We’re beginners in fly fishing, and one thing we’ve learned quickly is that most people make the same simple mistakes when they first start — and they slow down your progress a lot more than you realize.
So in this video, we break down 10 beginner fly fishing mistakes we made while learning on the river, and what we wish we knew sooner to avoid them. After spending real time on the water figuring things out through trial and error, bad casts, tangled lines, confusing fly shop advice, and a lot of small frustrations, these are the mistakes that actually held us back the most when we were starting out.
In this video, we cover beginner fly fishing mistakes like overthinking gear, not tracking what flies work, reading water incorrectly, rushing the learning process, and focusing on the wrong things early on. If you’re just starting fly fishing, this will help you avoid common beginner fly fishing mistakes, improve faster, and focus on what actually matters on the water instead of wasting time on things that don’t.
We’re not experts — just beginners sharing what we’ve learned in real time on our fly fishing journey.
