills I don't have under my belt including this and mountaineering.



Yeah but I want proper fishing not in a lake where they are put there.

You can dangle a maggot on the end of a line,
Or swallow a moth and put your tongue in the water....
It works just fine.

:hehe:

[kirklancaster]

]Fly Fishing by J. R. Hartley [/B]would be a good place to start

:laugh: A legendary advert.

[Josy]

What type of fishing? if it's just a hook and bait or spinner then there's really nothing more to it than baiting your line and casting then waiting for a bite or attaching your spinner casting/reeling in and repeat.

I used to go fishing with my dad all the time but had to get him to bait my hook and I still go sometimes with my OH but only ever use a spinner if I go with him.

If it's fly fishing or sea fishing etc then I don't have a clue :laugh:

[Drew.]

I've only ever used to do lake fishing but it was good fun.. and really simple like Josy said. Just need a rod, hooks, some weights, floats, a net and plenty of bait and you'll be able to make a whole day of it. Sea fishing is pretty cool if you can catch your own food but it's always seemed pretty boring and hard to catch things.

[Drew.]

And if you're ever down in Hastings theres some amazing places near there to fish

[Cherie]

:worry: Ben's going to starve

[Crimson Dynamo]

I fish, usedx to do a lot of coarse fishing when I was wee and then spinners in the lochs for trout. When we go out annual golf holiday we go fly fishing on the rivers.

I catch and put back of course. If you rock up to a trout farm they will hire you a rod for like £20 for 2 hours and give you the basics there and then

Otherwise youtube will happily teach you

[bots]

use spam, sweetcorn or bread as bait, get a telescopic fishing rod, easy to pack, and if you don't catch any fish, you can always eat the bread/spam