Dry Fly Rod Setup

Check out the video below to learn how to setup a fly rod for dry fly fishing.

Dry fly rod setup.

Video dry fly fly rod setup. Eight recommended dry flies parachute adams. Learn how to fly fish for trout with dry flies including avoiding drag when to fish emergers what to do when a rising fish does not take your fly and when to add movement to your dry fly. Orvis casting instructor pete kutzer is here to help you rig up your very first fly rod.

Until recently fly line manufacturers made their lines with both ends simply cut off and ending in a straight section of line. Stay tuned i ve got more information and videos coming. This left the angler to decide which knots to use when making connections to both ends of the fly line. Setting up a fly rod for dry fly fishing fly rod dry fly clinch knot floating weight forward fly line leader 9ft tapered nylon i like 4x through 6x tippet 16 inches of the same x as leader or 1x higher double surgeon s knot loop to loop made with double surgeon s knot.

However there is another way to fish dry flies wet flies nymphs streamers and bugs without using regular fly fishing equipment. The special rods and weighted lines normally used to cast dry and wet flies require different casting techniques than do other rods and reels which often put anglers off to fishing with flies. You will also learn how to make a curve cast how to fish a dry fly from a drift boat how to modify a leader on the stream and much more. If you wanted to set up your own rod then difficult nail knots and albright knots were foundational requirements.