Getting Kids into Fly Fishing, with Marsha Benovengo
The Orvis Fly-Fishing Podcast
James Hathaway
4.8 • 1.9K Ratings
🗓️ 26 August 2022
⏱️ 89 minutes
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Summary
I get a lot of questions from listeners on how to get kids into fly fishing--what's the right rod outfit, what species to go after, how to structure (or not structure) a day on the water, what resources are available, and how to instill a sense of ethics and conservation in kids. My guest this week is an expert on the subject. Marsha Benovengo [40:20] is state chair of New Jersey Trout Unlimited, and this year she received the coveted Mortensen Award from TU for her volunteer service and dedication. She has a host of great tips for guiding kids through their fly-fishing education.
In the Fly Box this week, we have some interesting questions and tips from listeners, including:
I noticed trout living in a polluted pond near a garnet quarry. Don't trout always live in completely pristine water?
I have a kink in my fly line that I can't remove. Do you have any tips on getting it out?
What do you do to help your feet after a day of wet wading?
Can I travel with fly rods in a duffel bag?
A tip from a listener on using Lycra dive socks for wet wading How exactly do you check the balance on a fly rod?
Does Tom ever get to fish anymore?
How can I get more distance when surf fishing for snook?
I am doing well using Euro-style jig flies with an indicator and a standard 9-foot 5-weight rod.
Would I be even more successful with a Euro rod? And how do they fish dry flies with those 10-foot 3-weight rods?
Should I attach my nymphs with a loop knot?
How can I fish a high mountain lake with extensive weed beds?
Would my 12-year-old son be better off with a double taper line than the weight-forward line he is currently using?
A great story from a listener in Sweden who has a friend that has caught 100 species of fish native to Sweden, all on fly tackle.
Will fishing my "cold water" Bank Shot line in warm water and air temperatures damage the line?
How can I clean some peacock feathers I got from a friend?
How can I keep my fly lower in the water column when swinging streamers for smallmouth bass?
I have a small spring on my property and would like to see if it will hold trout. Should I dig it out and clean out all the willows around it?
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Yeah, little people they see more than we do they get such enjoyment out of it they don't get the stress that we do yeah |
| 0:07.0 | All right, don't don't give me the good stuff yet savor for the podcast all right |
| 0:11.0 | Hi, and welcome to the orifice fly fishing podcast. This is your host Tom Rosenbauer and this week the topic |
| 0:18.5 | With my guest is how to get kids into fly fishing |
| 0:23.8 | I'm going to be talking to Marsha Benavango |
| 0:27.3 | Marsha is the chairman of the New Jersey State Council of Trout Unlimited and she also recently received Trout Unlimited's |
| 0:35.4 | coveted Mortensen award for |
| 0:38.2 | Outstanding volunteer so Marsha's very involved very involved with Trout Unlimited and especially with their youth programs |
| 0:46.0 | So we're going to talk about things like what kind of resources are there to help kids get into fly fishing what ages |
| 0:53.0 | Should you start a mat what type of fish should you start with what kind of rod is best to start kids with and also how to instill |
| 1:03.3 | a sense of ethics and |
| 1:05.6 | conservation awareness |
| 1:08.0 | With getting your kids into fly fishing. So I hope you'll find this helpful. I get a lot of questions on this topic and whether you have |
| 1:15.5 | Have kids or grandkids or |
| 1:19.0 | nephews or nieces or just a neighborhood kid that you that you |
| 1:24.2 | That seems to express an interest in fly fishing. I think you'll find some some great tips from Marsha |
| 1:32.2 | But first we're gonna do the fly box and the fly box is so where you ask questions or offer tips that you think other listeners |
| 1:41.5 | Will benefit from and I try to answer your questions and I read your tips and you can send me a question if you want |
| 1:49.7 | either |
| 1:50.9 | With just a simple email to |
| 1:53.7 | podcast at orivis.com or you can attach a voice file |
| 1:58.9 | and |
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