A gradually increasing obsession with fly fishing…
Matt 
Tickling a trout may sound strange to a non-fisherman, but the technique or method of fishing was commonly practiced by poachers, working men and even boys in the 1930s (the Great Depression era) without using nets, rods or lines or any damaging fishing equipment. Although the image of tickling a trout may sound amusing, trout tickling is … Read more
One of the things that I found most confusing when I started fishing was which fly do I choose when and what on earth are they all supposed to represent? That is why I wrote this article, to give the beginner an overview of what the flies represent. I’ll give a description of the different … Read more
Types of fly fishing line. A fly fishing line doesn’t just come in different colors. As we have discussed in different articles it comes in different weights and well as different line shapes or tapers, each with their own particular characteristics and uses. Today we are going take that a step further and introduce another … Read more
A point that can be very confusing to someone who is just getting started in fly fishing is that lines come in different tapers. By this we mean that the line has a shape to it that means that it is not an even thickness or diameter along its length. The reason that this is … Read more
The fly fishing line, along with the fly, is one of the items of kit unique to fly fishing. It forms the basis of the ability to cast the fly using the casting techniques known in fly-fishing. Because the fly normally has little or no weight, it is the weight of the line that propels … Read more