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About fly-fishing

GETTING STARTED IN FLY-FISHING

Fly-fishing is a true art form and it is the true art of angling, no brute strength, no heavy equipment. Win Free Fishing Tackle Click here

Fly fishing is not unlike golf, once you start you cannot stop, it is a passion, a calling, even a spiritual experience.

I was hooked the first time I started delving into entomology and the beautiful art of fly tying, and you realise how complicated it all can get when some outlets say they have some 35,000 flies in stock, and more than a thousand patterns. This reinforces the need to understand nature and truly "hunt" the species you are fishing for, what is really great is so many beautiful fish are released. Every thing from the rods and the reels, the lines, the various knots, all contribute to the finesse required. Fly fishermen also get to visit the most beautiful wilderness areas and isolated areas, and to truly communicate with nature. Every fly fisherman has that special river, stream or lake somewhere.

Getting the right gear to suit you is important, and you must look for a balanced fly-fishing outfit. This means that the rod, the reel and the line are compatible This is started with the right line for the intended fishing, then you match it up with the right rod and lastly the right reel.

What makes fly fishing different? Well no smelly baits such as worms and maggots for a start. A fly is used, and the fly is a hand crafted imitation of a bug that is made from feathers, fur, cloth, foam, leather etc to imitate the real thing and like its cousins lures the fish.

The fly has to be real enough to mimic it's live double in nature and fool the fish into eating it. The fly has many appearances ranging the complete culinary range of fish, from grasshopper to crayfish, from mayfly to midge or whatever the fish local delicacy happens to be. The serious fly fisherman studies entomology and fish feeding behaviours. The fly is very light weight so casting it to the fish is one of the true arts of fly fishing. The trick is to make it settle on the water so lightly as to be like the real thing

I buy some fly fishing magazines just to look at the pictures (hold the jokes) of the carefully crafted flies tied to hooks. They are truly works of artistic beauty.

Now where to start your fly-fishing journey. Click on the various fly-fishing links below for pages of useful information

THE FLY-FISHING LINE

First you start with the fly-fishing line and build everything else around it. There is more to the fly-fishing line than you think. Click here for good information on fly fishing lines an all you need to know

THE FLY-FISHING ROD

Then you look for a fishing rod, and thats another complex subject. Get the right line now get the right fishing-rod. Click here for great information and advice for good fly-fishing-rods

THE FLY-FISHING REEL

Then you select a fishing reel, all the details you need to get it right, and match the fishing-line with the right fishing-reel. Click here for the best information on fly fishing reels. All you need to know to get it right The Fishing-Circle Fishing Circle - Coarse, Carp, Sea, Bass and Fly Fishing in the UK. Description articles, news and forums for UK fishermen

Fly Fishing Lovers - Useful collection of fly-fishing related links and articles

Unique Fly Fishing Gifts
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Fly Fishing
Fly Fishing Basics provides easy to understand information about fly fishing, fly casting, fly fishing gear, fly tying and more.

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