Basic Fly Fishing Knots For Beginners

When you're fly fishing, knowing a lot of different fly fishing knot is important. You can use many different knots, including the Arbor knot, the Albright knot, the dropper loop, the Blood knot the nail knot and more - each of these fly fishing knots has its own particular uses.

An Albright knot is used to join your fly line and your fly reel backing line. As you tie this knot, remember to wind your loops around the loop of the larger line in a neat fashion. This loop will pass through guides, so make sure that it is tied and wound well. Fishermen sometimes cover this knot with rubber cement, making it secure and smoother for passing through the guides on your pole.

An Arbor knot's name makes much more sense once you know that the fishing reel is sometimes called an Arbor. This knot, therefore, is used to attach line to reel. While tying an Arbor knot, use the second overhand knot and wind the loop twice around the arbor before making that first half hitch. Doing this increased friction; ideal for polished reels. This is an easy knot to learn and is a standby for the fisherman.

The blood knot, another of the most important fly fishing knots, is used when you need to join two lines which are roughly equal in size. For instance, you would use this knot when joining sections of leader or tippet. There is more than one way to tie this knot, the best being to overlap the ends of the lines you are joining and twist them together about ten times. You can make a hole in the center of these twists and pass one end the opposite way through the hole. This knot, if tied correctly will be symmetrical in the middle. This is also an easy knot and will come in handy quite often.

The dropper loop is another one of the fly fishing knots that allows you to avoid tangles. This creates a loop in the middle of your leader and provides an attachment point for you to put an additional fly. This loop can be made by wrapping around the overlap point as you hold it with your fingers. This loop should appear symmetrical on both sides of the loop.

The nail knot is another one of the fly fishing knots you might need to use. This is most commonly used to tie two lines of different diameters together. You will thread the smaller line through the loops using a straw. It can also be thread using a nail or with a needle. This is a smooth and small knot which passes through the guides easily.

These are far from the only fly fishing knots which you will want to learn and use. You should learn as many different fly fishing knots as possible, each situation calls for a separate knot.

Most of these knots are easy to tie and use and you will find yourself using them regularly. Practice some of these knots before you go fly fishing.