what is the purpose of fly fishing?
Posted by admin on Monday, September 6th, 2010
i’m a beginner, what i don’t understand is why don’t u simply use a heavier lure, since it’s much easier to cast than fly casting? is it because fly fishing is more effective though i can’t see why?
Filed in Fly Fishing Flies | 12 responses so far
greg lon 06 Sep 2010 at 11:37 pm 1The lighter “fly” lure simulates a real bug landing in the water. It attracts the fish to strike at it.
Killa Beezon 07 Sep 2010 at 12:17 am 2The purpose, i would assume, is to catch flies. Some people fish for fish, some people fish for flies. To each their own i guess.
Eric Bon 07 Sep 2010 at 12:49 am 3to some fly fishing is there way of connecting with nature. they feel its more natural. and although ive never tried to fly fish, i prefer the traditional way.
chimp danceron 07 Sep 2010 at 1:38 am 4” Fly fishing is an art. I compare it to the complexity of life in general. I don’t understand it but I know it’s a beautiful thing.” Icy.
Fly fishing is an art all in itself that represents all aspects of fishing. Grace, nature, rod building, lure making, patience, discovery, confidence and the list goes on and on. Like the man said, there’s nothing more complex so when you feel that you’re ready to move to a more challenging aspect of fishing, try fly fishing. It’s a life long quest to build on.
DJKon 07 Sep 2010 at 1:48 am 5Fly fishing can be more effective if the fish you are trying to catch naturally feed on insects. Fly casting techniques would be the most effective way to deliver the lure to the fish.
Steve Hon 07 Sep 2010 at 2:29 am 6The purpose of fly fishing is to replicate a fly or nymph landing on the water to attract a fish. Because the fly is so light it needs unique rods, reels and line to allow you to cast such a light ‘lure’.
Fly fishing is just one of the many techniques available for catching a fish. Each to their own.
Fly anglers can often be described as conservatives who practice an art. Its a sport which requires patience and skill which may take a long time to learn.
Good luck!
donmccoy63on 07 Sep 2010 at 2:29 am 7There are many different reasons to fly fish as opposed to other methods.
One reason is that in many locations, imitating the insects the fish usually feed on is the most effective way to catch them.
While you can catch nearly any game fish using flies, the sport is usually associated with trout, who can be spooky and easily scared off by the clunk of a heavier lure, although depending on the water type, a spinner or other lure may be the better method.
In a lot of areas, fly fishing is the only method allowed, so if you aren’t fly fishing, you can’t fish.
It is a unique method with a rich tradition and history and many people (myself included) enjoy the challenges that come along with the sport. Its also one way to fish that allows you to create your own artificial flies, another enjoyable aspect of the sport. Catching a trout on a fly you made yourself, or better yet, one you conceived and created is an amazing experience.
I personally prefer to fly fish, for trout, bass, pike, and other fish, but I respect others chosen methods. There are some snobs out there who seem to think that their way is the only way, and that’s a shame. There’s plenty of water for everyone.
Give the sport a try, and don’t give up if at first it seems a little difficult. Its worth the effort. Good luck, be safe, respect others, and have fun!
AIRFLOWon 07 Sep 2010 at 3:12 am 8There’s something you feel when you’re fly casting/fly fishing that to be honest with you you cant explain. The feeling i have e for fly fishing is great, if you enjoy it then you’re hooked. Fly fishing is the oldest forms of fishing, it started with a small amount of red wool, being attached to a hook and stripped back through the water catching trout, that same idea of fly is still being used now with the bloodworm and saun Juan worm. The first ever book on fishing was written about fly fishing, Also it takes more patience to catch trout on a fly than say a spinner. Also i tie my own flies which makes a good past time in its self when you cant fish. The feeling of getting up early and pulling on the waders, heading through the grass and down into the creek for some wild brown trout is amazing. Because you’re imitating natural fly life the experience is excellent.
fastrmastrblastron 07 Sep 2010 at 4:04 am 9Look, don’t be so down, or feel bad for not understanding the historic, artful, and mysterious ways about flyfishing.
I tend to regard folks who either like and/or dislike fly-fishing the same as I regard folks that either love and/or hate opera, sheesh, all that caterwauling, and screaming at the top of their lungs, it’s as bad as being the only sober SOB in a bar of full of drunk amateur country kareoke singers, and geez, that’s one night I’d like to forget!
The thing about fly fishing has to truly come from the heart, I mean , you have to have a deep down sincerity of respect for using Mother Nature’s land & waters, from mimicing the metamorphisis of larvae, thru the different stages of obtaining adulthood, this the nature of fly-tying. The art of casting requires much practice for some, or comes with the ease and grace of a raw natural imbedded talent, for others.
I used to say not so nice things about those who would fish with a fly, until I broke my leg and had nothing to do. An older gent by the name of Jake sold me a couple of reels, and with them was an old JC Higgin’s fly tying kit. It was completely intact, had never been opened, til I got it. I started to just leave it sitting, but my curiosity got the best of me, and I got the fly tying bug. I was so bored from just sitting around, nursing this darn leg, that it didn’t take long for me to read, and re-read those instructions over and over, practicing with the antique fly-vise mounted on a wooden cutting board. I actually got fairly good at it, even though I knew that I didn’t have all of the right tools for some of the applications, and then one day a spot weld on the vise broke, and my leg was just about healed, so it got set aside, and after I went back to work I bought a fly tying kit for about $60.00, but had trouble finding places to obtain materials. (This was the pre-cell phone era, and PC’s weren’t even on the market yet.)
My fishing partner lived next door to my mother-in-law, and we would get together at his house to drink a few brown bottles, (Ok, a lot of brown bottles.), and shoot the bull while tying flies, and watching fishing shows on the weekends. One day he says “I’ve got a surprise to show you, so c’mon out to the garage & tell me what you think.” I enter the garage and he hands me a fly table he crafted from some oak that was leftover from one of his carpentry jobs. I said “Hey that’s nice, where did you pick that up at?” He gave me one of those s***-eating grins, and told me he had seen one in a magazine, so he decided to make one, then he reaches under the cabinet & pulls out another one, hands it to me & says “Merry X-mas, this one is for you.” It wasn’t anywhere near X-mas, but shocked as I was, I didn’t care, they are identical in every detail, and we still get together and tie flies, only not as often, and I miss that. We’ve been tying flies for the better part of 15 yrs. now, and last year he caught his 1st fish on a fly that he had tied himself. Me,…..I’m yet to accomplish catching a smallie like he did, but maybe this will be my year, who knows? I guess it’s just a passion thing for being out…there, and realizing the wonders Ol’ Mother Nature has to offer, now that…. is the life for me.
Go on…try it… you just might find that you like it!
Goodluck & Good fishing
FishSteelheadon 07 Sep 2010 at 4:41 am 10“Presentation” of the fly (dry type) on top of the water and or workin’ a Streamer (wet type) both under and with the flow of the water is the closest one can get ta’ Mother Nature herself
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R Won 07 Sep 2010 at 5:39 am 11the PURPOSE of fly fishing, is to try, to catch fish
TommyMoon 07 Sep 2010 at 5:42 am 12its becasue the biggest fish are caught on flies…..when the fly hatches come out and the surface of the water is full of insects the only thing you can get fish to hit is flies….so thats the purpose of flyfishing, to catch the biggest fish when they’re not hitting the usual spoons, spinners, nightcrawlers, minnows, etc….