Fly Fishing

The rod that is used in fly fishing is lighter and longer than the type of rod that you use in spin and cast fishing. When fishing in freshwater the rod you use can be as little as 2m in length while it may be up to 4.5m in length when you are doing two handed fly fishing. Typically rods on average will be around the 9 foot mark with a recent trend being towards rods that are lighter in weight than what they used to be.

Depending on where you are fishing and what you are fishing for there is a range of different casts that are used in fly fishing. The forward cast is the most common cast used which is simply where the fly is whisked back behind the angler and then flicked forward again. Done well you can get good distance as well as control of the fly. False casting is another type of casting which is where you cast but do not land the fly in the water. There is a few other casts also such as a haul cast, curve cast, roll cast and a few more.

You can get different types of flies so that on the water depending on the type of fly you are using it will either float or sink. The trickiest part of fly fishing is how you present the fly and move the fly about whether that is under water or on top of the water. Practice this a lot.