Use Fishing Flies For Your Fishing Sport

The great American sport of fly fishing can be witnessed wherever a babbling brook or river attracts fishermen and women. In fly fishing, artificial flies are used to catch fish. The fake flies are cast in the water with fly line and a fly rode. Today's fly line is coated with plastic. It is sufficiently heavy to send the fly to the target. In spinner and bait rods, a heavy weight on the lines keeps the lures in the water to attract the hungry fish!

Fake flies (lures or bait) are used by today's fisher to replicate the movement and look of aquatic insects or small fish such as minnows. Fly lines today are covered with plastic and are sufficiently heavy to keep winds from blowing the lures out of the water. Other types of fishing use bait or spinner rods and heavier weights. Fly fishing lures remain on top of or just under a few inches of water. The fish are still lured to the top to be able to snag the fake flies!

The sport of fly fishing can be accomplished in salt or fresh water. Fly fishing in freshwater is divided into subtypes: cold water (for steelhead, salmon and trout), cool water (for walleye, perch or pike) and warm water (for catfish, bass or chub). Depending on the freshwater location, fly fishing techniques vary in rivers, lakes or streams.

Using fishing flies for fly fishing is fun, Whether it be for fresh or sea water. Fly fishing in freshwater includes these different types as follow: coldwater fly fishing (to catch trout, steelhead and salmon), cool water (to snare walleye, pike or perch) and warm water (for fishers who hope to catch bass, chub or catfish). Different techniques are used for the freshwater locations. Methods for fly fishing are different in streams, rivers, lakes or brooks.

Flies in the past were tied with any natural material but imitation substances are now not only popular but common. Flies are available in different sizes, patterns and colors to match the local aquatic insects, minnows or other bait which will attract the fish of the region.

Fly fishing lures are today commonly constructed of imitation materials. These lures are also different colors, patterns and sizes which will replicate aquatic insects or minnows (or other small fish). Often in different regions of North America, for example, lures will reproduce the bait items found in the area. These lures will attract the fish of that area of the country or province.

'Imitators' are fly fishing lures that are formulated to look like the actual baits and lures of the fish they are intended to attract. Some of the imitators look like the insects or the minnows of the region. Although the imitators don't sometimes look identical to the natural baits, their motion in the water will deceive the fish enough to get them to bite!

'Attractors' are constructed in bright and brilliant neon or fluorescent hues. The purpose of these neon colors is to incite an aggression response in the intended fish. The fish become aggravated and attack (bite) the lure. Popular attractors are found primarily in neon chartreuse or fuchsia. Common chartreuse fishing flies are the 'Green Weenie' types used by fishers all over North America.