There are a lot of skills that are important for someone who fishes, such as reading the water, knowing where the fish will be, knowing your target species and so forth.  

Anyone can go to the water and throw a line with a hook into the water, but to catch fish consistently and not just sit there enjoying the scenery requires a bit more.  

Mind you it can be relaxing to just be at the waters edge, and not to have any concerns and just relax, if that is your thing, then you can safely ignore what I am about to write here.

However, if you wish to catch fish more consistently, then I have a few tips in the following pages that may or may not help you.