Guide

Lines, knots & rigs

What a fly line actually is, the knots that hold it together, and the rigs that fish it — drawn to scale. Draft reference, pending review.

Fly lines

Weight forward — the line that shootsWeight forward Double taper — the presentation lineDouble taper Spey lines and shooting headsSpey & heads The sinking spectrum: floater to Di-7Sink rates Sweep lines and density compensationSweep lines

Knots

The improved clinch: fly onto tippetImproved clinch The surgeon's knot dropperDropper knot Loop-to-loop: line onto leaderLoop-to-loop The blood knot: the tidy joinBlood knot The Davy knot: small and fastDavy knot

Rigs

The lough cast: a team of threeTeam of three The euro nymph rigEuro nymph The bung: fishing at a known depthThe bung The washing line rigWashing line

Related

TechniqueHow to fish it — boat craft, casting and line management