Schematically, below are the main fly fishing knots used in fishing
and fly fishing in general.
But to the right is a must read and see about the subject if you want
to learn faster tips and tricks on fishing knots.
There a few knots important to know and many more to complement your
knowledge. I personally stuck with a few ones for my spinning and fly-fishing
trips. But I must say that most of the time, the knot I make is the Clinch
Knot, the others being already made from the line and tippets I
buy in the tackle shop.
During my last trip, however, I learned another way of fixing a fly on
the tippet. It uses a loop and knot to stop it and then goes over the
fly. It has
got no name but it's
quite effective and solid:
Introduce the line into the fly
Make a simple knot at the end of the line
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.
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.
Pull the line. The fly will be perfectly positioned along the line
Step-by-step pics
Arbor knot
Albright Knot
Nail Knot
Clinch Knot
An excellent way to see how to make knots is the netknot
website.
There you will understand immediately how to make fly fishing knots. The
choice is of a few selected knots like the ones I showed you here but better
presented and easy to understand.
Do you want to see all the knots that you will ever need? Check this website
out!
NOTE: The knot pictures have been modified and taken from
a free "knot"-special, complimentary issue
of the German speaking community Flyfishing Magazine Fliegenfischen
