afishinado
Moderator
Staff member
How would you rank your skill level as a FF for trout?
Beginner – Just started FF. Learning basic casts and presentations.
Beginner/Journeyman – Can execute basic casts and presentations. Can identify some insects and have a basic knowledge of fly types and patterns. Have fished several types of streams with several types/species of trout.
Journeyman – Can execute all the basic and some advanced casts. Can fish using most types of flies, presentations, and equipment. Can identify hatches of common species and have a knowledge of many fly types and patterns. Have experience in varied types of streams with varied types/species of trout
Skilled Journeyman – Can execute all the basic and most of the advanced casts. Can fish using all types of flies, presentations, and equipment. Can identify most hatches on the water and have a good knowledge of the flies used to imitate them. Have fished nearly all types of water for nearly all types/species of trout.
Expert – Can execute advanced casts. Can fish well using all types of flies, presentations, and equipment. Have a vast knowledge of entomology, hatches, and the flies used to imitate them. Have extensive experience fishing all types of water for all types/species of trout.
Beginner – Just started FF. Learning basic casts and presentations.
Beginner/Journeyman – Can execute basic casts and presentations. Can identify some insects and have a basic knowledge of fly types and patterns. Have fished several types of streams with several types/species of trout.
Journeyman – Can execute all the basic and some advanced casts. Can fish using most types of flies, presentations, and equipment. Can identify hatches of common species and have a knowledge of many fly types and patterns. Have experience in varied types of streams with varied types/species of trout
Skilled Journeyman – Can execute all the basic and most of the advanced casts. Can fish using all types of flies, presentations, and equipment. Can identify most hatches on the water and have a good knowledge of the flies used to imitate them. Have fished nearly all types of water for nearly all types/species of trout.
Expert – Can execute advanced casts. Can fish well using all types of flies, presentations, and equipment. Have a vast knowledge of entomology, hatches, and the flies used to imitate them. Have extensive experience fishing all types of water for all types/species of trout.
