| The roman traveler and historian Claudius Aelianus | | | | and make a buzzing noise. This is very successful |
| had recorded Macedonian fishermen using the | | | | in luring any fish in the area for a meal. |
| technique of fly fishing during the 2nd century. | | | | The Fishing Rod And Line |
| However, historians believe that this technique | | | | Fly fishing rods have come a long way since the |
| was around much before that and it was just | | | | discovery of the technique. In the beginning he |
| named by the Roman. The technique of using flies | | | | rods were cut from around the waterfront, then |
| as lures to catch certain types of fish is what | | | | the rods were made more sophisticated with the |
| gives this technique its name. | | | | rod manufacturers slicing the bamboo into four |
| Fly fishing is a technique of fishing that needs a | | | | long pieces and then gluing them together over a |
| six foot fishing pole and a six foot long fishing line | | | | solid base. This gave the rod a little more spring. |
| with a fly at the end of the line on a hook. It is | | | | Since World War 2 the fly fishing rods are being |
| basically the fly at the end of the line that gives | | | | constructed out of fiber glass. These rods are |
| this technique its name. The Macedonian fishermen | | | | much more affordable easily available. It is also |
| were, according to the Roman, very successful at | | | | possible to collapse these fiber glass rods into |
| this type of fishing. | | | | smaller pieces so that they can be packed away |
| The Fly | | | | for traveling. The older rods are, however, still |
| Fishermen usually make an artificial fly out of a | | | | available on demand. |
| hook some clay and the wings of a flying insect. | | | | The line has also undergone a change over the |
| In modern times this men have learned to make | | | | years. At first the fly fishing line was made out of |
| much more sophisticated flies for their sport. The | | | | horse's hair, and then with the invention of silk the |
| flies today can be from the most simple to the | | | | fishing line was made from silk though the line still |
| mechanical lures. Some fishermen have made flies | | | | needed to be opened and dried from time to |
| out of the synthetic materials such as colored | | | | time. Then nylon took the place of silk and is still |
| wool and plastic. The wings of the fly, made from | | | | used today. |
| colored wool or plastic lures the fish while the way | | | | Though this was a profession in the 2nd century |
| it is constructed allows the fly to spin in the water | | | | it has become an elite sport over the years. This |
| while the angler pulls in the reel. | | | | sport of fly fishing is very popular in Europe and |
| The fish mistake the spinning fly for a live insect | | | | America. People invest very highly in fly fishing |
| and bite. Then there are the other mechanical flies | | | | equipment including boats and paying highly for fly |
| that are more sophisticated. These can be wound | | | | fishing trips to distant parts of the world. |
| up to fly around in the water in a random manner | | | | |