Orvis Fly Lines

Great selection of Orvis line, the best options to buy fly fishing lines in salt water or fresh water.

Orvis brand fly lines offer precision that has refined the American company for over a century of history. The Orvis line collection is the perfect solution for saltwater or freshwater fly rods. Whatever type of line you need, whether it's sunken, floating, sunken-tip, Skagit, Spey, steelhead or trout, you'll find it at Fly Shop Salmon 2000.

The line designed for longer casts and better accuracy leads to greater success on the water. Orvis lines are designed to provide the consistent casts and delicate presentations needed to fool even the scariest trout. Our trout fly line allows for exceptional roll casting, and recovers like a dream. Or, look for a fast loading, high performance saltwater line for big game fishing.

Backings

Add a little security to your fishing equipment with the backing of the fly line, a strong and reliable way to lengthen your line so you can catch that fish worth bragging about that loves competition.

The braided fly backing offers more mileage for anglers stalking trout, sea bass and salmon; it's perfect for fresh water or light saltwater environments. For those big saltwater fish adventures, pile more on the fly reel with an ultra thin, high-capacity gel-spun backing. Abrasion resistance and minimal stretching make our fly line offer fast, strong performance that stands up to repeated use. Discover the ideal fly line for your favorite fishing experience.

How to choose which fly fishing line to use

The most common lines for fly fishing are Weight Forward (WF) lines that adjust to the weight of the fishing rod, which is really all you need to get started. If you have a 5WT fly rod, a floating WF5 (Weight Forward, 5 Weight) line will take care of almost all the freshwater fishing you will do. If you use an 8WT fly rod for striped bass fishing, an 8WT intermediate sink fly line will work well.

Floating vs. Sinking Lines

Fish eat most of their food underwater. Whether it's insects, worms and leeches from underground, other fish or crustaceans, most of the time they want their flies to be at the bottom of the water column. If you fish regularly in lakes or saltwater, or simply want to be more effective at sub-surface fishing in rivers and streams, then bring a full-sinking fly line that fits the weight of your rod for those situations where the fish are in the deep end rather than searching for food on the film or the water surface. You will wait a long time for a leader on a waterline to sink in the depths and reach the fish on the bottom. A full sink line, or even a sink tip line, is a more effective and efficient way to reach deep-sea fish faster.

Salt water lines vs. fresh water lines

Differences between saltwater and freshwater lines include line density, taper and stiffness. While it is fine to use any line in any environment, each line works best under the conditions it is designed for.

A salt water water waterline floats more easily than a fresh water line, so a fresh water line should be less dense, and therefore have a larger diameter, than its salt water counterpart. Saltwater lines can be denser and therefore thinner, and their contours tend to be optimized for distance and accuracy. Some saltwater lines are made with stiffer cores to prevent them from becoming "slack" in the tropical heat.

Salmon line 

If you are a salmon and steelhead purist who swings with brightly colored flies, or if you are a "meat chucker" who looks for big browns in deep water, look for fly lines designed to make the streamers go down in the water, such as total sinking fly lines, sinking tip fly lines and specific steelhead/salmon fly lines. These lines will have an integrated sink tip (or be weighted lengthwise for a full sink line) and a larger diameter mid-section to help cast larger flies. Using less effort and energy is a great advantage if you intend to catch large snake flies all day. But if you intend to fish mainly in smaller streams, a standard waterline with heavy flies may be preferable. Use your water type preference to choose the fly line that best suits the type of streamer fishing you do.

Fly line for nymphs

The large, abrupt taper on most nymph lines helps make long, heavy nymph leader configurations and indicator rigs easier to turn. And when the fish strikes, the brightly colored tip of the line acts as an indicator to allow you to see subtle shots, immediately. Nymphing fly lines are also designed to make patching easier, as you strive to maintain that perfect dead drift. If you're Euro nymphing, Orvis Hydros Tactical Nymphing fly line combines a subtle light taper and ultra-thin diameter to increase sensitivity and reduce dropping, even on windy days.

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