Pictures

Different setups

A spinning rod

A fly rod

Thick line

A fly can be a fish

Retrieving the line

A baitcaster reel

$Colorful line - The fly line is often bright. It\'s rarely seen by the fish, and the fly is tied onto it using thinner and more invisible lines - a leader and a tippet$

Colorful line

$This fly is a mayfly - This fly is actually supposed to look like a fly - or at least a flying insect, namely a mayfly. It\'s even a fairly big fly. You can see the hook under the tail$

This fly is a mayfly

Casting

Casting in a stream

$Loose line - The fly line is loose in the water when it\'s not outside the rod, and the loose line is drawn through the rod guides by the weight of the line in the air$

Loose line

What is...

Broken and messy

Nice and even

Take your time

High low grade

Endless hackle

Another good hen saddle

Rooster neck

$Messy and patchy - It might look like a mess, but this oddly colored Whiting saddle was selected for its extremely fine hackle, suitable for the smallest of flies down to hook sizes in the 20\'s, 22\'s and 24\'s. I rarely tie in these sizes, and having a selection of badger, cree and uniformly colored feathers on one skin is actually perfect for me.$

Messy and patchy

$Variation - When confronted with a large selection of identical materials it\'s nice to be able to open the bags and feel the quality, even of egg yarn like this (Fred\'s Tackle, Chilliwack, BC, Canada)$

Variation

$Hackle selection - Even the best hackle - here it\'s Whiting - has variations, and getting the patches out of the bags is important to get exactly what you want (Korsholm, Skjern, Denmark)$

Hackle selection

Use your fingers

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