The purpose of this piece is to help the beginner fly fishing. The terminology and the basic methods employed in fly fishing may be unknown 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 instruments needed for fly fishing are generally called tackle, although if you want to be more specific about the type of things you need, you can tack on the words "fly fishing". Therefore, we use the phrase: "fly fishing tackle". Fly fishing tackle, or gear, fundamentally comprises artificial flies, a fly rod, a fly reel and fly line. The set-up is: the fly is affixed to the line, which is wound around the reel, which is affixed to the rod or pole, which is used to cast the fly or other bait.
To make it easier to cast the fly as far as required from the angler, the line needs to be a bit weightier than the other kinds of fishing line, since a weight is used in other kinds of fishing to obtain the same result. Furthermore, the artificial flies are made in all sorts of shapes, sizes and colours to look like real, live flies, depending on the sort of fish the angler wants 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 sort of fish in that particular month or at that time of the day. This means that each fishing spot requires that you choose a definite kind of artificial fly that will look like the insects inhabiting the area where your desired type of fish live. Therefore, a type of fly used in one part of the country may not be as successful as you'd expect in another.
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 lures resemble real flies, while the attractive lures only rely on colour or the reflection of light in order to attract fish without necessarily looking like the fish's natural prey.
These classifications then further 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 (imitating larvae, pupae) and c] wet (resembling leeches and minnows or other tiddlers).
The main distinguishing feature between fly fishing and non-fly fishing is that fly fishing depends to a great extent on the weight of the line to get the artificial lure to that section of the stream where the fish are located, probably at some distance from the bank. The line is often camouflaged and hollow like electrical wire coating, so that it will float.
Non-fly fishing depends rather on the attached weight, often made of lead, to draw the line off the reel and carry it forward to the correct spot, where the weight will also take the bait or lure down to the feeding fish.
The instruments needed for fly fishing are generally called tackle, although if you want to be more specific about the type of things you need, you can tack on the words "fly fishing". Therefore, we use the phrase: "fly fishing tackle". Fly fishing tackle, or gear, fundamentally comprises artificial flies, a fly rod, a fly reel and fly line. The set-up is: the fly is affixed to the line, which is wound around the reel, which is affixed to the rod or pole, which is used to cast the fly or other bait.
To make it easier to cast the fly as far as required from the angler, the line needs to be a bit weightier than the other kinds of fishing line, since a weight is used in other kinds of fishing to obtain the same result. Furthermore, the artificial flies are made in all sorts of shapes, sizes and colours to look like real, live flies, depending on the sort of fish the angler wants 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 sort of fish in that particular month or at that time of the day. This means that each fishing spot requires that you choose a definite kind of artificial fly that will look like the insects inhabiting the area where your desired type of fish live. Therefore, a type of fly used in one part of the country may not be as successful as you'd expect in another.
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 lures resemble real flies, while the attractive lures only rely on colour or the reflection of light in order to attract fish without necessarily looking like the fish's natural prey.
These classifications then further 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 (imitating larvae, pupae) and c] wet (resembling leeches and minnows or other tiddlers).
The main distinguishing feature between fly fishing and non-fly fishing is that fly fishing depends to a great extent on the weight of the line to get the artificial lure to that section of the stream where the fish are located, probably at some distance from the bank. The line is often camouflaged and hollow like electrical wire coating, so that it will float.
Non-fly fishing depends rather on the attached weight, often made of lead, to draw the line off the reel and carry it forward to the correct spot, where the weight will also take the bait or lure down to the feeding fish.
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