Fly Fishing 101 - For Beginners
Welcome. This section is primarily for those of you getting into
fly fishing for the first time. We say this tongue in cheek because,
actually, there are a lot of the 'older-experienced' fly fishers out there who could
use some brush up.
So, no matter your level of expertise or experience, join us
here for some inside info on understanding the basics of fly fishing.
Previous Articles
Frequently Asked Questions
Fly Rod Basics
Fly Rod Cleaning Made Easy
What is Action in a Rod?
How Important Are Reels? As in Catching Fish?
Unscrambling The Fly Line Alphabet Soup
Lines for Trout
Take Care of Your Flyline
Double Taper vs Weight Forward Fly Lines
Ok, I've Got My Stuff, Now What?
Loading Line and Backing
Leaders and Tippets
Wader Tips
Choosing the right pair of waders for YOU
Give a Gift That Keeps on Giving
Fly Fishing IS Casting!
Casting Basics
Finding the Fish!
The Figure 8 Retrieve
How to Hook 'em
Hide and Seek
For a Big Bite Look for the Bugs!
The Insects!
Mayflies
Caddis
Stoneflies
Midges
Scuds and Sowbugs
Damsels and Dragons
Terrestrials
Artificial Flies
Underwater Caddis
Stone Flies
Mayflies
Mayfly Nymphs
Leftovers?
Tube it?
Fly-Fishing Ethics
Recommendations for the Beginning Fly-Fisher
The 10 Best Nymphs
The 10 Best Streamers
My First Fish On A Fly
Size Does Matter
The 10 Best Wet Flies
The 10 Best Dry Flies
So What Went Wrong?
Rise Forms
Common Sense Mayfly Hatches
Fishing Nymphs
Techniques!
Deep Swing With Retrieve
Wet Fly Retrieved Near Surface
Deep Drifted Fly
Nymph(s), Lightly Weighted or Heavily Weighted
Wet Fly Swung
Dry Fly Swung
Dry Fly, Dead Drift