Hello Sportsman21, I'm not sure what your location in Northern Wisconsin is, but I too am from Northern Wisconsin and I can give you some good ideas on where to fish and where to find help. In North Central WI. I would suggest the Eau Claire Rv., the Plover, and the Prairie Rv just out of Rhinelander. In the North East I would suggest the Boarder Brule Rv. In the North West I would suggest the Boise Brule Rv. (Pronounced BWA Brule). I would also suggest that you drop by any area fly shops for tips and pointers. There is a gentleman named Bill Sherer who teaches Fly Fishing and Fly Casting for Nicole College out of Boulder Jct. and he is an excellent source. His classes were only $15.00, but that was about 8 yrs ago and I'm not sure how much they are now. The great thing about Bill's classes are he supplies you with a rod to learn with. Of course if you want to continue after your class you would need to get one, but he can also aid you in choosing the correct rod to use as one fly rod will not work for every thing. Learning to fly cast is a lot of fun and there is nothing like learning on Bluegills for starters. They are rather easy to catch and will keep you on your toes at the same time. Tight Lines (A little Fly Fisherman Saying which means Best of Luck and may you always feel fish on your line).

Make sure that when you practice in your backyard don't use a fly with a hook tie on a piece of yarn instead.WWW.flyanglersonline.com/begin/101

Grip your rod as if you were shaking hands with it........ Set the rod's handle in your palm and close your fingers around it, keeping your thumb on top......

Think of the movement of your arm in casting as being like that of a clock's hands...... If you view a fly fisherman from his or her left profile, the caster will move the rod between 11 o'clock on the forward cast and 1 o'clock on the back cast.......

Pull the rod back to 1 o'clock, release the line and wait there until the line straightens behind you..... Now accelerate the rod forward to 11 o'clock and wait for the loop formed by the arcing line to straighten out.......

Pull in your outstretched line in 6-inch lengths so it forms a big excess loop right above the reel...... You're not pulling more line off the reel or putting any back'you're simply gathering slack to ease the next cast...... Pull in only as much as you need to place your cast.......

perfect answer meagel, i watched it too. the best thing about fly fishing is if you get your dad started too... then whup the crap out of him when you get your cast down. you can also get him to buy flies and leader for ya.

ok i got mine for christmas last year and rlly got into it it isnt too complicated except for getting your cast down for the first time just remember to keep the rod between ten and two and keep the line loops tight once youve got the cast down go to your local library and check out a book called "Matching The Hatch" by Ernest G. Schwiebert, jr. and also check out a volume of "Best flies for Wisconsin" by greg thomas these should really help i got my fly rod last year when i was thirteen good luck

it can be alot of fun, i recommend learnin in the back yard. it gets frustrating tryin to learn on the water and catch fish. get your cast down in the yard and after some practice then head out onto the water. good luck!

Buy the fly rod and fish with it everywhere you go. Read some books on technique and strategy. You'll be surprise how many fish you can catch with a fly rod.