There are a lot of numbers in fly fishing, and some of the numbering may not make sense to the uninitiated—or to the initiated, for that matter. A higher number means a smaller hook, yet the opposite ...
And it is not just the casting, if you look deeper into fly fishing you will see that you are stepping into a whole new world ...
In theory, fly-fishing is a simple sport: Pick a body of water, choose a fly-fishing rod, select your “fly” (or bait), tie a secure knot, cast your line and, hopefully, land a fish on the other end.
I have fly fished for various warm-water fish. I have cast flies for bass, catfish, panfish, and carp. The one species I had not cast my fly toward, until now, was a gar. I had heard about it. But ...
Fly fishing is synonymous with trout. When most people think about fly fishing, they conjure images of mountain streams and fish sipping mayflies and caddisflies off the surface. It’s true that the ...
Thoughts of fly fishing the beach wander into my mind when I am sequestered by the mid-winter cold. Fly fishing from the beach is a wonderful, do-it-yourself approach to saltwater fly fishing. Walking ...
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Why flyfish? What makes casting a fly so special? Millions of people in the U.S. have tried flyfishing, so what is the allure and what makes this storied approach to the river and fish so ...
A day redfishing Florida's Space Coast revealed how modern fiberglass rods load quickly, cast short and accurately, and still handle real-world distance.