Learning Fly Fishing Basics Before Buying
Equipment
Some of the best anglers on
the planet have been using spin casting and bait
casting equipment for years and even tournament
winners may find fishing with flies an
intimidating prospect. Regardless of your
fishing experience, before heading to the store
and spending a lot of money on equipment, you
should understand a few of the
fly fishing
basics that will influence your
purchasing decision. Remember that when fly
fishing, you will cast the line instead of the
lure so there is a difference in the casting
technique than you may be used to.
Fly rods are available in
three basic lengths and with three basic types
of flexibility. Most learning the
fly fishing
basics will be better served with a rod
of medium length, between eight and 10 feet and
with medium flexibility, meaning it will bend in
the middle of the rod as well as at the tip.
There are also differences in the diameter of
the fly line, thicker lines will hold heavier
fish, cast further and offer more resistance
during the fight.
If you are not positive you
will enjoy this sport, you might want to look
for some used equipment due to its cost and use
it to learn the
fly fishing basics such as casting and
choosing the right flies for the right season in
the right area of the country. You will also
want to learn how to read the water to find
pools and deeper pools in which the fish like to
hide.
Learning
The Basics Of Fly Selection
There are two types of flies
most anglers use including dry flies and wet
flies. Their names are self-explanatory with dry
flies remaining on top of the water and wet
flies will submerge to attract the fish looking
for food on or near the bottom. Learning the
fly fishing
basics of hooking a fish will be better
using surface flies as you can see the fish
leaping at the fly and react accordingly.
You will want to read up on
the life cycles of the insects that live in the
water where you will be fishing so as to present
a fly in the right stage of its life throughout
the season. Of the
fly fishing
basics, learning when certain bugs are
hatched and when they reach maturity can help
you catch more fish. If you present an adult
insect during the early stages of its life
cycle, many fish may figure out it is not real
and ignore it.
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