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Equipment, gear, and supplies for fly fishing are very diverse. Learn about options for fly fishing leaders, lines, reels and more in this free video series!
There are 15 videos in this series:
What do I need to go fly fishing? Learn about fly fishing gear, supplies, and other equipment in this free video.
Types of rods for fly fishing. Learn about fly fishing gear, supplies, and other equipment in this free video.
What are the parts of a fly fishing rod? Learn about fly fishing gear, supplies, and other equipment in this free video.
What does action mean in fly fishing rods? Learn about fly fishing gear, supplies, and other equipment in this free video.
Options for reels in fly fishing. Learn about fly fishing gear, supplies, and other equipment in this free video.
How to set fly fishing drag. Learn about fly fishing gear, supplies, and other equipment in this free video.
What are the parts of reels in fly fishing? Learn about fly fishing gear, supplies, and other equipment in this free video.
How to attach a reel to a rod in fly fishing. Learn about fly fishing gear, supplies, and other equipment in this free video.
Options for different fly fishing lines. Learn about fly fishing gear, supplies, and other equipment in this free video.
Weight options when buying fly fishing line. Learn about fly fishing gear, supplies, and other equipment in this free video.
Different types of fly fishing leaders. Learn about fly fishing gear, supplies, and other equipment in this free video.
What are tippets in fly fishing? Learn about fly fishing gear, supplies, and other equipment in this free video.
What are backings in fly fishing? Learn about fly fishing gear, supplies, and other equipment in this free video.
What materials are there for fly fishing backing? Learn about fly fishing gear, supplies, and other equipment in this free video.
How strong is the material on fly fishing backing? Learn about fly fishing gear, supplies, and other equipment in this free video.
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, what equipment do I need to go fly fishing? What are fishing reels, rods, tippets, and backing? How do I set the drag or attach the reel to the rod? In this free video series, a fishing expert will answer all of these questions and more. You'll learn about fly fishing rods and their parts, rod action, reels and their parts, lines and weights, leaders, and backing material. Everything you need to know about fly fishing gear and supplies is in these free videos, so why wait? Learn about fishing equipment and all of the options from a real fly fishing expert!
Alvin Dedeaux Alvin has been a fly fishing guide and casting instructor for 12 years, and has been fly fishing for 32 years. He is a graduate of the first Joan Wulff fly-casting instructor's school, and has fished all over the western United States, Canada, Belize, Argentina, Chile and Honduras.dkdk
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