| It seems as if everyone has a fly fishing tip. They | | | | clear so as not to be detected by the fish. The |
| want to tell you what fly is working best, what | | | | casting bubble is threaded through your line and a |
| fly to fish in a certain fly fishing scenario, or what | | | | swivel is attached. A leader is then attached to |
| casting technique is most effective on a certain | | | | the opposite end of the swivel and a fly to the |
| stretch of river, but how often do you hear | | | | end of the leader. The casting bubble itself can be |
| about a fly fishing tip for traditional spin | | | | filled with water to add weight for casting, and |
| fishermen? Not very often, that's for sure. Fly | | | | gives traditional spin fishermen the ability to cast |
| fishing is seen and sold as an exclusive group of | | | | and fish many types of lightweight flies |
| skilled anglers who are "above" traditional spin | | | | effectively. |
| fishermen for a long time. While fly fishing | | | | This fly fishing tip will help anyone who uses |
| techniques are very specialized and require special | | | | traditional spin fishing gear to be able to fish a fly |
| gear it doesn't mean that fishing with flies is | | | | effectively. One of the keys to using casting |
| impossible to spin fishermen. Traditional spin | | | | bubbles is to have a long enough leader for the fly |
| fishermen can fish with flies with the help of | | | | that you are fishing. In the case of a dry fly the |
| something called casting bubbles. | | | | leader needs to be at least twenty four inches |
| About fifteen years ago I tried fishing with flies | | | | from the fly that you are fishing. For wet flies the |
| and it simply didn't feel right to me. I simply didn't | | | | leader length should be adjusted for the depth of |
| like it and continued on my way as a traditional | | | | the water and/or the depth that the fish are |
| spin fisherman using ultra light gear. Knowing how | | | | feeding at. |
| effective fly fishing can be, I always wished that | | | | Many types of flies can be fished behind a casting |
| there was a way to fish flies without having to | | | | bubble including: dry flies, wet flies, and ever small |
| use traditional fly fishing gear to "wave feathers | | | | poppers. With a little experience a casting bubble |
| back and forth" in the air in an attempt to catch | | | | can be used for river or stream fishing as well, |
| fish. Then I discovered a way that I could fish | | | | but easiest to learn while fishing in lakes. The |
| flies without having to use fly fishing gear, and | | | | bottom line is that this simple fly fishing tip will help |
| that way is by using a casting bubble. | | | | anyone who doesn't want to go to the expense, |
| Sure casting bubbles don't allow you to fish with | | | | both in time and money, of learning fly fishing to |
| flies in every fishing scenario, but when it comes | | | | fish a fly in an effective manner. |
| to fishing flies in lakes or in large pools in rivers | | | | Get a casting bubble and a few flies and add this |
| using casting bubbles to fish flies can be very | | | | fishing technique to your fishing arsenal sooner, |
| effective. A casting bubble looks much like a | | | | rather than later. This fly fishing tip will help any |
| traditional bobber, but is oblong (like a football) and | | | | angler catch more fish. |