Perhaps the most important piece of fly fishing gear you will need to choose is your fly fishing rod. Though fly fishing is a simple art, it is a precise one. When reading the riseform on a river trout, you will need a rod which you can depend on to cast a precise cast – not wide of your intended area, nor falling short. You will also need to know that when you get in deep to the mountain streams, your fly fishing gear will not fail you and break down at that critical moment.
Fly Fishing Equipment: The Basic Choices in Reels
Fly fishing reels do two things. They store fly line, and they provide drag against a fish as it fights once landed. Most are made from aluminum. Be sure to check the quality of the reel – some cast molded aluminum reels are made cheaply, and can break more easily than solid block models. Beyond that, two different types of reels exist for the fly fisherman: the Spring and Pawl, and the Disc Drag reel.
Fly Fishing Equipment: The Basic Choices in Waders
Nothing beats a day of flyfishing. The rhythmic pulse of the cast, the attention to river and stream patterns, and the love of the fish and its behavior itself all serve to quiet the mind and relax the body. This article will discuss one aspect of fly fishing equipment – the wader – which, if chosen properly, will make your outing a lot more enjoyable.
Fly Fishing for Dummies
Clueless about fly fishing?
Me too!
I have been really curious about this sport for some time now. Ive seen it done countless of times.
Tried it.
Failed.
People have endlessly and tirelessly, with their utmost patience and understanding tried to rub off some fly fishing skills on me – but to no avail.
I have resorted to reading, for now. I decided that whatever I cant do, I might as well LEARN – even just in theory.
Read more about what I have learned so far…
Fly Fishing Redefined
Fly Fishing. A sport for the crafty and gifted and a form of recreation for the patient. Just a simple aficionado of the sport hoping to add a little grain to your sack of rice.