About Line to Hook Knots in Fly Fishing

Series Summary

Modern fly fishing is centuries old, having begun in North England and Scotland; however, the history of fly fishing can be traced back over one thousand, eight hundred years to the now mysterious Astraeus River in the Roman Province of Macedonia. In the 2nd Century A.D., Marcus Aelianus described Macedonian fishermen's use of fastening feathers and wool to hooks to attract fish to their lines. Fly fisherman today continue the adventurous, yet relaxing sport of fly fishing in some of the most beautiful and tranquil places on earth, casting their flies in waterways of the Colorado Rockies, where all that is heard is the flowing stream and soft breeze in the Aspens. Would you like to learn how to fly fish and vacation in peaceful places, casting your line in clean mountain streams? Learn from a certified fishing guide.

When fly fishing, there are a number of different tying techniques and knots that an angler can use. In this free video series, a fishing expert will teach you different types of line to hook knots, including clinch knots, improved clinch knots, and Duncan's loop knots. You'll also learn about tying uni-knots, palomar knots, and double clinch knots. Increase your options in fly tying with these video instructions, and go catch some fish!

Video Transcript

"The next thing we're going To learn is uh some knots for attaching our line to our fly or lure or hook, or whatever we're using to catch these fish with. The most important thing about these uh line to hook connections that, is that you practice them. People always say, "What's the best knot to use"? And I usually tell them the best knot to use is the one you know how to tie. So make sure you practice your knots. Another thing to be um, uh pay attention to is, is make sure you lubricate the material, especially if your using mono filament, lubricate it before you tie the knot, you know before you clinch the knot down. Uh and that would be the case with all knots where you're tying uh mono filament to mono filament or you know mono filament to itself, which is basically what you're doing when you're tying to the hook. You want to lubricate that knot whether you spit on it, you know stick it in your mouth or you dunk it in the water or if you have a spray bottle to wet your knots before you tighten them up. Just the friction um from pulling the monofilament tight against itself builds up enough heat to weaken that material by as much as fifty percent. So that could be pretty considerable if you're using some light materials. So make sure you always wet those knots before you tighten them up."