Fishing: How To Fish: Basics
FAQ: What is Fly Fishing?
Fly fishing is attempting to catch fish with an almost weightless artificial known as a "fly". It is the oldest form of sport fishing known to man. Fly fishing is typically practiced using a fly rod, fly reel, fly line, tapered leader and of course a fly.
Although there is evidence of the use of flies tied on bone hooks as early as 1400 BC in Egypt, it really became codified into its sporting form in the UK in the 1400's. Dame Juliana Berners authored the first book on fly fishing in 1496 (Treatise on Fishing with an Angle) and some of the flies and methods described in this book are still effective today.
Although you can fly fish for just about any fish that swims, fly fishing is a particularly effective method for catching trout. Trout will certainly take cheese, worms and other types of bait, but aquatic insects make up most of their natural diet and are readily available to them throughout the year. Fly fishing allows you to realistically imitate these aquatic insects with a delicacy not possible by any other method of fishing.
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