Types of
Fishing
Fly
Fishing Information
In fly fishing,
fish are caught by using
artificial flies that are cast with a
fly rod and a fly line. The fly line (today,
almost always coated with plastic) is heavy enough
cast in order to send the fly to the target.
Artificial flies can vary dramatically in all
morphological characteristics (size, weight, colour,
etc.).
Artificial flies are created by tying hair, fur,
feathers, or other materials, both natural and
synthetic, onto a hook with thread. The first flies
were tied with natural materials, but synthetic
materials are now extremely popular and prevalent.
The
flies are tied in sizes, colours and patterns to
match local terrestrial and aquatic insects,
baitfish, or other prey attractive to the target
fish species.
Fly fishing is a
distinct and ancient angling method, most renowned as a method for
catching
trout and salmon, but employed today for a wide variety of
species including pike, bass, panfish, and
carp, as well as marine
species, such as redfish, snook, tarpon, bonefish and
striped bass.
There are many reports of fly fisherman taking quite unintended
species such as chub, bream and rudd while fishing for 'main target'
species such as
trout. There is a growing population of anglers
whose aim is to catch as many different species as possible with the
fly.
