The idea behind this article is to help the beginner fly fishing. The terminology and the basic practice used in fly fishing may be unfamiliar to the beginner at fly fishing, so we will start from the very beginning. Therefore, if you are a beginner fly fishing person, please read on in order to become acquainted with fly fishing.
The things required for fly fishing are generally known as tackle, although if you want to be more accurate about the type of instruments you need, you can add the words "fly fishing". So, you get the phrase: "fly fishing tackle". Fly fishing gear basically comprises artificial flies, a fly rod, a fly reel and fly line. The set-up is: the fly is attached to the line, which is wound around the reel, which is attached to the rod, which is used to cast the bait (the fly).
To be able to cast the fly as far as wanted from the angler, the line needs to be a little heavier than the other types of fishing line, because a weight is used in other forms of fishing to obtain the same result. Furthermore, the artificial flies are available in all sorts of shapes, sizes and colours to reflect real, live flies, depending on the species of fish the angler intends to catch.
Generally speaking, an artificial fishing fly is created, often by hand by enthusiasts, from hair, plastic, feathers, fabric, fur and many other types of material in order to make the fly resembles, as closely as possible, the insect or fly most commonly taken by the particular species of fish in that particular month or at that time of the day. This means that each fishing location requires that you choose a definite type of artificial fly that will look like the insects inhabiting the area where your desired species of fish live. Therefore, a type of fly used in one area of the region may not work as well as you'd think elsewhere.
There are variations in the classification of flies too. They fall into two basic overall categories, which are referred to as 'attractive' and 'imitative'. The imitative artificial flies look like real insects, whereas the attractive flies only rely on colour or the reflection of light in order to attract fish without necessarily looking like the fish's natural prey.
Further sub-classifications are then used to sub-divide artificial fly fishing lures into: a] dry (looking like grasshoppers, dragonflies, etc. which float on or near the surface of the water); b] sub-surface (resembling larvae, pupae) and c] wet (resembling leeches and minnows and other small fish or fry).
The main distinguishing feature between fly fishing and non-fly fishing is that fly fishing relies to a great extent on the weight of the line to carry the artificial lure to that section of the water where the fish are swimming, probably at a distance from the angler. The line is often camouflaged and hollow, so that it will float.
However, non-fly fishing relies instead on the attached weight, usually made of lead previously, to draw the line off the reel and carry it forward to the correct spot, where the weight or even split shot will also take the bait or lure down in the water to the feeding fish.
The things required for fly fishing are generally known as tackle, although if you want to be more accurate about the type of instruments you need, you can add the words "fly fishing". So, you get the phrase: "fly fishing tackle". Fly fishing gear basically comprises artificial flies, a fly rod, a fly reel and fly line. The set-up is: the fly is attached to the line, which is wound around the reel, which is attached to the rod, which is used to cast the bait (the fly).
To be able to cast the fly as far as wanted from the angler, the line needs to be a little heavier than the other types of fishing line, because a weight is used in other forms of fishing to obtain the same result. Furthermore, the artificial flies are available in all sorts of shapes, sizes and colours to reflect real, live flies, depending on the species of fish the angler intends to catch.
Generally speaking, an artificial fishing fly is created, often by hand by enthusiasts, from hair, plastic, feathers, fabric, fur and many other types of material in order to make the fly resembles, as closely as possible, the insect or fly most commonly taken by the particular species of fish in that particular month or at that time of the day. This means that each fishing location requires that you choose a definite type of artificial fly that will look like the insects inhabiting the area where your desired species of fish live. Therefore, a type of fly used in one area of the region may not work as well as you'd think elsewhere.
There are variations in the classification of flies too. They fall into two basic overall categories, which are referred to as 'attractive' and 'imitative'. The imitative artificial flies look like real insects, whereas the attractive flies only rely on colour or the reflection of light in order to attract fish without necessarily looking like the fish's natural prey.
Further sub-classifications are then used to sub-divide artificial fly fishing lures into: a] dry (looking like grasshoppers, dragonflies, etc. which float on or near the surface of the water); b] sub-surface (resembling larvae, pupae) and c] wet (resembling leeches and minnows and other small fish or fry).
The main distinguishing feature between fly fishing and non-fly fishing is that fly fishing relies to a great extent on the weight of the line to carry the artificial lure to that section of the water where the fish are swimming, probably at a distance from the angler. The line is often camouflaged and hollow, so that it will float.
However, non-fly fishing relies instead on the attached weight, usually made of lead previously, to draw the line off the reel and carry it forward to the correct spot, where the weight or even split shot will also take the bait or lure down in the water to the feeding fish.
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