LeaderCalc Categories
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Convex & Double Taper Leaders
4 leader designs, 103 variations.Leaders with two tapers - thin-thick-thin. Good for windy conditions and longer casts.Dry Fly Leaders
36 leader designs, 768 variations.Leaders for dry flies, offering delicate presentation and thin tippets suitable for small and light flies.Miscellaneous Leaders
14 leader designs, 332 variations.Assorted leaders not easily placed in other categories.Modern nymphing leaders
17 leader designs, 48 variations.Leaders specifically designed for modern nymph fishing often referred to as Czech nymphing, Euro nymphing, tight line or high sticking. Sometimes also called mono rigs.Name-Specific Formulas
11 leader designs, 277 variations.Classic leaders of all kinds, designed by well known anglers.Nymph/Wet Fly Leaders
26 leader designs, 497 variations.Leaders for heavier flies fished under the surface. Able to handle slightly heavier and larger flies at the cost of delicacy and presentation.Panfish/Bass/Pike/Musky
18 leader designs, 293 variations.Sturdy leaders for larger and bulkier flies. Designed to handle hard attacks, although not designed to withstand pike teeth. That will require a bite tippet.Precision and distance leaders
8 leader designs, 49 variations.Designed for precision and distance casting in competitions.Salmon/Steelhead/Sea trout
11 leader designs, 199 variations.Leaders for fishing for salmon or seatrout in a current, typically down and across and mending. Also useful for some types of ocean fishing like Baltic seatrout.Saltwater
20 leader designs, 220 variations.Leaders able to turn over the larger flies typically used in saltwater.Stillwater
5 leader designs, 42 variations.For lake fishing, stillwater, typically boat or belly boat fishingStreamer Leaders
7 leader designs, 112 variations.Classic style leaders for swinging streamer and wet flies in a current or retrieving the fly in stillwater. Suitable for fairly large and heavy flies.Two handed
2 leader designs, 33 variations.Leaders specifically designed for two hand (spey) rods
