Fly Fishing is the chosen sport of many, regardless of age or occupation. While this angling method is generally used for catching trout and salmon, many other fish species are targeted also. Not only is fly fishing reserved for other freshwater varieties such as carp,bass or pike but also salt water varieties from flounder through to one of the greatest sport-fish, marlin.
Due to the different fish and types of fishing there is a vast amount of fly fishing equipment to choose from.
Fly Fishing Equipment Types And Uses
Waders – Fly fishing waders are essential to keep the fisher dry and warm. The main types of waders are either the full body wader or hip waders for shallow waters.
Body waders come in either high tech lightweight materials or in neoprene, the latter being best in cold conditions.
Reels – The area you fish and the target species will determine choice of fly reel. If you plan on fishing small streams the best setup will be a three to five weight combination of rod and reel. Fly fishing in Lakes and larger rivers where bigger fish are will require a reel and rod combo of 7 to 8 weight. If you intend chasing game fish such as marlin you will need very high quality big game fly fishing reels
Rods – Fly fishing rods are also weighted depending upon the area to be fished and the targeted fish species. Fly rod weights are coded from 1 through to 12, 1 being very light an 12 being strong and heavy. Your fly rod and lines are the most important fishing tools, always buy the best you can afford, I can highly recommend sage fly fishing equipment.
Fly Fishing Vessels – Other than using a traditional runabout boat there are there flotation devices to allow the fly fisher to get closer and quietly to his prey. These include float tubes and single man pontoon boats.
Fly Lines – Choosing the correct line for the fly rod and reel is also of great importance. Without properly matching your fly fishing equipment you will not get the best casting distance. By using for a case in point a number 7 rod and a number three line is a poor match and will cause casting problems, therefore all of your lines, reels and rods must match to the comparable weight number. Although reels can be of some variance, the line and rod should be the same, or you can get by buy using one line weight different. With a top quality no 7 rod for example you should be able to cast a number eight fly line with ease.
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