Fly Fishing Gear

Airflo Polyleaders are weighted attachments that connect between the end of the fly line and the leader.

We know next to nothing about fly fishing between the publication of The Treatyse on Fysshynge with an Angle and the end of the English Civil War (1642-1651). In spite of the bloodshed and the way it divided the nation and families, it also prompted a group of five men to write about fly fishing: Thomas Barker, Colonel Robert Venables, Isaac Walton, Charles Cotton and Richard Franck.

Those of you who are new to fly fishing might want to know what to do once you’re all kitted up, and have found that ideal fishing spot. And if you’re worried about looking idiotic when you make your first casts, don’t be…everyone was a beginner once. And chances are another angler will offer you some advice.

Fly rods made specifically to to cast a fly line. Fly rods are generally longer and thinner than other types of fishing rods. The special design involves careful attention to the way the fly rod bends because that bending action determines how well it can help cast a fly line. Originally split cane bamboo, now other materials, especially fiberglass and fiberglass with embedded graphite fibers are used. Fly rods are rated in their stiffness to match fly lines of different weights. (a number 7 fly rod should be used with a number seven fly line). Find out more here