Fly Fishing Knowledge Base
Wet Fly Fishing Tackle
A practical guide to rods, fly lines, leaders and tippet for traditional wet fly fishing on UK rivers and stillwaters.
Understanding How Wet Flies Work
Wet fly fishing is often described as presenting an artificial fly beneath the surface, but there is considerably more to the method than simply al...
Dry Fly Fishing Tackle
Dry fly fishing doesn't require a complicated collection of specialist equipment. A suitable fly rod, floating fly line, leader, tippet and a selec...
How to Choose the Right Fishing Fly
Choosing a fishing fly can feel overwhelming. There are thousands of patterns, numerous sizes and colours, and fly boxes containing everything from...
Barbless vs Barbed Fishing Flies
The difference between a barbed and barbless fishing fly is very small physically, but it can make a significant difference when hooking, playing a...
Understanding Fishing Fly Sizes
Fishing fly sizes can seem confusing when you first start fly fishing. Unlike many measurements, **the larger the hook size number, the smaller the...
How Many Fishing Flies Do You Actually Need?
Walk into a fly fishing shop or browse online and you can quickly find yourself looking at hundreds, sometimes thousands, of different fishing flie...
The Main Types of Fishing Flies Explained
Fishing flies come in thousands of different patterns, but understanding them becomes much easier when you stop concentrating on individual names a...
What Is a Fishing Fly?
A fishing fly is an artificial lure designed to be cast using a fly rod and fly line. Despite the name, it does not necessarily imitate a flying in...
Fly Fishing Leader Materials Explained
Choosing the correct leader material is just as important as choosing the correct length or breaking strain.
Different materials have different ch...
Leader Taper Explained
A tapered leader is the most commonly used type of leader in fly fishing. Unlike a parallel leader, which remains the same diameter throughout its ...
What Is Fly Fishing Tippet?
If leaders are one of the biggest sources of confusion in fly fishing, **tippet** is probably the second. Many anglers use the two terms interchang...
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