A tippet is the thin terminal section of a fly fishing leader, the last two to three feet where the fly is tied. It is the deliberately weakest link in...
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fly fishing for beginners
Fly fishing differs from spin or bait fishing in one mechanical fact: the lure is too light to cast on its own, so the angler casts a weighted line and...
fly fishing bonefish
Bonefish (Albula vulpes) are amphidromous flats fish that move onto shallow tropical sand and mud flats with the incoming tide to root out benthic...
how to tie a clinch knot
The clinch knot is the terminal connection that ties the tippet to the fly. Two versions exist: the standard clinch, which retains roughly 75 to 80...
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...
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...