Fishing Frenzy

Fly fishing is a highly rewarding and relaxing hobby. I will try and give you some advice on how to become a better fly fisherman and hopefully you can use this to achieve a better catch rate and become better at fly fishing.

Firstly an immediate change you can make is to pause for a few seconds before pulling your fly out the water before you recast. On many occasions I have had a trout swoop in and grab my fly right in front of me! Presumably the trout has been following your fly back to the bank/boat and has waited till the last moment to strike.

Sinkants on your line can be a great benefit and i would suggest you do it. You get the most benefit from this when you are dry fly fishing, this stops your line from lying on the river which in turn makes it easier for the fish to observe.

Vary the pace that you pull back your fly is another way to improve fly fishing. This has the benefit of giving the fly a look of being alive. Fish can be aggressive towards a fly that is being swiftly pulled across the water. When this happens, you can try doing slower shorter movements.

You can also try fishing right next to the river bank in effort to do bettrel. Fish will come next to the river bank if there are reeds and some plants as this can give cover for the petit fish.

Crouching low is especially useful when you are fishing and ustilising this method as fish have been know to tremendous vision, therefore the probability of scaring your fish is significantly increased due to them being directly adjacent edge of the land.

Sometimes fish can be nervous and that therefore makes them more difficult to land. When this happens you can make you leader longer in an effort to make it look more natural. Maybe nine foot long would be a particularly good length.

Utilise all of the afore mentioned techniques to get you on your way to becoming a better fly fisher. The objective is to enjoy yourself and land more fish. This will be done a very natural manner. Please enjoy you fishing activity.