Saturday, July 31, 2010

Fly Lines for Trout

There are two basic choices for dry line fishing--weight forward
and double taper.
I'm a big fan of the double taper for several reasons. Most fish are hooked pretty darn close to the angler so long casts are not necessary and usually counterproductive. Long casts take more time so the fly is in the air and never in my 50 years of fly fishing have I ever caught a fish in the air. Long casts are tough to control once the line is on the water. Long casts may scare all the nearby fish. The list goes on.
Perhaps the coolest thing about double taper lines is, when one end gets trashed from use, you simply strip the line off the reel and reverse it. Viola--a new line without spending more money.