| ext">There is no sport as versatile or as | | | | cheaper way to go, generally speaking, than the |
| widespread as fishing. It is a sport that can be | | | | lures needed in lure fishing. Fly fishers often tie |
| undertaken as cheaply or as expensively as you | | | | their own flies, using bits of hair and cloth around |
| wish. Five year olds in bare feet and overalls can | | | | the house or farm. |
| attach a piece of string to a stick, bend a paper | | | | Flies are designed to appear as the kind of prey |
| clip, and attach a worm and have as much fun as | | | | that fish in the specific area are feeding on at a |
| the billionaire fishing enthusiast with a deep sea | | | | given time. This can include all manner of insects |
| fishing boat, lines, tackles, rigging, harpoons, | | | | and insect larvae. |
| shades and champagne. Fishing is a hobby and a | | | | Though it rankles on the lure fisher to have it |
| living, a sport and a serious occupation. | | | | said, fly fishing is a much more challenging form of |
| One of the most popular methods of fishing is fly | | | | the sport. The fly fisher must constantly have her |
| fishing. Fly fishing is done with a specially designed | | | | arm in motion, casting the line, playing it out and |
| rod and reel combination that allows the | | | | reeling it in patterns made to emulate the |
| sportsperson to cast their line in the direction of | | | | movement of the prey species. When a fish is |
| the water and then slowly reel it back in. | | | | hooked, it takes a skilled fisher to land the animal. |
| Fly fishing is appropriately named. In contrast to | | | | Fly fishing also involves a certain amount of study, |
| lure fishing, fly fishing requires the fisherman to | | | | in order for the venture to be successful. Fishers |
| fool the fish into thinking that the fly is one of the | | | | must do their research into what kind of species |
| fish’s favorite meals skimming along the | | | | they are hoping to catch, and in turn what kind of |
| surface of the water. Lure fishing appeals to the | | | | species their targets are feeding on. This |
| lazy underwater fish, often attracted by shiny | | | | information can change seasonally, day to day, |
| metallic objects and enticed to bite on the hook | | | | and even has different applications during different |
| with some piece of edible or edible appearing bait. | | | | feeding times. |
| Fly fishing is designed to attract fish at specific | | | | Fly fishing is an excellent way to get outside and |
| times of day by their feeding instincts. The lures | | | | enjoy the fresh air while participating in an |
| for fly fishing are called flies, and are in fact a | | | | enjoyable sport and getting some exercise. |