| The sport of fly fishing has been around for | | | | fishing while regular fishing utilizes latex and plastic |
| years and years. In medieval times, anglers fished | | | | lures made out of man-made materials. Many avid |
| for food, but the sport has evolved over the | | | | fly fishermen say that the fish are much more |
| years to become a real test of skills. Anyone who | | | | attracted to the natural lure rather than the |
| has become involved in the sport of fly fishing | | | | man-made ones. This, they say, makes fly fishing |
| knows how addictive in can be - but in a very | | | | an amazingly satisfying sport. |
| good way! | | | | You can fish just about anywhere - a local pond, |
| Fly fishing is markedly different from regular | | | | a lake, or even a reservoir. When you are fly |
| fishing. With plain fishing, you use lures and often | | | | fishing, you will want to go where the fish are |
| live bait to bring fish to your line and hook them. | | | | most plentiful. That means traveling (perhaps) to |
| When you are fly fishing, you use a fly that | | | | rivers and streams where fish like trout and |
| resembles a real insect that the fish feed on | | | | walleye are known to live. The challenge in fly |
| naturally. The line is longer and you mimic the | | | | fishing lies in making the fly look real to the fish |
| movement of the fly or insect on top of the | | | | below water. |
| water so that the fish thinks they are biting at a | | | | Fly fishing in remote places like Alaska and Canada |
| real insect. | | | | are great vacation getaways. You can plan a fly |
| Casting is constant in fly fishing. You put the fly | | | | fishing trip to many different spots including |
| out in the water and then draw it back several | | | | Mexico, South America, and even Russia. That |
| times so that the fish thinks the fly is landing on | | | | can be a great adventure - much more so than |
| the water and then taking off again. With regular | | | | just fishing your local lake or pond. |
| fishing, you cast your line and let it rest until the | | | | Chess has been called "the sport of kings", but |
| fish bites making the bobber sink into the water. | | | | many avid fly fishermen consider fly fishing to be |
| You can catch some pretty hefty fish using either | | | | the real sport of kings. It takes skill, finesse, and a |
| method, but when you are fly fishing, you have | | | | lot of patience to get good at fly fishing. |
| the opportunity to "battle" the fish for survival. | | | | Thousands of anglers couldn't agree more. When |
| This can be extremely satisfying as man battles | | | | you've been fly fishing once, you'll want to go |
| nature for the top position. | | | | back over and over and over again. May the fish |
| Flies are made out of natural materials in fly | | | | bite well for you! |