Learn to fish · 5 lessons
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Getting Started
6 min
What You Actually Need to Start
A rod, a reel, line, a handful of hooks, and about sixty dollars. Everything else is optional for longer than the internet will tell you.
Getting Started
9 min
Your First Fish: Bluegill on a Float
The most reliable path from never having fished to holding a fish, usually inside an hour.
Knots & Rigging
8 min
The Three Knots That Matter
You can fish an entire lifetime on three knots. Learn them properly now and you will never lose a fish to a bad connection.
Reading Water
7 min
Reading a Pond: Where Fish Actually Are
Fish are not spread evenly. They sit where food, cover, and comfortable water overlap, and that is usually a small part of the pond.
Catching & Handling
8 min
Setting the Hook and Landing a Fish
Different hooks want different reactions, and the instinct to yank is wrong about half the time.