Fly Fishing Flies Articles & Videos

• How do I Tie Conehead Fishing Flies?

  A conehead fly utilizes a metal cone that provides added weight, which forces the fly to sink deeper than a normal fly would, allowing anglers to catch fish that live farther under the surface of the water. The conehead combo fly does not i… read more

• How do I Identify Fishing Flies?

  Fishing flies are designed and tied to imitate the natural food that a fish routinely eats. Fly fishing involves matching natural bait such as insects to tied flies. When choosing a fly, it is important to be able to properly identify the t… read more

• Making Fishing Flies

  Fly anglers use fishing flies to attract and catch a variety of fish including bass, pan fish and trout. Flies are designed to imitate natural insects and other natural food that fish eat. Underwater hatching insects, minnows and insects th… read more

• The Names of Fishing Flies

  Artificial flies are the crux of fly fishing. Choosing a fly that will attract a fish is a lifelong education for anglers. The time of year, ecological conditions, water temperature and lighting all have an effect on what insects a fish wil… read more

• Fishing Flies That Imitate Sand Eels

  Fly fishermen are passionate about their sport. Many have work benches and well-stocked hobby rooms where they toil for hours making flies of every sort. Sand eel flies imitate the movement of the lances and are used along saltwater coastal… read more

• Homemade Strike Indicator Rubber Bands for Fly Fishing

  Strike indicators are used by fly anglers when fishing in a variety of stream conditions. A strike indicator can be used with dry flies in fast moving riffles or to set the depth of nymphs in deep languid pools. Although there are many vari… read more

• How to Identify Fly Fishing Flies

  Fly fishing is a sport with a huge variety of equipment, gear and accessories available to fishermen. The flies that are used are certainly no exception. They range from tiny midge imitations to the large, garish flies that are used to purs… read more

• How to Select Flies for Fishing for Redfish

  Redfish are aggressive feeders, so it is relatively easy to select flies that will entice them. You will want to choose a fly that is visible in the water and has lifelike motion. The fly should also be easy to repeatedly cast long distance… read more

• How to Tie Saltwater Flies

  The next time you fish flats, tidal pools or brackish salt waters change things a little by using fly fishing gear. Going after larger saltwater game fish species with relatively light fly gear can be a thrilling experience. Add to the enjo… read more

• Where Can I Buy Western Flies for Fly Fishing?

  Western waters are very diverse. However, there are only about 10 "go-to" fly patterns that all fly anglers must carry to do well on waters from California's Eastern Sierra to Colorado's Rockies. That makes things easier, but when buying fl… read more

• How to Make Fishing Flies at Home

  The idea behind fly fishing lures is to alleviate the need for live bait. No more "fishing" out pieces of chopped fish, digging for night crawlers or wrestling worms on the hook. The lure that you make and attach atop your hook is used to e… read more

• How to Fish With Flies & Grubs

  Fishermen are always on the lookout for methods that will enable them to catch more fish. Two ways that are effective are fishing with flies and fishing with grubs. The unattractively named, but still very effective, grubs and the refined i… read more

• Salt Water Fishing Techniques

  The popularity of saltwater fishing is partly because of its broad appeal. No matter your level of experience, there is a fishing method that is appropriate, and fishing gear that, with a little practice, is easy to use. read more

• Making Fly Fishing Flies

  Making fishing flies brings out the creativity in anglers as they painstakingly craft flies that will fool their quarry into biting. This guide helps you create the Glo Bug, the famous egg-imitating fly used to catch salmon, steelhead and t… read more

• How to Tie Fly Fishing Flies

  Tying flies is a pastime enjoyed by fly fishing anglers. Fly fishing flies have a recipe of materials that make up the fly pattern, and these materials can be altered or enhanced by anglers in order to make their own unique creation. With i… read more

• Types of Fishing: Fresh & Salt Water

  Fishing is one of the world's oldest methods of obtaining food. Archaeologists have even discovered stone-age fishing hooks made of bone. Since the early days of fishing the activity has diversified into more than just a search for food. No… read more

• How to Make Fly Fishing Flies

  One of the advantages of fly fishing is that you don't need to use animal bait. Instead, "flies" are used to trigger a fish's instincts and coax it into biting onto the lure. The key to effective flies is that they look like something that… read more

• What Are the Types of Flies for Fly Fishing?

  Fly fishing relies on man-made lures that mimic a variety of food sources for fish. Anglers use not only the makeup of the flies to lure the fish to their hooks, but also seek to have the flies imitate the would-be prey's movements. It is i… read more

• Types of Fly Fishing Flies

  Fly fishing flies are designed to imitate a food source such as bugs and fish eggs or they can be bright, gaudy patterns intended to draw an instinctive strike from large predatory fish. We will take a look at five types of flies that have… read more

• The Best Salt Water Flies for Fly Fishing

  Saltwater fly fishing is a world unto itself. Flies are often large and cumbersome, but if you want to land a big saltwater fish on the fly, you better have some big flies to throw at them. Don't worry if you're not Lefty Kreh, shooting out… read more

• Different Kinds of Flies for Fly Fish

  Fly-fishing is a sport that relies on an attractive, artificial lure to mimic a desired food for the targeted fish. There are many types of flies to target particular types of fish. Seasoned anglers -- who rely on being able to choose the r… read more

• The 10 Best Wet Flies

  Wet flies are designed to resemble a tasty creature that has been washed under the surface of the water. Because of this, a small collection of wet flies will work in a wide variety of situations. Whether they are your first choice or a l… read more

• Fly-Fishing Terminology

  For fly-fishing novices, the verbiage so frequently used in fly-fishing terminology may be confusing and at times even somewhat forbidding. This is especially true when attempting to discern some fishing advice that is received at the local… read more

• Fly Fishing Flies

  There are many kinds of flies available that will catch just about anything that swims. On some days fish are deep and a wet fly does the trick, other days especially in low light conditions, floating flies works better. In salt water you… read more

• Types of Fishing Flies

  There are essentially two types of fishing flies: saltwater flies and freshwater flies. Within these two categories, there are a number of subtypes, depending largely on the kinds of fish they are supposed to attract. You will find that eve… read more

• How to Tie Wet Fishing Flies

  It is often said that "A fly isn't a fly unless it floats." This couldn't be further from the truth. A wet fly or streamer has its place in the fly fishing arsenal just as much as a Royal Coachman or Black Nat. On some days the fish are fee… read more

• How to Tie Fishing Flies

  Learning how to tie your own flies is one facet that the world of fly fishing presents to participants. Having the knowledge and ability to imitate the pattern or design of a particular insect in the form of an artificial fly is very reward… read more