Okay, there are a number of flies out there and every fly fisherman must have been used at one time or another. However, all flies fall into 5 major categories of fly fishing lures. Here they are:
- Dry flies
- Drowned flies
- Nymphs
- Streamers/Back-Tails
- Earth
The main purpose of a fly, or lure, is to make it look like a particular insect that fish are known to like.
A dry fly is an imitation of any type of insect that floats on water. Remember that fish are not fooled and are very vigilant about their environment. They know what kind of insects live in or in the water they live in and they also know how water currents and wind move insects. Therefore, it is not so easy to trick the fish. A characteristic of fly fishing is that the angler will move the fly as if it were a living insect, so if the angler moves a dry fly against the current, the angler will never think about it. Wouldn't that be a waste of time? This is because the fish recognizes the fly as something very familiar, but since it does not act like an insect, the fish will ignore it as a foreign object in the water.
The drowned fly is made to act like a drowned insect that the fish recognizes. The wet fly is released below the surface of the water unlike the dry fly which is allowed to float on the surface. Wet hunting is a hunting technique that dates back to the Macedonian people in the 2nd century and is a very effective form of hunting.
The nymph is a lure that is becoming more and more popular than the wet fly. Indeed, many anglers believe that a wet fly is considered a nymph. The nymph also imitates a drowning insect and attracts fish to eat. It is a lure which, like a wet fly, also descends just below the surface of the water and this technique quickly takes the name of "Nymph".
Streamers are tempted to take their name from the live food already present in the stream. These flies do not resemble or attempt to imitate any part of the insect world. However, they are more like live food that fish like to munch on in streams. Male tails are decoys that attach to the hair while tape is attached to the feathers.
Apart from the five categories of flies used in fly fishing, there may be others as it is a sport that each person tries and comes up with the best technique and lure to get the best trophy for their collection. If you spot a particular type of fly for fishing, you should share your discovery online with other anglers.
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