Fly Fishing for Beginners
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The right fly rod is crucial to whether you enjoy the hobby or not! With our product selection we will help you find the right fly rod for you to get started with.
Basically, the first question that arises is the “target fish”.
Would you like to catch trout and grayling or pike, carp, sea trout or perch with a fly rod?
For decades, line class #5 with a length of 275 cm (9 feet) has been the most tried and tested for fly fishing for trout and grayling. On really small bodies of water, a shorter fly rod with line class #2-4 can make sense (e.g. Traun River Creek Flex). Nowadays most 275cm long rods are divided into 4 sections. This makes them easy to transport.
The rods all differ in their action (bending curve) during casting and fishing. We recommend medium to fast rods. A fast fly rod has a high resilience and very tight loops can be cast with the fly line.
For trout fishing, the most common line classes are #4-6 with a length of 275cm.
For pike or carp fishing you need line classes #7 and above. The classic pike rods are line class #8-10 with a fast action for large pike baits (streamers).
When fly fishing for sea trout, line classes #6 - 8 are used to cope with the often windy conditions on the coast.
Fly Reels
Fly Lines
With RIO Products fly lines we can offer you products from what we believe to be the best fly line manufacturer in the world!
RIO has been researching and developing fly lines for several decades and offers a very extensive range of lines. RIO's best-selling fly line for trout fishing is the RIO Gold. Today's state-of-the-art manufacturing technologies make it possible to develop fly lines that were unthinkable a few years ago.
Basically, so-called weight forward lines (WF) have become established for fishing with single-handed rods. Here, a coating is applied to a braided core. Due to the distribution of the mass in the front area of the approx. 30 meter long line, these lines are incredibly easy to throw. We also offer you some great fly lines from TRAUN RIVER (Easy Cast, Presentation, Pike Special) with a very good price-performance ratio.
All of these lines are weight forward lines and will make learning to throw a lot easier!
Fly Leaders & Tippet Material
The choice of leader must also be carefully considered so that you can enjoy the water. Nowadays, so-called “tapered leaders” made of nylon have become established for trout and graying fisheries. These leaders initially come with a thicker nylon. Towards the fly these become thinner and thinner and finally end up with the required tip diameter.
You should pay attention to good load-bearing capacity and good knots, otherwise you have to expect fish to be lost during the fight.
We recommend the tapered leaders from TRAUN RIVER, which are also available in a pack of 5 at a special price!
When it comes to the leader material, it has good load-bearing capacity and good quality. Please make sure that the leader material used is not too old, as the load-bearing capacity often decreases significantly.
If you want to outsmart particularly shy fish, we recommend using FLUOROCARBON leaders and fluorocarbon tippet material. This has a similar refractive index to water and is hardly noticed by the fish.
Fly patterns - which catch fish
Here are a few patterns that work on trout & grayling worldwide:
Deer Hair Caddis Fly (Buck Caddis) // Hexe - CDC Emerger // CDC May Fly Emerger // CDC Para Dun // Parachute Adams // Red Tag // Goddard Caddis // Adams
Hares Ear Nymph // Goldkopf Hares Ear // Off Bead Nymph, olive // Off Bead nymph, tan // Off Bead Stone Fly // Off Bead Caddis Nymph // Goldkopf Red Tag // Tungsten Pheasant Tail // Drop Nymph Pheasant Tail
Essential Accessoires
Polarized glasses:
There are two important reasons to wear polarized glasses when fly fishing:
1. The glasses protect your eyes if a fly comes too close to your eye.
This can easily happen due to a gust of wind or a throwing error.
2. The polarization filter of the glasses significantly reduces the surface reflection of the water.
This allows them to see much better what is happening beneath the surface.
Fly Grease / Synthetic Floating Agent:
Agents like Nev-R-Sink significantly extend the swimming time of your dry flies. This significantly increases fishing success.
Leader rings / Pitzenbauer rings:
With the help of these small rings, your leader will no longer be shortened. You can tie on the leader material used as desired.
Pliers / nippers / line clippers:
Especially when changing flies, you always need a line clipper to snip off the end of the rest of the leader. A small pair of pliers (arterial flat clamp pliers) is important for gently removing a fish from the hook.
To keep your fly collection organized, you need a fly box. These are available in a wide variety of designs and price ranges.
A tip to start with: We strongly recommend that you take a fly fishing course! Here you will learn the correct casting processes and not learn anything wrong.
