To the uninitiated, choosing the right type of fly fishing line can be rather daunting. Unlike conventional rods and reels, which rely on the weight of the lure or rig to cast effectively, a fly rod ...

Feb. 21—Phil Rowley knows he has a fly line problem. The guide, fly tier and stillwater expert from Edmonton, Alberta, carries about 20 fly lines on his boat when fishing lakes. He packs floating ...

Fly fishing is a surface-oriented pursuit for the most part. It takes experience and skills to effectively present a fly subsurface. Moderate depths can be covered with the common floating weight ...

• Sinking lines. Learning all the different sinking lines can be complex and almost worthy of a separate article, but here are the basics. Sinking fly lines differ in how many inches they sink per ...