The idea behind this piece is to help the beginner fly fishing. The terms used and the basic practice used in fly fishing may be unfamiliar to the beginner at fly fishing, so we will start from the very beginning. Therefore, if you are a beginner fly fishing person, please read on.

The things required for fly fishing are generally called tackle, but if you want to be more specific about the type of things you need, you can tack on the words “fly fishing”. So, we use the phrase: “fly fishing tackle”. Fly fishing tackle, or gear, basically consists of artificial flies, a fly rod, a fly reel and fly line. The set-up is: the fly is attached to the line, which is wound around the reel, which is attached to the rod or pole, which is used to cast the fly or other bait.

In order to be able to cast the fly as far as possible, the line has to be a little heavier than other types of line, as a weight is used in other forms of fishing to achieve the same effect. Furthermore, the artificial flies come in all sorts of shapes, sizes and colours to reflect real, live flies, depending on the type of fish the angler intends to catch.

Generally speaking, an artificial fishing fly is created, often by hand by enthusiasts, from hair, plastic, feathers, fabric, fur and many other types of material in order to make the fly resembles, as closely as possible, the insect or fly most commonly taken by the particular species of fish in that particular month or at that time of the day. This means that each fishing spot requires that you select a definite type of artificial fly that will look like the insects inhabiting the area where your desired type of fish live. Therefore, a type of fly used in one area of the country may not be as successful as you’d think elsewhere.

However, there are classifications of flies too, although they fall into two basic general categories, which are known as ‘attractive’ and ‘imitative’. The imitative artificial lures look like real flies, whereas the attractive flies only rely on colour or the reflection of sunlight in order to lure fish without necessarily looking like the fish’s usual diet.

Further sub-classifications are then used to sub-divide artificial fly fishing lures into: a] dry (resembling grasshoppers, dragonflies, etc. which float on or near the surface of the water); b] sub-surface (looking like larvae, pupae) and c] wet (looking like leeches and minnows and other small fish or fry).

The main difference between fly fishing and non-fly fishing is that fly fishing depends a lot on the weight of the line to get the artificial lure to that part of the water where your fish are located, probably at a distance from the shore. The line is often camouflaged and hollow.

However, non-fly fishing depends rather on the attached weight, usually made of lead previously, to pull the line off the reel and carry it forward to the correct spot, where the weight will also take the bait or lure down to the feeding fish.

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Lake fishing is very similar to river fishing, or slow-flowing river fishing at any rate. The types of fish in rivers and lakes tend to be the same, which means that the tackle, bait and lures will be the same as well, although you might want a longer fishing rod, say, a beach-casting rod to cast your bait farther out into the lake. Lake fish will often mature to a larger size than river fish, so your line should be stronger too.

Lake fish conventionally been classified under three general headings. Namely, game fish, food fish, and bait fish. Bass, trout, pike, pickerel, muskellunge, perch, etc., are identified as game fish because of their sporting value. Carp, suckers, some of the catfish, yellow perch, etc., are considered food fish.

This latter group is not considered to furnish the sport that the so-called game fish do, but they do have a genuine financial and sporting value. The third kind are the minnows and tiddlers that can be used as bait for the first two classes.

It is not simple to descibe the right technique to cast long distances, but it does come nuturally to quite a few fishermen. However, if casting does not come effortlessly to you, you will need to watch other lake or beach fishermen. If you are not happy doing that, you will be able to find a video on the subject. However, the best method to learn how to cast is to go down to the beach , watch an expert at work and try to do the same.

Nonetheless, lake fishing is enormous fun and the novice will quickly master the correct technique of lake fishing. Therefore, I have placed some handy tips here to help you learn lake fishing more rapidly.

i]. Aim to adopt a smooth, whip-like cast. However, if you crack the whip too hard, you will certainly shake off a great deal of bait, flies or lures..

ii]. Timing is the all-important factor in both the back cast and forward cast.

iii]. Study the habits of the fish that live in the lake that you propose to fish. All fish have both similar and dissimilar habits, so either obtain a book or video or join a club to find out more.

iv]. The majority of fish like some type of protection, either for themselves or because their prey will like it there. Be careful of weeds, reeds and submerged logs or you will lose heaps of line and tackle..

v]. As I mentioned before, lake fish tend to be larger, since food is abundant and there is bags of room. A large bass, for example, may easily weigh 10-12 lbs, so ensure that your rod and line are up to the job. A rod of seven feet six inches to eight feet in length can take these sizes of fish.

Lake fishing is not so really unusual from other types of fishing, so if you put a little energy into studying the techniques and fish involved in lake fishing, you will soon master the skill and turn into an expert at lake fishing.

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