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Tight-line nymphing is all about maintaining contact with your flies underwater – it’s accomplished by keeping your fly line off the water and holding the leader taut throughout your drift.

Every trout angler has experienced it – you go out to fish, and the leader you have on your fly line just doesn’t fit the water you’re fishing. Maybe you had planned to fish the main stem of ...

How to Tie a Fishing Hook to Your Line—The 5 Best Knots Step-by-step instructions and video for tying the top knots for keeping your hook, lure, or fly connected though the toughest fights ...

Craig Patterson: “I use the fisherman’s knot at the hook and a blood knot from line to leader.” Jeff Patterson: “I mainly use three knots — improved clinch, loop knot, and double uni ...

A-Z-Animals’ Top Picks for the Best Books About Fly Fishing 1. The Orvis Fly-Fishing Guide, Revised by Tom Rosenbauer Our choice for the #1 Best Overall book about fly fishing is The Orvis Fly-Fishing ...

2 in 1 Fly Fishing line Leader Straightener ; Leader Cleaner. Add a few drops of solution and pull the line through the felted sides to clean and remove the memory in the line.

The Albright was originally developed to connect Dacron fly line backing to thick floating fly line decades before braided fishing line even hit the scene. When braid was just catching on in the 1990s ...

To understand the Alberto knot, one must first understand the Albright knot. Invented more than half a century ago by famed Florida Keys fly fishing guide Jimmy Albright, the knot’s purpose was to ...

Adjusting the length of your leader according to the fishing conditions can make a big difference. Attach the tippet to your line using an Improved Clinch Knot , which is known for its strength and ...