A family-oriented fly-fishing club covering the Port Macquarie Hastings region, NSW.
A family-oriented fly-fishing club covering the Port Macquarie Hastings region, NSW.
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Learn about selecting the right leaders and tippets to improve your fly fishing experience. Whether you’re a beginner or a pro, our community-driven tips will help you choose and use your gear effectively.
Creating your own furled braided leaders can be a rewarding and cost-effective way to improve your fly fishing experience. In this guide, Paul Fedeles shows you how to craft durable, custom leaders using embroidery thread and a few basic tools.…
Original article from Swift Fly Fishing. Clean Your Fly Lines Fly lines get dirty through regular use, they pick up gunk and algae in the surface film of the water, lines stripped into the bilge of a boat get filthy quickly…
This guide was found on the Flymen Fishing Co website by Club member Gary Pearton. Thanks, Gary! This guide will give you a good understanding on the many ways you can assemble your fly box and provide some tips on…
From RiverKeeper Flies If you fish long enough, at some point your fly boxes will wear out and need to be replaced. The question is what to replace them with? It’s something I dealt with recently and why I’m writing…
Philip Monahan, from Midcurrent.com, answers a reader’s question: Are there any secrets to untangling the other kind of common fly-fishing knots: the unintended ones you create because of wind or bad casting? A knotty problem Answer: Well, I don’t know…
Here’s a handy tip from RiverBum.com.
Don’t have the time or the inclination to make your own leaders? Then do what Club member Rodney Adams recommends – buy pre-made ones. It’s easier. Some even have a loop on the end.
When building your own you generally construct the leader stepping down to your final diameter.[...]
Furled leaders were invented in the 1700’s – woven by hand from silk or horse hair. Production technology eliminated their commercial availability and use. However, it has many advantages and dry fly fishers, as well as, saltwater anglers have revitalised their use.[...]
This article was originally from FlyfishUSA website (page now defunct). Note: The brands mentioned in this article are sold by FlyfishUSA.
Fly Fishing Leaders, their construction and formulae for trout, steelhead and salmon.
Having an understanding of leader material and a practised knowledge of reliable fishing knots is as important to the angler as knowing how to cast.[...]
“Today there are more choices than ever when it comes to tapered leaders and I think most people are content to use the manufactured, knot-less variety. But, as with fly tying, there’s a good bit of satisfaction and knowledge to be gained by building your own.[...]