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Everything You Wanted to Know About Fly Fishing
but were Afraid to Ask
A Complete Overview
by Carl Laski
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Fly Fishing Equipment
• Fly rod• Reel• Backing• Fly line• Leader• Tippet
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Fly Rod
• Length: 8-9 foot is most common• Youth: 7 ½ foot rod is recommended• 2 piece: Fewer pieces to assemble but
longer to store• 4 piece: More pieces to assemble but
more compact to store, air travel & backpack
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Fly Rod Weight
• Fly Rod Weight (2wt to 15 wt)• 2-3 wt: small trout & panfish• 3-6 wt: trout, bass & panfish• 7-8 wt: trout, salmon, steelhead, bass, surf
& light saltwater• 9-11 wt: steelhead, salmon & medium
saltwater• 12-15 wt: tarpon, bill fish, tuna & Makos
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Fly Reel
• Reel will accommodate 2 or 3 fly line weights
• Click dragEconomical & suitable for small trout
• Pressure dragMore expensiveRecommended for large trout, salmon, bass &
saltwater
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Backing
• Backing is attached to the spool• Backing provides extra line capacity when
fighting a fish since most fly lines are around 100 feet in length
• Dacron: 20-30 lbs test is most common
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Fly Line
• Fly line is attached to the backing• Fly line weight (2 to 15 wt)• Floating lines used to present fly on
surface of water • Sinking lines used to get fly down deeper• Weight of fly line is used to load (bend) the
rod in order to make a cast & at times present a virtually weightless fly
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Fly Line Weights
• Important to match the fly line weight to the fly rod.
• Example: A 4 wt line on a 7 wt rod is too light to properly load (bend) the rod while casting
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Leader
• Leader is attached to the fly line with loop-to-loop connection
• Monofilament• Flourocarbon ($$$)• 0X – 7X (approx 15lbs – 2 lbs test)• Tapered leader allows it to “turn over” or
unroll at the end of a cast for delicate presentations to fish
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Tippet
• Tippet is attached to the end of the tapered leader
• Fly is tied onto end of tippet• Tippet allows angler to change flies many
times without shortening the more expensive leader
• Tippet provides a uniform size of monofilament to tie on a fly
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Fly Fishing Gear
• Waders• Wading boots• Fly vest or chest pack• Net• Nippers (nail clippers)• Forceps• Wading belt (safety)• Sunglasses (safety)
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Aspects of Fly Fishing
• Fly Casting (single handed) • Spey Casting (double-handed)• Fly Tying• Rod Building• Entomology (insects)• Mastering “Match the hatch”• Reading the water
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Fly Casting
• Comfortable grip with thumb on top• Slack line kept to a minimum (strip in line
or take a step back to remove slack)• Begin back cast with rod tip near surface
of water• Appropriate application of power during
the casting stroke with a definitive stop like pounding a nail into a wall.
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Fly Casting
• Stroke length: Short cast, short stroke. Long cast, long stroke.
• Straight line path of rod tip during casting stroke not like a windshield wiper.
• Pause at end of forward & back casts which increases as the length of line increases.
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Fly Casting Faults
• Too much power – let the rod do the work• Too little power• Breaking (bending) the wrist on the back
cast• Pause & timing on forward & back casts• Casting stroke like a windshield wiper
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Match the Hatch
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Grasshoppers
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Midge Hatch
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Midge Hatch
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Chironomids (Midges)
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#1 Myth about Fly Fishing
• What do you envision when you think of fly fishing? Trout Small mountain streams Movie: A River Runs Through It Fly fisher dressed like he’s going to a fashion
show rather than fishing.
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Places to Fly Fish
• Streams• Rivers• Lakes• Bays• Surf• Flats• Blue Water
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What can I catchon a fly rod?
• Streams (trout)• Rivers (trout, steelhead, salmon)• Lakes (trout, bass, panfish)• Surf (corbina, surf perch, halibut)• Bays & Flats (corbina, halibut, bay bass)• Flats (bonefish, permit)• Blue Water (calico bass, bonito, tuna, sailfish)• And Mako shark…yes I said Mako’s
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Streams & Creeks
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Rivers
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Rivers: Drift Boat
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Lakes: 11,000 feet
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Lakes: Panfish
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Float Tubing
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Midge & Streamers
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Crowley Lake Rainbow
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Smallmouth Bass
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Carp
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Surf Fishing
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Bays
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Blue Water
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Saltwater Flats
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Chumming for Makos
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Mako Rig
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Mako jump!
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Mako coming to the boat
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Mako release
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#1 Myth about Fly Fishing
• Now do believe me that you can catch more than trout on a fly rod?
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Bugs
Are you ready to see a huge bug?