Fly Fishing Essential Tips

Unless otherwise noted, all articles were written by Jim White

Managing Line, Stripping Baskets and Other Challenges

Fly fishing is an elegant style of angling, but it is not without its challenges. One of the problems with fly fishing that is never mentioned a whole lot is how to deal with all the line? In other forms of fishing, the line stays on the reel until it is needed. With fly fishing, things are not quite so simple. If we want to use line, we better have it off the reel and on the floor of the boat, on the ground, or in the water.

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No Cast Zones

One of the problems with fly casting is that it takes a lot of space, particularly for a back cast.  Sometimes we have limited space

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Montana trout

Practice!

From Jim White – As the Director of Education for the Cape Fear Flyfishers, I have missed a golden opportunity to encourage all of you

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Spey Casting

Spey casting is an easy and fun way to cast a fly line that does not require a back cast.  It can be done with

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Tailing Loops

There are many explanations about why tailing loops form and create “wind” knots.  Lefty Kreh, as usual, goes to the heart of the matter.  He

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Tapered Furled Leaders and Tippet Rings

“Furled” means you have several stands of material that are wrapped around each other and secured at both ends to keep them from unwrapping. Experts claim they cast better, turn over (present the fly) better, are more resistant to corrosion as well as oyster shells, and cut your costs for leaders dramatically.

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