Fly Fishing Knots

Schematically, here below are the main fly fishing knots used in fishing and fly fishing in general.

During one of my last fishing trips, however, I learned another way of tying a fly on the fly line. It uses a loop and knot to stop it and then goes over the fly. It hasn't got any name but it's quite effective:

1. Introduce the line into the fly
2. Make a simple knot at the end of the line
3. Make a loop and be sure the knot of step 2 is close together with the loop. This is the difficult part. Most of the time I had to re-do the knot because I could not do this part properly.
4. Pass the loop over the fly making sure it does not tangle some parts of the fly. The loop should be fully at the eye of the hook.
5. Pull the line. The fly will be perfectly positioned along the line

Step-by-step pics

The overal picture - fishing knots position

1. Arbor knot - tying line to reel

2. Albright Knot - tying backing line to line

3. Nail Knot - tying fly line to leader - Tying a fly line

4. Clinch Knot - Tying the fly

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An excellent way to see how to make knots is this website. There you will understand immediately how to make not only fly fishing knots.

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