I began flyfishing at age 13 with really awful equipment. It was the best that I could afford with my savings at the time, but it is amazing that I could even get the line out 20 feet. Today's outfits weigh half of what I tried to use.
Current equipment allows youngsters to get started in flyfishing at an early age.
Bear instructs a young student. When I became a parent, flycasting at our house was much like eating or going to church. Both my boys started at age 5. They saw dad practicing in the yard, so as good imitators, they wanted to try as well. With supervision, they began making their first casts.