A gradually increasing obsession with fly fishing…
As December’s chill settles in and fishing trips slow down, the Christmas break presents the perfect opportunity to show your fly fishing gear some much-needed attention. Think of it as giving your trusted equipment its own holiday gift – one that will pay dividends when spring waters beckon. Getting Started: Your Maintenance Command Center Before … 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