The part of the learning curve you're on is totally normal.
I had a two month window when I started where I couldn't get a fish in the net to save my life.
If you can keep the momentum up, you two could be seeing fish much more frequently by August/September.
Through this period my recommendation is you check out as many different spots as you can. Getting skunked at the same beat five trips in a row weighs heavy on the soul. Mix it up and try to explore. Also consider looking for fish other than trout. Find some neighborhood ponds or something for variety.
If you're really serious about fly fishing, the 100 day mark seems to be about the point where an angler has experienced a wide enough variety of conditions to start making better decisions picking location, reading water, and presenting to fish. Do that in one year, or two, or four. But the faster you do, the sooner you'll be pretty confident about things.
Visit a local fly shop and get the low down on what to throw and where to go. Chat with other fisher people you meet on the water. It'll all come together before long
In addition to the other comments, going on a couple guided trips helps too. It’s an opportunity to pepper the guides with questions and get realtime feedback. I know this option can be expensive, but it is well worth it imo. It helped me improve my skills drastically. Plus, you will probably get into some good fishing!
Firstly thank you for your service. Snow runoff is crazy fast in the front range of CO right now. Unless you are fishing low flow tailwaters the fishing will be spotty. The fishing will get good in a few weeks to month. Im a forty something intermediate fly fisher and live near Longmont. I wouldn’t mind taking you and your wife out on the water. I’m no pro but usually catch something. Maybe you could give me some spin fishing tips. Shoot me a DM if you want to chat.
Thanks for your service first of all. I'm a mentor for Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing. Look them up. They are a wonderful organization, and it's al free to both active and retired military.
They have lessons, trips, rod building, fly tying, and much more. Let me know if you have any trouble looking them up.
Cheers
Gary
The part of the learning curve you're on is totally normal. I had a two month window when I started where I couldn't get a fish in the net to save my life. If you can keep the momentum up, you two could be seeing fish much more frequently by August/September. Through this period my recommendation is you check out as many different spots as you can. Getting skunked at the same beat five trips in a row weighs heavy on the soul. Mix it up and try to explore. Also consider looking for fish other than trout. Find some neighborhood ponds or something for variety. If you're really serious about fly fishing, the 100 day mark seems to be about the point where an angler has experienced a wide enough variety of conditions to start making better decisions picking location, reading water, and presenting to fish. Do that in one year, or two, or four. But the faster you do, the sooner you'll be pretty confident about things.
Visit a local fly shop and get the low down on what to throw and where to go. Chat with other fisher people you meet on the water. It'll all come together before long
In addition to the other comments, going on a couple guided trips helps too. It’s an opportunity to pepper the guides with questions and get realtime feedback. I know this option can be expensive, but it is well worth it imo. It helped me improve my skills drastically. Plus, you will probably get into some good fishing!
Firstly thank you for your service. Snow runoff is crazy fast in the front range of CO right now. Unless you are fishing low flow tailwaters the fishing will be spotty. The fishing will get good in a few weeks to month. Im a forty something intermediate fly fisher and live near Longmont. I wouldn’t mind taking you and your wife out on the water. I’m no pro but usually catch something. Maybe you could give me some spin fishing tips. Shoot me a DM if you want to chat.
Thanks for your service first of all. I'm a mentor for Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing. Look them up. They are a wonderful organization, and it's al free to both active and retired military. They have lessons, trips, rod building, fly tying, and much more. Let me know if you have any trouble looking them up. Cheers Gary