Flies
There are two main categories of flies: flies that rest on the water (surface), and flies that go below the surface (sub-surface). The most common types of above surface flies are dry flies and poppers. Dry flies are imitations of the adult stage of small insects, and usually suspend themselves in the surface film with the use of a feather collar or hackle. These flies are practically weightless, and are not too wind resistant. Poppers can imitate anything from a frog to an injured baitfish, and are usually made of balsa, cork, foam, or spun deer hair. These flies have much more weight and wind resistance to them, therefore they require much stronger tackle to cast them efficiently. There are three main types of sub-surface flies: nymphs, wet flies, and streamers. Nymphs and wet flies are very similar, they both represent insects in their aquatic life stage. This stage comes before the adult stage (dry fly). While nymphs and wet flies may imitate slightly different things, the main difference is wet flies have wings and nymphs do not. These flies weigh a little more than a dry fly, and weight is often added to them in order for them to achieve the proper depth. This additional weight makes them a little harder to cast, but the good news is that there is almost no wind resistance. The final group is the streamer. A streamer is usually tied to imitate a baitfish. They are tied on longer hooks and have long sloping wings to form the body of the fish. They are usually a little heavier than the nymphs, and the wind resistance can vary depending on the particular fly.
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Bob Howell
Southern Outdoor Life
Joel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
If you are catching flies, then you are definitely fly fishing.
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wrote:
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>
> Hi.
>
> Building my very basic knowledge about flyfishing, there are a few
> basic concepts that I would like to clarify:
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> 1. Does ff always have to be with a fly? If you cast small lures or
a
> spoon, would it still be called flyfishing?
>
> 2. Does the fly (or lure, if applicable) always have to be floating
on
> the surface? Are there any 'diving' flies?
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> 3. Does ff always have to be with an ff reel using standard ff
> techniques? Would a spinning reel do? Would cast-trolling off a boat
> or a river bank still be called ff?
>
> Thanks
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