Fishing Information

Selecting the Right Tackle


One of the most important things to consider when fly fishing is choosing your tackle the right way. Many people overlook this important factor and start with the wrong assumptions. They first buy the rod, then the line to match the rod, then the reel and then they buy the flies they will need to fish. The fact is the flies are the most important in determining weather or not you will be catching any fish.

The tackle selection process should go as follows:

First you must select the correct flies that you will be using to catch the type of fish you will be attempting to catch. The type of fly that is abundant in that particular environment. We will get into the types of flies to use in the right environment later on in the book. For now, accept that the fly should be chosen first.

Lines:

Once the fly assortment has been chosen, the next logical progression should be the line that will be used to catch the fish. The major between fly fishing, spinning and plug casting, is that with the last two types of tackle, the lure is used as a weight that drags the line from the reel to the target point of fishing. Flies are almost weightless, so you will need something to haul the line to the target area. That weight is the fly line, which can be linked to an unrolling sinker. Just before the stop of the back cast and the forward cast, the line is straight. On the stop the line begins unrolling, transporting the fly to the target area.

There are four basic types of fly lines: Level taper, double taper, weight forward and shooting taper. Now, within these four tapers there are many variations. Some companies produce several hundred of fly lines. The good thing however, is that once you decide what type of fishing you will be doing, you'll be using only a specific type of line.

Lines are given numbers from 1-15, and the most commonly used lines are numbered 3-12 in weight. As a rule the first 30 feet of a line is weighted and this line must be matched to the rod for optimum casting. Since most anglers have a variety of different outfits, each outfit is then matched to a different line to match each rod.

As a rule, most manufacturers will have a label attached to each reel, which will usually indicate the lines' weight or number.

About The Author

Brett Fogle is the publisher of Fly Fishing Secrets, an insiders guide to flyfishing tips and techniques of the pros. To sign up for free flyfishing tips and other articles, please visit www.fly-fishing-secrets.com.

brett@macarthurwatergardens.com


MORE RESOURCES:

New York Times

Plenty of fishing activities on the menu in the days ahead
The Seattle Times
"This is the last hurrah for Puget Sound steelhead fishing as there are (six days left before it closes Feb. 16) in some of the terminal areas still open. It hasn't been anything spectacular in the terminal areas, and just a few hatchery steelhead.
Fishing Report: Feb. 10, 2012Mail Tribune
FishOn! Northwestern Pennsylvania fishing report, Feb. 10GoErie.com
Fishing report — Feb. 10Portales News-Tribune
The Spokesman Review -Calaveras Enterprise -Times-Standard
all 71 news articles »


Fishing good as it gets on west coast
Tbo.com
COM | Staff GO FISHING is a look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Mike Anderson, right, with "Reel Animals" partner Billy Nobles. Is west coast fishing as good as ever?

and more »


Hartland to host ice fishing derby
Kennebec Journal
By Erin Rhoda erhoda@mainetoday.com HARTLAND -- The Hartland Volunteer Fire Department is hosting its third annual Ice Fishing Challenge on Saturday, Feb. 18 and Sunday, Feb. 19. About 100 people attended the ice fishing derby last year, ...

and more »


Ice-Fishing in the Deepest Depths
New York Times
The Russian mission in Antarctica has had for years an astonishing goal: to explore the remotest ecosystem on earth, lying directly beneath the most extreme climate on earth. The ecosystem is Lake Vostok, an enormous freshwater lake more than two miles ...

and more »


Center For American Progress

The Uncertain Science of Fisheries
Center For American Progress
Crewmen on the trawler Erika-Lynn of Port Clyde, Maine, work on rigging while fishing in the Gulf of Maine. By Michael Conathan | February 10, 2012 Faith is integral to fisheries. When fishermen cast off their lines and leave the dock, they believe ...
Fishermen meet as cod problem in New England threatens end to historic industryWashington Post

all 194 news articles »


Best Bets: Southwest Florida fishing prospects positive
The News-Press
The Cape Coral Tarpon Hunters annual tarpon fishing seminar, open to the public, is all about making tarpon anglers out of newcomers to the birthplace of big game fishing. The clinic will feature local experts explaining ins and outs from cast-netting ...
Fishing Around Tampa BayThe Ledger

all 3 news articles »


Fish Factor: Future of natural resources debated, governor defends ADF&G
The Arctic Sounder
Common Use, says: Wherever occurring in their natural state, fish, wildlife, and waters are reserved to the people for common use. The governor also was asked at the press conference about recent law violations with some staff at the Dept. of Fish and ...

and more »


Travel permit of whale shark fishermen seized
DAWN.com
KARACHI, Feb 10: “We had no idea what we had found until it was pulled out of the channel and we saw a giant fish before our eyes. We were all flabbergasted. None of us have ever seen such a big fish before,” says Mohammad Dilawar, captain of the ...

and more »


Hatchery salmon overwhelming natural populations
Summit County Citizens Voice
SUMMIT COUNTY — Hatchery raised salmon are overwhelming populations of wild-raised Salmon in some of California's rivers, masking the fact that too few wild fish are returning to sustain a natural population in the river. “We expected to find hatchery ...

and more »


BassResource.com (press release)

Tharp thrashes 'em again
FLW Outdoors
Although his sack included no 9-pounders, each of his five fish was of the tournament-winning variety. “I went and got five squeakers so I could relax and fish for big fish,” he said. “But my big bites don't come until later in the day.
Tharp Still Leads FLW Tour Bass Fishing Tournament on Lake OkeechobeeBassResource.com (press release)
Tharp Leads Walmart FLW Tour Season Opener on Lake Okeechobee Presented by ...Sacramento Bee
Outdoors news and notes: Bass tour begins season on Lake OkeechobeeTampabay.com

all 33 news articles »

Google News

home | site map | Ocean Photography
© 2006