Fly Fishing

Fly Fishing has been around for ages. Even in medieval times people fished for their food. The sport evolved over the years to become one that requires great skills. Ask any fly fisherman and he will tell you just how addictive it can become.

There are many forms of fishing but fly fishing stands alone for many reasons. Firstly, they use baits and lures to entice a fish but in fly fishing you will need to imitate the action of a real fly to be any good. For that reason we use longer lines, which allows us to imitate the movement of a real fly.

Fly fishing has a constant cast. You cast the fly and then pull it back a number of times to imitate a fly landing and taking off again. In other forms of fishing you cast out and let it rest until a fish takes your bait.

I am not going to deny that all forms of fishing are fun and extremely rewarding but fly fishing is where my heart is.

Fly fishing flies are made from natural materials while other forms of fishing use man made plastics and rubber. Your seasoned fly angler would tell you that the fish are much more likely to go for a naturally made bait and hence why they love it so much.

Of course with other forms of fishing you can simply visit your local pond or river but when fly fishing you will get the best results by traveling to the place where fish such as walleye, bass and trout live. Then it is your job to fool the fish in to believing your fly is real!

You can go all over the World fly fishing. Russia, Mexico and South America, for instance and let's not forget Alaska or Canada. Now, you have to agree that when it comes to an adventure that beats a quick visit to your local pond!

As Chess is often said to be "The King of Sports" it is also often said that fly fishing could make the same boast. Try it, you'll fall in love, hook, line and fly! Corny, I know! I'm an angler not a comedian!