Thursday, November 5, 2009

Fly Fishing Tips

By Mitchel Dajon

Fly fishing is a highly rewarding and relaxing hobby. I will try and give you some advice on how to become a better fly fisherman and hopefully you can use this to achieve a better catch rate and become better at fly fishing.

First of all, you need to pause for a few seconds before taking your fly out the river before recasting. On numerous fishing trips I have had a trout swim in and take the fly straight in front of me! I presume the fish has been following my fly back to the river bank and has been crafterly waiting until the last moment to make a move.

Furthermore applying 'sinkant' to your line is another tip I would highly recommend. This applies especially when you are dry fly fishing since otherwise your line will sit on the water making it highly visible.

Vary the pace that you pull back your fly is another way to improve fly fishing. This has the benefit of giving the fly a look of being alive. Fish can be aggressive towards a fly that is being swiftly pulled across the water. When this happens, you can try doing slower shorter movements.

Alternatively fishing close to the bank can be successful. Trout often swim close to the bank if there are reeds or other plants since these will provide shelter for small fish.

Crouching low is especially useful when you are fishing and ustilising this method as fish have been know to tremendous vision, therefore the probability of scaring your fish is significantly increased due to them being directly adjacent edge of the land.

Sometimes fish can be nervous and that therefore makes them more difficult to land. When this happens you can make you leader longer in an effort to make it look more natural. Maybe nine foot long would be a particularly good length.

Utilise all of the afore mentioned techniques to get you on your way to becoming a better fly fisher. The objective is to enjoy yourself and land more fish. This will be done a very natural manner. Please enjoy you fishing activity.

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