Tips on Fly Fishing Gear Bags

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.

So, you're going fly fishing. What gear or equipment do you need? How do you pack it all? In this free video series, our fishing expert will answer these questions and more. From what kind of gear bag is needed to back fly fishing supplies to what specific supplies you need, you'll learn how to plan a fishing trip like a professional. Our expert will show you lanyards, tools, glasses, leads, fly boxes, strike indicators, and more equipment that is essential to catching the most fish! You'll also learn to pack for any occasion, whether it be night fishing, day fishing, or fishing alone. Learn the equipment needed for fly fishing today.

Video Transcript

"ALVIN DEDEAUX: All right, so we're getting ready to go on a fishing trip, we need something to carry our fishing gear in. A nice gear bag is a good thing. You can use this thing for just packing your stuff while you're at the house and you can also take it to the boat and I've pretty much got everything I need in here for a fishing trip. A couple of nice things about this bag is it's got a welded bottom, so it's totally waterproof. If I did want to sit it down to the boat, I could sit it in the boat in the water, up to here, you know actually up to the zipper and it won't get wet. It's got a nice lid that actually covers the zipper, so once I've closed this thing up like this, it's pretty much waterproof. The rain's not going to get in it, the water's not going to soak in from the bottom. All my stuff's protected, I can put my camera in here and I don't have to worry about it. It's got straps to carry it this way, it's got nice adjustable shoulder strap for when I'm carrying it to the airport. Nice compartments, a lot of them will actually have movable; I can adjust this or I can take the dividers out and make it just one big compartment. It's nice. It's got a little pocket up top, zippered pocket in the lid where I can get stuff that I need, and the way I've got it set up is I've got it kinda organized. I've got my fly boxes here, I've got sort of terminal tackle and stuff here, and then I got big stuff here: Binoculars, glasses, WD-40, hand sanitizer, stuff like that. So, I don't even really have to think about what I'm looking for. I just reach in the bag and automatically know this stuff's here, this stuff's here, this stuff's here, and I usually try to make it a point of always putting the stuff back in the same place, then that way, when you're out on the water, you're not fumbling around, digging through the bag like going on, "Where did I put that?" or "Where did put that?" That's always in the same place, so you just reach in there and get what you need."