James Marsh

Because there are a large variety of fly line tapers and weights, there are standardizeddesignations to identify various fly line types and sizes. The American Fishing TackleManufacturers Association adopted a system of designating fly line sizes that is almostuniversally used. Example: WF8S The first part of a line designation is the taper of the line, which is identified by two letters.In this case it is… Read More »Fly Fishing Gear – Fly Line Designations

Try throwing a unweighted, small trout fly such as a midge as far as you can. You can’tthrow it very far, can you? That is because in fly-fishing, it’s the line you cast, not the fly. Even a large fly, such as a bass popping bug is still very light. Casting it isn’t any easierthan casting the trout fly because the weight still isn’t a… Read More »Fly Fishing Gear – Fly Line Purpose

Fly fishing is considered by many to be complicated simply because some of the flyfishing gear and tackle appears to be complicated. Fly lines are certainly one of thoseitems that at first glance, appears to be complicated. A “WF8S” designation on a fly linebox doesn’t mean very much to a person just getting into fly fishing. With normal casting or spinning tackle, lines are designated… Read More »Fly Fishing Gear – Fly Line Types and Terminology