Fishing knots are crucial for every angler, regardless if you’re a beginner or a seasoned pro. Mastering the art of tying strong, dependable knots can make the difference between catching a fish or ...

The Blood Knot: A Fly Fishing Mystery John Galligan, . . Bleak House, $23.95 (301pp) ISBN 978-1-932557-12-1 ...

If you get your reel spooled up with line at a fly shop, you really just need to know three basic knots to go fishing: a loop knot (or nail knot); a double surgeon’s knot (or blood knot), and an ...

For most of my fly fishing, a clinch knot serves me well. Easy to tie and quick to complete, ... For connecting leader to tippet or to construct leaders, use a blood knot or uni-to-uni knot. Both are ...

1. In “Blood Knots,” Luke Jennings traces his schoolboy days in England and his growing obsession with fishing. Such idylls are set against a haunted undercurrent, which begins with a striking ...

Based on the 2015 novel Looking Through Water by Bob Rich, Blood Knot "follows a father who invites his estranged son to visit him in Puerto Rico to compete in a father-son fishing competition to ...

You’ll need to cut 18” segments of each of the following: 12 lb mono, 10 lb mono, 8 lb mono, and 6 lb mono. Connect each of these segments with a blood knot, and you’ve got a 6-foot base leader.

In Blood Knot, Michael Douglas plays a father who, in an attempt to reconnect with his estranged son, invites him to to Puerto Rico to compete in a father-son fishing competition.

You’ll need to cut 18” segments of each of the following: 12 lb mono, 10 lb mono, 8 lb mono, and 6 lb mono. Connect each of these segments with a blood knot, and you’ve got a 6-foot base leader.