| Since the earliest fisherman plucked fish from the | | | | they must learn the difference. With bait casting, |
| water with their bare hands, anglers have found | | | | the weight of the lure and bait draws line from |
| many different methods of fishing. Fly fishing is | | | | the reel, and extends out into the water. When |
| one of the oldest and has been in existence for | | | | fly fishing the line is cast into the water and the |
| hundreds of years. Believed to have begun during | | | | fly on the line follows the line into the water. It |
| Roman times, the advanced methods of fly | | | | requires a lot of practice and concentration to |
| fishing are considered to have developed in | | | | place the line that is cast from the reel and having |
| Scotland and England. With improved reels, line and | | | | the fly land in the desired spot on the surface of |
| fly gear fly fishing has grown in popularity by | | | | the water. |
| leaps and bounds. | | | | The two main types of lures used in fly fishing |
| Originally, fly fishing was mainly used to catch | | | | are the dry fly that remains on the surface and |
| trout and salmon, which are easily fooled by | | | | the wet fly that is designed to sink once it hits |
| artificial flies. However, many species of fish are | | | | the water. Other flies, called emerging flies partially |
| now being targeted by fans of sport fishing using | | | | submerge under the water, to duplicate the action |
| dry and wet flies. Today the lines are heavier and | | | | of emerging insects from their larva stage. |
| larger in diameter. As a result there is a need for | | | | Fly fishing requires the fisherman to adjust to local |
| a larger reel that is required to hold that size of | | | | conditions as well as altering their technique |
| line. Anglers now research the local water life to | | | | depending on the time of day and time of year. It |
| determine the best colors and styles of flies that | | | | will take the fly fisherman a lot of practice and |
| may be able to attract the local fish population. | | | | patience to develop the skills necessary to |
| The main purpose of fly fishing is to offer an | | | | consistently catch fish. |
| artificial fly to the fish that will closely resemble an | | | | Making Your Own Flies |
| insect or bug that is native to the area. Curious | | | | After a fly fisherman has mastered the difficult |
| fishermen may spend a lot of time researching | | | | techniques of fly fishing he may want to design |
| the types of bugs that flourish in the region as | | | | his own flies. It is a wonderful hobby. A master |
| well as spending time studying the types of fish | | | | fly maker can build up quite a collection. A |
| and how they approach their victims. | | | | beautiful as well as effective fly can be a |
| Practice, Practice, Practice, It Takes A lot of | | | | rewarding creation. |
| Practice to Properly Cast Flies | | | | Whether you create your own flies or become an |
| For the fisherman switching from bait fishing to | | | | avid collector, the art of fly fishing can grow on |
| fly fishing there is a conversion period in which | | | | you and become almost an addiction. |