1. How to Tie a Fishing Hook on With an Improved Clinch Knot. Use With: Monofilament, Fluorocarbon. Best With: 4- to 20-pound-test line. Pros: Easy to learn, good for most light-tackle applications ...

Fly fishing school left me tied in knots If Brad Pitt weren’t so darn handsome we could have skipped this midlife crisis. ... some sinkers — in fly fishing the line itself contains the weight.

Tying the strongest fishing knot isn’t only about the knot itself. The line you choose matters every bit as much, and thanks to remarkably advancements in the recent decades, you have choices ...

To understand the Alberto knot, one must first understand the Albright knot. Invented more than half a century ago by famed Florida Keys fly fishing guide Jimmy Albright, the knot’s purpose was to ...

Insight on how to develop your fly fishing knowledge and skills on the water. - Essential trout skills: Take your fly fishing ...

I always figured those no-knot “fast snaps” that allow you to snap lures or hooks on and off your line are too clumsy for finicky trout slurping flies. The noble trout is too refined an… ...

The Albright was originally developed to connect Dacron fly line backing to thick floating fly line decades before braided fishing line even hit the scene. When braid was just catching on in the 1990s ...

Make the loops by folding over the fly line onto itself and use 10 pound mono and a nail knot or two to secure the loop. The mono will bite into the fly line coating and the loop will be strong.