Super Fishing

The art of fishing as a sport or a pastime or hobby is very old. So too is the art of fly fishing, where a lightweight lure was used as a replica of a fly and touched on or near the surface water to tempt fish into biting. Fishing flies are an art unto themselves, and come in as many varieties as there are fish.

As far back as 200 A. D., fly fishing was recorded as a sport among men. In one of the first books about fishing, written in the fifteen hundreds, there were instructions on how to make fishing flies. Along with how to make a rod were useful tips on when to use a certain type of fly, depending on the season or the time of year.

Fishing flies used to be made from real flies but that was in an age when people could afford to chase down Mayflies and other large bugs. Now, they are typically artificial in design and make. The materials used to make fishing flies include feathers and bits of fur. All flies are considered artificial nowadays.

Fishing with fishing flies requires knowing where a person will be fishing, what sort of fishing they want to do and for what sort of fish. Different fish have different habits. Some do not eat from the surface of the water they live in, while other fish types will leap right out of the water and into the air to catch the right bait. Some fish wait hungrily beneath the overhang of trees for bugs and worms to fall down to the water. Other fish actually eat berries or vegetation.

The most common types of fishing flies are those that imitate flies themselves and the various stages of their life cycles. ‘Nymphing’ is when a fisherman uses flies that look like larvae to lure fish into striking. Another type of fishing fly is the ‘emerger’ type, which imitates a fly about to break free from its old larvae shell and move from under the water living to becoming a flying insect. Other fishing flies are meant to look like crabs or crustaceans.

River fish have different feeding habits and prey styles than lake or ocean fish. In a river, there might still be crustaceans and crabs and the like. However, river fish also enjoy the monopoly presented by spawning fish. A large majority of fish return to the rivers they were born in to mate and lay their spawn. So, many fish consider eggs a part of their diet. In Europe, using fishing flies that look like eggs is frowned up and considered unsportsmanlike. Some fishing flies will imitate the rotting flesh of dead fish instead, since so many species perish after they have lain their eggs.

Dry fishing flies stay on top of water and are made from lighter weight materials than those intended to sink. Fishermen using dry flies will tap the same area with the lure several times. Fish watching from beneath will think that a fly is laying eggs or larvae and will eventually strike at the lure. Other heavier flies imitate worms, berries or other bugs that fall or are blown into the water by the wind. Many fishing enthusiasts say it is not about imitation when it comes to flies but about colour and pattern. Fish will strike at things that are colourful and certain fish can apparently be lured into biting by distinct displays of strikes and colour.

People always say in various conversations that there are many fish in the sea. As many fish as there are in the world, there are also fishing flies to match. Creating fishing flies takes as much skill as fishing itself, which is not the passive hobby people think it might be. Sure, it’s nice to see fishermen at peace in their element, but always consider that the successful fisherman has a great degree of skill. Study his lures and it becomes very clear, especially if one looks at his flies.

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