{"id":20377,"date":"2019-06-27T12:00:35","date_gmt":"2019-06-27T19:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/community.nrs.com\/?p=20377"},"modified":"2022-01-06T09:20:41","modified_gmt":"2022-01-06T17:20:41","slug":"a-kayaker-turned-fly-fishing-angler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community.nrs.com\/duct-tape\/2019\/06\/27\/a-kayaker-turned-fly-fishing-angler\/","title":{"rendered":"A Kayaker Turned Fly Fishing Angler"},"content":{"rendered":"

Paddling past a fly fisher along the river, I used to wonder, \u201cWhy someone would want to stand<\/em> in the river, rather than float<\/em> along it?!\u201d Like many whitewater kayakers, I thrive on the constant action a river can provide. As a kid, I spent many summer days catching perch from the end of a dock with a worm, hook and stick. But, after getting sucked into the fast current of river-related adventure sports, I lost the patience to be still near water. I picked up a fishing rod again two years ago. After a few sunny, summer mornings fishing in the Balkans and a handful of rainy, winter days fishing in Canada (and after hooking a few fish), I\u2019ve become excited by the slow pace and necessary patience of fly fishing.<\/p>\n

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A good fly fisherman\/woman employs many of the same skills that make a great kayaker. And the rod and reel sport even offers the opportunity to gain new skills relevant to paddling. As a kayaker-turned-fly-fisher, I can appreciate and enjoy the physical, intellectual and skilled side of fly fishing.<\/p>\n

These are some kayaking skills I\u2019ve found which directly transfer to fishing knowledge, and a few fishing talents that kayakers can easily pick up.<\/p>\n

The Fishing Skills You Already Have as a Kayaker<\/strong><\/p>\n