John Keane
Well-known member
Fly fishing became de-gentrified in the 70’s when Chew, Blagdon, Grafham and Rutland became available to the common man with a fly rod, pioneered by the likes of **** Walker, Bob Church, **** Shrive and Tom Ivens. Then came the small stillwater fly boom, the “Commercials” of their day in the fly scene. The fly fishing market is worth billions worldwide and, in my opinion, outsells the lure market many times over, in this country at least. The US is very lure based and the market there is massive, but then so is fly.
Lure fishing is less skilful than fly just in the field of casting alone. Anyone can chuck a hunk of ironmongery using a fixed spool reel. Fly fishing requires a different skill set and is just as effective as lure fishing, if not more so when you consider fishing for trout and grayling in running water.
Lure fishing is less skilful than fly just in the field of casting alone. Anyone can chuck a hunk of ironmongery using a fixed spool reel. Fly fishing requires a different skill set and is just as effective as lure fishing, if not more so when you consider fishing for trout and grayling in running water.