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The great American sport of fly fishing can be witnessed wherever a babbling brook or river attracts fishermen and women. In fly fishing, artificial flies are used to catch fish. The fake flies are cast in the water with fly line and a fly rode. Today\’s fly line is coated with plastic. It is sufficiently heavy to send the fly to the target. In spinner and bait rods, a heavy weight on the lines keeps the lures in the water to attract the hungry fish!

Fake flies (lures or bait) are used by today\’s fisher to replicate the movement and look of aquatic insects or small fish such as minnows. Fly lines today are covered with plastic and are sufficiently heavy to keep winds from blowing the lures out of the water. Other types of fishing use bait or spinner rods and heavier weights. Fly fishing lures remain on top of or just under a few inches of water. The fish are still lured to the top to be able to snag the fake flies!

In olden days, fly fishing was the main method of angling and was used to snare trout and salmon only. Today, bass, grayling, carp, pike and pan fish are often the \’catches of the day\’ when fly fishermen and women head to the rivers, brooks and lakes.

The imitation fishing flies are have different characteristics; size, color and weight, for example. These mock flies are manufactured by affixing fur, feathers, hair or any other material (which can be simulated or natural) to a hook with some thread.

Fly fishers who love to fish in saltwater can bet on snagging snook, striped bass, redfish and tarpon. Saltwater fly fishing methods are quite different from those in freshwater. Freshwater methods vary depending on if the anglers are fishing in brooks, rivers, ponds, lakes or streams.

Imitation materials used to construct the flies are now not only very common but are also very popular with all fly fishermen. The lures are available in an array of patterns, colors and sizes to imitate various aquatic insect types, small fish or other lure bait creatures. These lures are designed to attract all regional fish. Fly fishing lures are often also constructed in the patterns and colors common with the baits of the fishing region.

Fishing flies lures known as \’Imitators\’ look close to the actual insects or small fish of the region customarily used as bait. Some \’imitators\’ may not look exactly like the bait materials but their movements in the water sufficiently simulate those of the actual lures. Fish will still bit fishing flies made of fur, hair or feathers as long as these baits move like the \’real thing\’.

\’Attractors\’ are constructed in bright and brilliant neon or fluorescent hues. The purpose of these neon colors is to incite an aggression response in the intended fish. The fish become aggravated and attack (bite) the lure. Popular attractors are found primarily in neon chartreuse or fuchsia. Common chartreuse fishing flies are the \’Green Weenie\’ types used by fishers all over North America.

Fishing flies has been a popular American sport for a very long time. Fishing fly is very exciting to do if you enjoy the great outdoors and is a great family sport.

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