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Mastering the fly fishing techniques is as important as choosing and mounting the most appropriate lure.
The trout adores the freezing waters of the mountain torrents, but only when the temperature rises a few degrees does it begin to feel hungry. This is just one of the countless lessons that the fisherman and his fly fishing rods should know in the river if he intends to collect a piece.
Despite the apparent difficulty involved, fly fishing is one of the most effective techniques - also the most spectacular - to capture some of these elusive river inhabitants. The wonderful sport and practice of fly fishing is older than previously thought. Apparently, there are ancient oriental writings in which it was mentioned-four thousand years ago-the use of hooks covered with kingfishers feathers to deceive some fluvial species.
However, the first specific mention of an artificial fly in ancient literature is owed to the Roman historian Claudius Elian (175 to 235 AD), where the Greeks caught trout with flies made of wool and rooster feathers.
Fly fishing is one of the most complex sport fishing disciplines. To deceive the fish you have to know their food needs. To learn to fish with fly, today, you can make a great day of fly fishing in British rivers areas like Assynt, Sutherland, Dartmoor, Devon River Tyne, Northumberland, River Clettwr, Powys, Strangford Lough, County Down. You can find fishing establishments to learn that they organize sessions and fishing workshops transmitting the tips and tricks of the experience of many years. In addition, in the specific case of fly fishing is added the difficulty of the techniques of launching with two-handed salmon canes. These movements must be very precise in order to deceive the fish. The choice of material (rod, line, reel, fly, etc.) will also be key to success.
Capture and release, catch a trout to return it to the river is a very controversial sport in the collective of fishermen. Studies carried out by independent biologists demonstrate the survival of 100% of the specimens captured with artificial flies and hooks without death. In the case of using natural bait, mortality rose to 84% and 24% if teaspoons were used. Also in the sea Fly fishing in the sea is becoming increasingly popular, especially in countries like the United States, where fishermen have been fishing for years using heavy lines and flies as a decoy in marine waters.
This technique is ideal for very specific species in specific times, when the fish in question swim close to the surface, which makes it possible to discover them with the naked eye and to practice fishing on fish seen, not on water. The lures used can be light and floating, or also drowned. These will be used with fast sinking lines and can imitate different species of minnows, shrimp, etc. In Fly Fishing England the evolution of the reeds, breathable waders and the rest of the fishing gear is incessant. There are specific materials for each type of fishing, each species, etc.
There are also fishermen who make their own flies, completely handmade. In our fly fishing waders we carry boxes of dozens of different flies, which he will choose according to different criteria. Sport fishing is regulated and controlled. The fishing reserves must be respected, as well as the closed seasons, the quotas and the minimum size of the catches, etc. The art of deception.
Sport fishing involves tricking the fish (or at least trying it) with an almost always artificial lure that should draw your attention and at the same time seem real. To achieve this, we must take into account the light, the vegetation, the depth of the river, the velocity of the current, the field of vision of the fish, its food habits, how it hunts, at what time, at what times, etc. The fishing line for fly fishing can be of many types.
There are submersibles, half submersible, submersible tip, neutral density, floating, etc. The choice will depend on whether dry flies are used (they mimic flies in the winged phase) or 2 drowned flies (those that mimic larvae). The fly fishing reels are different from the one used in other disciplines. There are reels of many types, size, weight and prices.
There are automatic, direct rewind, etc. To choose the most appropriate reel, it will be taken into account where it is going to be used, what species it is intended to fish, etc. The costumes of the river fisherman should protect him from cold and humidity, as well as help him to camouflage himself. In this sense, it is also vital to know the physical characteristics of the species to be fished, such as the field of vision, (nowadays they use polarized fishing goggles as essential) to visual acuity from within the water, etc. 4The specific rod for fly fishing should be between 1.5 and 4 meters in length. Cuttings are used in small streams, while large ones will serve in still waters and large rivers.