A fly line is not the string between the rod and the fly. It is the projectile. In spin and bait fishing the lure carries the cast: a dense plug or jig...
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Best Spey Rods
A spey rod is a two-handed fly rod that loads against the water rather than against the air. Instead of an aerial backcast unfurling behind the angler,...
Best Fly Fishing Packs
A fly fishing pack carries a specific load under a specific constraint that generic hiking and outdoor packs do not solve for. The angler is standing...
Best Fly Rods
A fly rod is the only rod in fishing that has to cast its line instead of its lure. In spin and bait fishing, a dense lure is heavy enough to pull a...
Tarpon Fishing
Tarpon fishing means pursuing Megalops atlanticus, the so-called Silver King, on shallow saltwater flats and along passes, beaches, and channels of...
Dry Fly Patterns
Dry flies are artificial imitations of adult aquatic insects tied to ride on top of the water rather than sink through it. Their job is to present the...
Fly Fishing Line Setup
A fly fishing line setup is four components attached in sequence between the reel and the fly: backing, fly line, leader, and tippet. Each component...
Fly Fishing Knots
Knots are the breaking-strength gate of the entire fly fishing line system. The strongest tippet in the world is only as strong as the knot that...
Fly Rod Weight Chart
A fly rod's weight is a line-pairing instruction, not a strength rating. The number stamped above the cork (a 5, an 8, a 12) tells you the...
How To Catch Trout
Trout are cold-water salmonids, and how you catch them depends on which species you are after, the kind of water that species lives in, and whether you...