FLYFISHING

I would like to begin with, fly fishing is a sport and gambling kind of fishing. Not for nothing called the pinnacle of fishing fly fishing skills, he enters a fishing and spinning in the wiring, and requires quite a high mastery of these types of fishing.

Fly fishing is a very ancient form of fishing. The first fish on an artificial fly were the Romans. But medieval fishermen knew something like modern fly fishing. The book on sports fishing «Boke of St. Albans », published in 1486, described 12 flies. Well, the modern fly fishing has developed in the late 19th century in England.

COST
Many people believe that fly fishing is very expensive form of fishing. I would like to refute this view, since most of it is starting to catch spinning fly fishing. Draw a parallel between spinning and fly fishing
For example, fly fishing and spinning rod of the middle class can be purchased at the same price, so is the coil. In addition, many companies offer a lifetime warranty. Fly fishing line, which costs 20-25 HP, with good care will last 5-6 years, how many wicker or used fishing line during this time? Well, if you calculate how much a spinner or lure than fly, bound with his own, then can be no comparison. How many people enjoy catching fish on a fly associated Thee! Of course, there are craftsmen who manufactured his own spinning lures, but most spinning acquire them in stores. If we compare the price, you get the price of one wobbler = price of 75 flies. And he took with him to the pool a minimum set of materials, directly on the shore angler can tie flies, which suddenly appeared in the box-within a maximum of 5 minutes. Well, and equipment (waders, boats, etc.) in flyfishermans spinning and similar.

PHILOSOPHY Flyfishing

Want to see that there is practically no fish that can not catch a fly, as Fly fishing flies imitate fry, crustaceans, insects and their larvae. Oh, and fish, as we know, it is this and eats.
Unfortunately, self-learn fly fishing almost impossible, should seek the help of an experienced flyfisherman. After casting fly tackle is very different from other casting rod, and it should work out to automatism (like riding behind the wheel), so we must learn to immediately correct, otherwise it will be difficult to retrain.

Flyfishermans  need to understand entomology, be able to "read" the body of water, and to know the habits of the "menu" of fish that he was going to catch. There are some tricks that to know what is currently eats fish. Special tube with an oblique cut through the mouth of a fish can get the contents of the stomach or small shoal in a net to collect livestock from under the stone, and finally see what insects fly and land on the water. Catch the fly all year round, weather it is promoted.

EQUIPMENT


First of all, it's waders. Do not skimp on cheap versions. Better to buy 5.4 ply of material GORTEKS waders. They have a membrane, so to speak, "breathing". Certainly, that would be comfortable to have a "breathing" underwear. Its producers released in the form 3 layers and put it depending on the water temperature, BUT! Strictly to the skin, or clothes will not perform his "breathing" function. Waders should be purchased separately from the shoes (stockings). It is better to buy shoes with felt soles, it does not allow the foot to slide on the slippery rocks. Can be the sole zashipovat simple screws, it will reduce the slip feet on the beach. Besides shoes must be hard top that would not dislocate the leg (the principle of the ridge).

Vest should be short with as many pockets and preferably with a large pocket on the back, it is perfectly perform the function of a backpack.

I would recommend the purchase of a breathable jacket gortex-it is waterproof and perfect will prevent from getting wet in the long march (eg Kola Peninsula).
 

Fly rods


Fly fishing rods are divided into 15 classes, were intended for different size flies. All rods are divided into 3 system: slow, medium and fast. If conditions make fishing catch ring reflux or style Spay, you should choose a rod slow down. In this case the rod is "self" throws the rope due to its flexibility.

Grade rod should be selected based on the weight of flies and fish you are going to catch.

There are 2 types of fishing rods, one-handed and two-handed. Two-handed rods are generally used for long cast in the limited space behind and at catching big, strong fish, such as salmon. Usually, they have a length of 3.9, 4.2 and 4.5 meters. So the rod, using a throw-style Spay, do not open space behind, making it easier to go fishing in many places.

Fly reel


Coil must match the rod and cord-especially its weight and capacity. There are, of course, and other selection criteria, but they do not go deep, as a function of fly reels are not that important. On small classes rod coil is usually a carrier of the cord and no more. At the same classes of large rod coil must be a good clutch. It is desirable that a spool with a larger diameter, because every line has a "memory" and in the initial phase it would impede the process of fishing casting. Coils, as well as the rods are divided into classes and the coil must match the class of the rod as to achieve high-quality casting and less hand fatigue when fishing gear should be balanced. All coils can be divided into several subclasses, of which there are two main ones. Single Action-Coil is a very simple design, but they have a lot of advantages: lightweight, durable, cheap, easy to care for. Multipler-Reels spool rotates. Typically made of quality materials, have good brake system, their body and spool are carved from a single block of aluminum. It is true they are a little too heavy and require more care.

Price coil depends primarily on the brand and the material from which it was made. For example, titanium will be much more expensive than plastic. There is a coil with a "rattle" in one and both sides. Coils of large classes is better to buy with disc brakes, they are more reliable in catching big fish.

Fly CORD


It has long gone are the days when used in parallel with silk cords that have the same diameter throughout its length. Who are the two types of cables, this DT and WF.

DT-it cable whose diameter is reduced at both ends, it has two cones. It is designed to fly openwork presentation, but unfortunately it is not designed for long casts, "shots". DT cord is more economical, sexual one hand it can be reversed, and the other side to catch the cord.

WF has a front cord thickening, torpedo, which is the weight of the cord. Dispersed, and then " outshooting" torpedo provides distant throw. According to DT this cord is much faster and less prone to the negative effects of wind. But in small streams it works as a DT, as long casts are not required, thus further length torpedo cast is not necessary. All cords are divided into floating, sinking and intermedia. Apply one or the other is necessary, depending on conditions and fishing pond.

Usually the cord of the middle class has a length of 27 meters and is divided into two parts. Running line-(running line) is about 18 meters from the whole length, all the rest, and it is nine meters accounted for a torpedo. There are cords with "shooting heads" - torpedo such a short cord, but maintains the same weight, which corresponds to a certain class of string. These cables are used for distance casting space is limited behind the angler, and the rod is acceptable for this fast action.

Fishermen often use strings sink tip. In its structure, it cords WF. The main part of their running line float, and the torpedo-sinking. They are used in deep lakes and rivers at high water and strong currents.

There are cords with removable torpedoes. They have their pros and cons, so to say for sure how much good they can not. The bulk of them floating on the end of it put loop to strengthen her torpedoes. Naturally, it is possible to consolidate a variety of torpedoes, floating, intermedia, sinking. That is to say that buying one cord, you have just three. But when playing a big fish, which actively resists loop often clings to the ring, which may result in breakage of the rod.

Try for once to catch the fly, and you will always get sick fly fishing.

Nymphs

As I promised, this time we will talk about the flies.

Very often, anglers who know little about fly fishing, asked the standard question: Do all fish can be caught on an artificial fly? Immediately answer, yes!

After all, imitation tie any insect that feeds on fish, there is no difficulty. Especially since almost all fish are insects in the diet. Nymph fishing is productively all year, because larvae live at the bottom round, and the fish eat them as living and dead, who was sight. Surely many anglers there have been occasions when the fish refuses to bite on the worm and the other head, but putting caddis larva bite alive. How greedy enough fish gamarus, scud!
"STONEFLY"
What takes Vimba on goose (STONEFLY)!
So, the nymph is a wet fly that imitates adult adult insect larvae, crustaceans, worms living on the bottom or in the water. Fly very catchability as only 20% of the fish fed with the water.
Very popular in the world of nymphs category GOLD HEAD. It includes a huge number of flies, equipped with a "gold" head.
The head has two functions, heavier fly and is a stimulus for the fish also secrete toroks ball flies. On sale is even tungsten heads that allow gunpoint reach great depths and "punch" for. If this is not enough, then fly heavier lead wire.

"RED TAG"
No less catchability nymph RED TAG. It is also equipped with a golden head and catching capacity throughout the year. With two points of irritation fish that mimics beetle.
"CADDIS PUPA"
CADDIS PUPA mimics caddis larva, just catching capacity all year.

Czech Nymph
In the world there are fly nymphs and without heads. One such world famous
and very catchability CZECH NYMPH. There are many colors of this fly. Just above it, and simulates Shitik.
"Pheasant Tail"
Nymph PHEASANT TAIL also very catchability. It simulates the larva pop ephemera. Preferred-catching for demolition.
"Gamarus"

Finally GAMARUS: scud imitation. Successfully caught in any of the seasons. In winter, the ice can be used asnozzlent .

Before the fishing is not bad to see what lives at the bottom of the reservoir using a small aquarium net or using specially adapted to view the contents of the stomach of fish. Oh, and it remains the case for small-tie nymph that imitates the insect. It would seem that success in the pocket. But this is not the case. We still have "read" the pond, and in the right place at the right depth to hold the fly.

There are many types of wiring nymphs, but we will focus on two of them.

The first is the fishing for demolition. The front sight is thrown at an angle of 45 degrees downstream and fused to full extension cord with small twitching rod tip or without, with fly imitates an insect struggling with the current. Bite felt the hit "a stick," which is a great pleasure angler. Thus, you can scour the waters of the reservoir to each square centimeter, gradually lengthening the cord through one or more casts.

The second is a method that is called by different names (Polish, Czech, fishing on tap, etc.).
So, on the long and short segment undergrowth cord hanging in the air, a nymph, one or more, threw a 45 degree angle against the current. The front sight, rolling along the bottom, floated down to straighten the cord, with the rod tip, raised up, as if pointing to the direction where the front sight, accompanying her. Thus mimics the nymph dead or alive insect, demolished over. Once the cord straightened, do not just to throw a tackle-fly begins to emerge, and sometimes, with the mass flight of insects, fish feed is pop nymphs. Sometimes, when a posting, there is a bite on the arm, but this is often just a stop cord. Often when fishing by this method using a bite alarm. There is also a big disadvantage in such postings nymph drifting along the bottom or near it, and can often be lost hooks and flies. If the fish prefer a little fly on the bottom, and the depth and flow at the site are great, tie the leash to the lower heavy nymph, and the top is smaller.

Try it, and success does not make you a long time to wait!

 Good luck!

Streamers
Well, continue with the series of articles on the fly. This time we will discuss at least catchability bait - streamer.
In most streamers imitate fry fish, and just a few other inhabitants of the reservoir, for example, one of them is known the world over streamer WOLLY BUGER, which in its standard color (black) is an imitation of the leech.
There are two types ztoy bait - a metal head and without. Both are very difficult to call the catchability and the type of fish that is caught in this cycle it. The color scheme of any tape drive can be successfully varied, because we know that especially with regards to salmon if the fish become familiar sight, should change it to contrast not only in size but also in color. But from my experience I can say that most of the catchability color lures still black. The tape drive has a great game due to the fact that the front part of it has cargo, and the tail is made of soft marabou feathers, and when he paused dives, wagging its tail.
There is also a version of the tape without cargo, using foam eye. In this case, the sinking cords, and paused on the strip it pops up, just wagging his tail. Unfortunately, this method is for the most part is more suitable in areas with weak currents or stagnant water. In some European countries that fly fishing is prohibited by law because of its high catchability.
From my own experience, Bagher - streamer number 1.

But do not neglect and other streamers.
From the classics good streamer Alexandra.

It perfectly catches the same trout, chub, grayling, etc. His contrasting dark coloring - red and silhouette is a good stimulus for fish.

There are streamers, which are the direct imitation fry.


Due to his silhouette and appearance, they have successfully caught predators  such as chub, perch, pike, etc. And other fish every day in the diet of bugs - spiders, there are days when they are exclusively fry. On this at catching on streamer can capture a wide range of fish.

Like to dwell on such a bait as pike streamers .


It runs on a big hook, mostly single hocks of rabbit fur, marabou, bactail, differences feathers. They are all the same is imitation fish of different sizes and a variety of color schemes.


Pike streamers carging to varying degrees depending on the depth of the water. Soft materials, which is made from the tape drive, allow the bait to play with the wiring. Zonkery made of rabbit fur, have a soft tail, and work on the principle of Wolly Bugger. When fishing in the shallow waters by floating cord and a small specific gravity lures, streamer can be done with a minimum speed for a full game lures that can even wake a sleeping predator!

For tape drives are the same, and poppers. Often catches pike fly fishing at times more productive, relative to spinning, I am convinced more than once.

In fly fishing, there is such a thing as fantasy fly. The majority of these streamers, especially salmon, although there are direct imitations any animals. One ALYS SHRIMP (photo 4). It runs on both single and double and triple hook. This fly imitates the shrimp, which is a regular feed of salmon in its habitat in the sea.

Mushka catchability in almost all regions of salmon habitat.

We should not focus on this particular fly. There are plenty of bait for at least catchability. Size, color and weight of the fly depends primarily on the level of transparency and water temperature. Media streamer too diverse. One option for the carrier, is a tube that can be either plastic, for light flies, and heavy metal, respectively, which is particularly productive when fishing for Baltic salmon (photo 7).


Flies on the tubes are especially good because they have a removable hook that we may at any time change, if it is blunt, or tee on singl hock, double. It is good for the fact that, when caught, the fish in his mouth predator can only hook and fly out on the fishing line to the top, which promotes longevity flies.

All this is nice, but do not forget that the number of fish caught in proportion to number of visits to the pond.

Good luck!

DRYFLY OR DRY
Acquainted with dry flies.

In this article we will talk about what is a classic fly fishing - fishing on dry flies.
Indeed, the classic fly fishing is catching on a dry fly. What could be more entertaining, sports and gambling, what, when noble fish missing from the water your bait, floating down the river. Not for nothing spinning prefer catching on poppers and Walker.
First of all, we touch a fish delicacy - mayflies. I will not go into the exact numbers, but in Latvia, there are about eighty species of adults of this insect. Of course, the most important and respected gastronomically all fish - a big caddis or mayfly MAYFLY, but thanks to our climate, it is a massive departure in June.



During the mass departure of the mayflies river "comes alive" and shows your entire life. That's it, and then comes the real treat flyfishermans. Fish loses all his caution, and tries to swallow a piece of cake right leg near the angler.
The sight is very impressive, but unfortunately does not always want to pay attention to the fish to your bait. It is understandable, because so many yummy sits on the water. Here is when the work accurately simulate mayflies, or, as they are known in the world of fly fishing realistic.

I note that this imitation of works throughout the season, as the most delicious dish is unforgettable.
Gradually replace the May more smaller species mayflies, and we turn to simulation on the hook size 12-14. Exactly at this time beginning to work like flies ADAMS.

There are many different shades of mayflies from white to black, but do not forget that when fishing a dry fly, fish primarily draws attention to its silhouette. This is what I recommend to pay attention to fishermen. You should not overlook this factor, as well as the places where today eats fish, roll, shivera, plums, or just a quiet stretch of river. Was the case this year with my boyfriend. We went to the trout. I have to catch amazing and friend returned with virtually nothing. When were analyzed, it was found that it just does not pay attention to the pits with a steady flow, and it was there that day was a trout.
In general, I recommend the trout use larger baits. This has been confirmed practice. Sure, there were a decent copy to catch small flies, but it is not law, it can not be said about the grayling.


Grayling, like trout, with passion summer eats ephemera different species, but to the cooling water, he drew attention to a little of this species of insects, which is just beginning to take off in September.
Simulating these representatives autumn grayling menu fit on hooks 22-24 rooms. Such imitation is difficult to attach to the leash thickness 0.08 - 0.1 mm, which gives a lot of good feeling when playing Grayling, for the fall are more accessible copies eating decent fish, a top fighter with a beautiful "Sailing." Just do not forget that during the fattening grayling spawning brown trout, on this, to see your feet, not to trample on the spawning ground of this truly noble fish.
It is not bad and catch imitation is the so-called parachute or KLINKHAMER. Very catch fly. Basically runs on curved nimph hooks.

So it is considered that the mayfly-head around, but it is not so. There are many other adults that are not averse to eat fish. One of them, which I would like to stop this caddis, which is a famous striker lures,

a simulation called CADDIS. A wonderful sight, which can be made and different materials such as fur deer

SDS, or feathers.
There was a case in Slovakia on the river Vah. We have one trout, and the local three. Looking not our failure, a local fisherman kindly presented me the same fly, and it went ... It was caddis feather VTS. The next day I forced upon our entire team of flies, and we will enjoy a bite of this beautiful fish.
In conclusion, I would recommend anglers, look closely at what is flying over the water that sits on the water that eats fish, well then just look to your flybox.
Good luck!