Fly Fishing Update: Fly fishing knots to know

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Found this information on fly fishing knots thats is worth reading and printing out. If you are new to knots then this is worth practising.

Learning to tie basic fly fishing knots is easy.Here is a complete list of knots and instructions to get your startedwith a new outfit or polishing up on your skills.

There are many different kinds offisherman's knots. These are the basic knots used in rigging a flyfishing outfit that you should be familiar with. These fly fishingknots will cover just about every situation you will encounter where aspecific knot is needed.

Learn these basic knots andhave some fun. It makes sense to practice tying these knots at home,before you are on the river. Remember that fishing knots are thetypically the weakest connection between you and the fish. Manybeginning anglers lose fish due to poorly tied knots. Tying knots issomething you need do right, not fast. Speed comes with time. Practicemakes perfect they say.Here we will walk you through setting up a newoutfit.

Getting Started with a New Outfit

Beforeyou start putting line on your reel, find out how much backing you'llneed by reading your reel instructions. Some fly lines are longer thanothers and some will reduce the capacity of reel because of thediameter of the belly. As a general rule of thumb, less backing is usedon reels that will have Double Taper (DT) fly lines than Weight Forward(WF) Lines. This is because a Double Taper has a more even diameter inthe belly than a WF line. If you purchase a reel at Flymart, they willload the reel up with backing and make these connections for you. Ifyou are rigging your own outfit, this page will give you every thingyou need to know to get going.