There are literally hundreds, if not thousands of types of flies that are used out there. But if you want some easy fly fishing tips, then you should know what fly it is you are going to be using for what type of fish you are going for. This can be broken down from the thousand we may have, to just 2 main categories, these are dry and wet. It is little fly fishing tips like knowing if you are using the right fly or not, and this is especially for beginners, as if you have been doing this for more than a few years then this should be natural for you.
Remember the main purpose of flies is to act like an insect skipping across the water, or sinking just below the water. So with that being said the first type is very common and know as wet flies. Actually most of the flies that are out there are known as wet flies, which are imitating insects that are either in the water, drowning in the water, or just sinking in the water, and they do a great job of tricking fish into hitting them and going in for the bite.
The other main category of flies are dry flies. A dry fly is not really dry, but they do stay above, or just float on the water. I use these types of flies when I am fishing in calm stream waters for trout. To me it is really a personal preference but no matter who you ask, all fishermen will have a different opinion about the matter. Here’s another fly fishing tip, listen to the fishermen that actually catch fish, and not those that think they know how to catch the fish.
To me the most popular dry fly’s are those of insects that live on land, the ones that I use a lot are the ant and the grasshopper. Of course there are many other types of dry flies that are out there used in fly fishing, but these are two of the most common ones in my opinion. Let me get back to talking a little more about wet flies, as this area is a lot more open to variety.
Nymphs are becoming incredibly popular these days when it comes to fly fishing, and they have really gained my attention and I have been using them a lot lately. A nymph fly resembles something between an insect egg to a developing insect that is just hanging out under the water. In most cases these will be hit without the fish breaking the water.
Some traditional types of wet ones that are used are streamers and bucktails. Streamers are not really imitating insects though, more of a minnow. Some of them are even tied with feathers, and though buck tails are a little bit different, they can be tied with hair. I will get into the tying of flies a little bit later, as that is more than a science. That is why there are literally hundreds of different fly fishing flies that you can use. I hope that these fly fishing tips were of some use to you, and as I said, this is very basic knowledge that every fly fisherman should know, it gets a lot more deeper than this.
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