When fly fishing for trout it is especially important to understand the various types of trout lies.
Trout take up their positions, or lies, based on a set of three of their basic needs when they are in moving water.
These needs are shelter from a constant current, protection from predators, and the need for [...]
Compared to outdoor clothing for camping or hunting, clothing designed for fly fishing is somewhat specialized.
Fly fishermen spend time partly on land and partly in the water, making their clothing needs somewhat unique.
The special items needed for fly-fishing includes waders, a fishing vest, rain gear, underwear, polarized sunglasses, gloves, and a hat.
For fly [...]
Fly fishing is an interesting sport with a growing number of people participating.
When people start out fly fishing they usually just buy all of the gear that they need, including their artificial flies.
Once people get hooked on fly fishing though they often start thinking about making their own artificial flies as a way [...]
For fly fishing for bass can provide some of the most exciting fishing in the country.
The largemouth bass is probably the most popular game fish in America.
The popularity of fishing for bass is partly because no other freshwater fish has a wider distribution.
Largemouth bass can be found from [...]
The sport of fly fishing consists of many specialized skills that come together in a delicate balance of rhythm and precision.
Setting the hook is one of those specialized skills.
Many times the techniques for setting the hook are neglected by fly fishermen who spend many hours practicing and reading about casting [...]
Fly fishing can be enjoyed by everyone.
It transcends all the boundaries associated with age, status, or wealth.
Stream fly fishing is known as a gentle sport and that should be reflected in our stream manner and etiquette.
For the most part, the rules of stream etiquette are nothing more then good old common [...]
Fly fishing is a sport that is enjoyed around the world.
Millions of people have discovered the joy and excitement of fly fishing.
While fly fishing is practiced in every state in the US some areas naturally rise to the top as offering the best fly fishing around.
The Catskill Mountains of New York are renowned [...]
Fly fishing is different from traditional fishing methods in several important ways.
These important distinctions serve to make the fly fishing rod the most important piece of fly fishing equipment you buy.
Traditional fishing uses a rod equipped with nearly weightless, transparent, monofilament line to cast a weighted hook into the water.
Fly fishing essentially reverses [...]
The art of casting is a very important skill in fly fishing.
It requires gradual, synchronized movements.
It helps to think of each movement, both the back cast in the forward cast, is divided into three steps.
The first is loading, the second is the momentum of projection, and the third is the [...]
No one really knows when fly fishing first began.
It is believed that it existed long ago in ancient times.
One of the earliest written references to fly fishing was made by Claudius Aelianus.
In 200 AD he wrote of people that were fishing in a river with a hand made fly.
He [...]