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Fly Fishing knots, how to tie the nail knot
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Fly Fishing Knots - How To Tie the Nail Knot

How to Tie the Nail Knot The nail knot is the time-honored method for attaching fly line to leader. While it does require retying when changing leaders, this connection is a good choice for gentle ...

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How to choose the right fly line for your fly rod - What is the best fly line for trout?

Choosing the right fly line. If there's one piece of fly fishing equipment that causes more confusion than any other it’s fly lines. Or more specifically, what fly line type, brand or taper is best...

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Connecting Loops in Fly Fishing Lines

Whether connection backing to fly line, fly line to leader, or sometimes even tippet to leader, you will use the versatile loop-to-loop connection frequently. Pay special attention when closing the...

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The Fly Rod-breakin’ Blues - Joe Mahler

At one time or another in every fly fisher’s life he will find himself quietly looking down at a broken rod. That sinking feeling. Maybe it was a favorite, or maybe it’s the night before a bonefish...

AdventureFly Fishing the Limay Rover with an Epic 8 weight fiberglass fly rod

Fly Fishing the Limay River

It is the end of the fishing season in Patagonia Argentina. Two of my buddies, Marcos Hlace, Diego Soto and myself decided to fish for the mighty migratory trout at the upper Limay River, a must to...