Customer Reviews

Successful Fly Fishing Strategies (Volume 1) [VHS]

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These are the best fly fishing videos I have seen. I love it when you see a fish take the fly and most videos and TV shows don't show takes. These do. I have read books by LaFontaine, but didn't know he could be so quick and so funny on camera. I'm fairly experienced at the sport, but I really learned a lot about things I have never analyzed properly. The videos made me feel that I could become really good at this.

If you have ever wondered how that guy at the bend in the river is hooking and landing all those trout while you are not, this is the tape for you. Dick Sharon and Gary LaFontaine explain the how and why of fly fishing in an entertaining and concise manner. This is more than just watching two guys haul big fish from beautiful rivers. This is a rare opportunity to get inside the heads of two accomplished fishermen. Whether you are an expert or a beginner, take the time to learn a few secrets from two people who obviously enjoy fishing and know what they are talking about.

My boyfriend and I are just starting to fly fish. I was concerned about what the best way to learn is, the best way to use our time and money to learn(besides hiring a guide and spending a day on the water). After I saw these two videos advertised, I decided to buy them and have them be one of my contributions to our equipping ourselves. They are really fun, and when we want to be serious and learn, we can almost fill up a tablet taking notes to study later. But what's nice is that if I just want to sit down and " get out on the water" and see how enjoyable the sport is, I can watch them and I don't feel like I'm working or being lectured. We have both watched them a number of times, and each time, we gain something new.

These informative videos will prove to be valuable resourses for anyone hoping to learn the basics (and beyond) of flyfishing. They are quite complete. Lafontaine and Sharon cover such techniques as deep and shallow water nymphing, dry and wet fly fishing in a variety of water types, and even lake fishing. Even more impressive is the fact that they emphasized (not just glossed over) the importance of reading the water and anticipating the location and behavior of trout *before* trying to randomly catch them.

Excellent camera work.

These videos were among the best fly-fishing instruction tapes I've seen. Gary and Dick explore a wide variety of fishing situations/stream or river types, and they demonstrate not only strategies for fishing them, but the thought process that led them to their decisions. And they do it with an easy-going sense of humor. Great, I think, for both the beginning AND the more experienced fisherman.

These are the two best flyfishing videos I have seen. Not only are they very educational but they also make you laugh. You are taken through a series of on-water situations and given three choices on how to best proceed. Then they evaluate the pros and cons of each approach. The chemistry between these guys is terrific!

Finally! Fly fishing videos that give important information and yet are not boring. I can watch these shows when I want to dream about being on the water, or when I want to learn good stuff -- or both. When can we get more?

I bought these tapes for my husband. We both love them! They are very informative and interesting to watch (other flyfishing instructional videos are so boring) They are fun to watch even a second and third time. I am also a big Gary la Fontaine fan and value his insightful instruction. Will there be more tapes? I'd definitely buy them.

I have been viewing and using these tapes now for about 5 years, and every time I put a tape in the VCR I know that when I push play I will learn something I didn't catch the time before. The tapes are like an "old friend" that has something new to share with me each time I see him. Dick and Gary are the definition of on stream fun while at the same time, true professors in the skills of disecting a piece of water and sharing successful techniques to pursue the one thing we all have in common...the love of catching trout. Push play, sit back and learn.

As a guide on the Madison River out of Ennis, MT. for the last 10 years I thought this program did an excellent job of teaching those fishing strategies in a live class room. I have spent many days guiding on the Beaverhead river over the years and in my mind it can be one of the most difficult rivers to guide on. Watching this program has actually helped me do a better job in helping my clients be more successful fishing this river. I find it helpful to watch as many programs as possible about fly fishing because I am always looking for tips to give me an edge on the water with my clients. This program did that as well as being easy to watch. It was interesting, it was done well and it covered many different fishing situations that most anglers find themselves in on a regular basis. I also really enjoyed the way Dick Sharon and Gary Lafontaine interacted, it looked and sounded like they were having lots of fun. I give it a 2 thumbs up.