| Fly fishing I believe is the best form of fishing, an | | | | in the net in the water and given enough time to |
| art it has been described. Well when you really | | | | recover there would be no damage to the fish. |
| get into the sport, the casting of the line, | | | | Do not take it out of the water and man handle |
| presentation of the fly, playing the fish when it is | | | | it, if you have to make sure your hands are wet |
| hooked, maybe an art form it is. | | | | so as not to remove the protective slime on the |
| The equipment used today for fly fishing is very | | | | fish. If the fish happens to swallow the hook and |
| technologically advanced, gone are the days of | | | | if there is bleeding then the fish should be |
| heavy rods and reels. Today's kit is light and | | | | dispatched immediately, there is no sense in |
| strong, carbon-fibre rods and highly engineered | | | | releasing it for it to die slowly. |
| reels and slick fly lines. The cost of gear can be | | | | There is a method that is used in fly fishing now |
| high but there is some very reasonably priced | | | | where a bite detector or indicator is used. It is a |
| stuff around if someone is just starting out. | | | | small round colored polystyrene ball or cylindrical |
| Ive been fly fishing for about 18years now and I | | | | shape which is attached to the fly leader so far |
| still get a great buzz when I go. I mostly fish for | | | | up from the fly. The line is casted out and the |
| rainbow trout on private lakes which are stocked | | | | indicator is fished mostly static or maybe twitched |
| regularly with fresh fish. They are what are called | | | | now and again to cause some movement of the |
| put and take fisheries where whatever fish are | | | | fly.This can be a very productive method of |
| caught and kept by the angler they are replaced | | | | fishing but personally I'm not in favor of it as I |
| with fresh ones the following week. Some | | | | feel its float fishing with fly fishing equipment. |
| fisheries also allow catch and release where fish | | | | My personal favorite form of fly fishing is using |
| are caught and returned to fight another day by | | | | the dry fly where the fish takes the fly off the |
| the angler. This is what I prefer. | | | | surface or just in the surface film. This can be |
| There has been some argument and dispute | | | | really exciting and spectacular if you can match |
| whether catch and release should be allowed,that | | | | the hatch,that is your artificial fly resembles what |
| is up to the fishery. If the fish is landed, unhooked | | | | the fish are feeding on. |