Fly Fishing Differences from Other Fishing



The difference between fly fishing, and bait casting, or casting lures from a boat are not obvious to the casual observer, but ask an experienced fly fisherman the difference and you will get an ear full. Fly fishing is more thought provoking than jumping into the boat and trying to duplicate what others are doing. Looking for your prey with a fish locator, and bait or lures that have proven successful is great, but it’s not nearly as exhilarating as wading into a stream with the fish and a fly you’ve tied yourself and presenting it to a fish in just such a way that he willingly accepts it.

Fly fishing requires a deeper knowledge of an ecosystem than other types of fishing.

Choosing from wet flies, dry flies, or streamers can only be done correctly if you know what fish are feeding on at a given time and place. Wet flies to mimic insects that live in the bottom of streams, dry flies imitating hatch insects washed into a stream by rain, and hundreds of other possible scenarios that are learned only through experience.

Knowing how to tie flies or picking them out at the fly shop to mimic a particular insect hatch that is taking place, takes a knowledge that you get only by picking up and examining insects and larva and trying to duplicate their look, size, and color. Conditions can change day to day, and hour to hour on a stream that go undetected by fisherman not in tune to the smallest details.

While nearly all fishermen are somewhat fanatical about the sport they love, fly fishermen almost have to be to have any success. That is the difference between fly fishing and other kinds, and why most fly fishermen wouldn’t fish any other way. /td>



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