I have seen a quote by Left Kreh stating “There’s more BS in flyfishing than a Kansas City feedlot,” and I agree. As a native of a place where the only hatch you could count on was mosquitos and boll weevils and idea of buying a chicken for its feathers were pretty foreign to most people, it has taken me a little while learn the meaning of most of the terms I see and hear, from fly fishermen and tyers. I think this discourages a lot of potential future flyfishermen & ladies and fly tyers.
I checked, there is a glossary of fishing terms in the archives, but they do not explain many, if any of the terms frequently used by fly fishermen and tyers. I think it would be useful to compile a glossary of terms and leave it as a sticky for ready reference to our members and passers-by.
Not much different than any other style or type of fishing, whether it be bass (green carp) or crappie fishing. Lots of different ways to fish for both, then throw in the fly rod, and here we go again. But then again, life is full of BS, so why not fishing. LOL
I think this is a good idea. While I can’t remember any of the words or acronyms from my earlier days exposed to fly fishing, I remember wondering what they meant. I wear a lanyard with tippet spools. I get a lot of questions about what it is and how it is used. (I also get questions about why I fly fish:D.)
tippet - a short piece of monofilament or fluorocarbon fishing line attached to the end of the leader and sized to the hook of the fly. Tippet is rated using an “x” system; 1x, 2x, etc. The smaller the number the stronger and heavier the tippet. Divide the fly hook size by 4 and round up to determine the “correct” tippet size. A size 24 hook would use 6x tippet. Tippet lengths are usually around 24 inches and help preserve the life of leaders. You may also use a longer tippet for spooky fish. You may also use tippet material on the end of a Tenkara line. Tippet can be attached to the leader using loop to loop or other types of knots.
For fly tying you can go to the homepage and “click” on Fly Tying and then “click” on Tying Terms. There you will find everything you wanted to know about fly tying and the words used and what they mean.
For fly fishing you can go to the homepage and “click” on Flyfishing Basics and then “click” on Flyfishing 101.
Lots of good material in both of these and all brought to you by FAOL. The best site going for fly fishing and tying.
