What is the essential equipment for fly fishing uk rivers

What is the essential equipment for fly fishing UK rivers?

Materials and essential equipment for fly fishing

The equipment of this type of sport fishing is, without a doubt, special, since fly fishing requires specific materials and accessories, let's go over each of them in greater detail.

Fly fishing rods This type of rod without singular, its main characteristics are its high flexibility and its low weight, although these details will also depend on the fisherman's predilections in addition to other aspects such as the weight of the line to be used or the type of reel that we choose.

We usually use canes between 2 and 3 meters and a half (between 7 and 11 feet), the length will depend on the area and the type of fish that we are going to fish and the lure to use, built in different materials according to the range of the cane, for example, for fiberglass or bamboo fiber for medium or low range rods and for high-end fly fishing rods the main material is carbon fiber, much lighter and more resistant.

Regarding the action of the fly rods (where the doubles rods) we find 3 types: Quick action: the rod only bends at the tip Medium action: the cane is bent from the tip to the middle part of this Slow or parabolic action: The curvature of the rod reaches almost to the grip or blank of the fishing rod

Fly fishing reels, Reel semiautomatic fly fishing It is a special piece within the team of the fly fisherman, his main task is to carry and store the fishing line inside, we can find in the market infinity of brands and prices very different from each other, although for their characteristics there are two types of reels flyers, manual and semiautomatic, with the latter we can collect the thread in a much faster and more comfortable, this type of semiautomatic fishing reels are very practical for beginners fishermen. The weight and size have to be provided to our fly  rod.

Fishing lines Undoubtedly, it is one of the parts of fly fishing equipment that is most different from other types of sport fishing, mosquero silk has unique characteristics in weight, size and thickness and depending on these we can give some applications or others. The manufacturing material of the lines can be natural or synthetic, and due to its shape it is called rat tail, since the thickness goes backwards until it gets to join with the mother line. The weight is greater than other types of conventional fishing lines to be able to throw the small and light flies to the desired point.

The parts of the fly fishing line are: The main line or rat tail: they can be centered or decentered depending on the form of use, the average length is usually about 25 meters and its manufacture is mostly nylon.

Formerly these lines were made of natural materials such as silk although its high cost and the appearance of new materials have fallen into disuse. The fly fishing lines are numbered by reference to their weight from 1 to 15, since this feature is essential in flycatcher sets, since by using very light lures we must give weight to the line to make our sets. Number 1 refers to the lightest line until it reaches number 15 for the heaviest line.

The fishing experts know perfectly how to combine the weight of both the rod and the line depending on the fish they are going to capture, it is an art. Leader or low line: It is the part of the thread that forms a union with the fly thanks to the tippet, and in turn it unites with the mother line, the length of the leader is usually about 12 feet or 3 meters and a half.

There are two types of leaders or basses, the conical ones that can be leaded or floating and knotted, more economical than the previous ones although they can give us more problems because of the knots that they originate.

The tapered line lows are the most used in fly fishing for their reliability and resistance. Tipped: As we have said, it is the part of the line that unites our fly with the line and is the finest piece of our rig.

The tipped suffers a lot of wear in the fishing action brubbing or abrasion, therefore it is the most critical section, that is why we must pay more attention to have a tipped in perfect condition so that our line does not split. The average tipped length is half a meter to 75 cm. To fish in areas of water with enough current we will use tipped of shorter length to minimize the effect of dredging on the fly. It is very common to use tipped stainless steel when we go fishing for pikes, because these fish have teeth in the shape of a saw that can cut the nylon line.

Backings: It is the part of the most resistant thread, normally we use braided thread for our backing, it is the section of the line that is tied in our fishing reel. It has three particular functions: Balance the weight of our rod and reel Give access to the exit of the line with greater ease Have extra thread length for very battled captures Types of fishing lines most used for fly fishing

Shooting Tapers: It is a type of line that is characterized by having greater weight at the tip giving greater distance to the haul. Double Taper: Line with medium weight, they are very soft and delicate lines and their use is very widespread in streams with little water and small streams.

Rocket Taper: The weight is arranged at its tip and like the shooting taper, it reaches great distances in the pitches, ideal for beginners. Waders and fishing boots The waders are a main part in fly fishing since the fisherman is constantly in the water, this type of garment is made of neoprene and PVC insulation, they are breastplates that cover from the chest to the feet.

For very cold waters it is advisable to use waders with neoprene thicker than 3 or 5 mm to better withstand the low temperatures of the water since we will spend a lot of time entering and leaving the water. Other accessories Pliers, pliers, sunglasses, sunscreen, fishing cap, insect repellent, boga grip, zipper, fishing box ... in short, a real arsenal to complete our fly fishing equipment