Being new to fly fishing, I am looking for suggestions on what one
should do when fishing a stream or river for the first time without any
prior knowledge of hatches, effective patterns, the most productive
stretches of water, etc.. Basically, when you get to the water what do
you do/look for if you have no idea of what fly patterns to use or what
part of the river to fish? How can one "learn" the river so to speak?
I have been fishing the Little Spokane River for the last few days and I
have never fished it before. Thus far, nobody else I have asked has
much first hand information to give me about it either, so I have been
pretty much on my own. If anyone can share some info with me about this
little river I'd really appreciate it. Thanks for your help.
