Do you like to fly fish? I don't personally but my husband does. Give him a rod and reel and some lures and all is right with the world!
No I've never been fly fishing. What can you tell me about it?
You can fly fish in both salt and fresh water, making it quite easy to find somewhere to fish.
Really? Does it take a lot of skill to do?
It does as you've to cast a near-weightless fly or "lure", a casting technique quite different to other forms of fishing. It's quite difficult.
Jeez I'm not sure I could do that! What about the lures for fly fishing? Are they like normal fishing lures?
Fishing lure
A fishing lure is a type of artificial fishing bait which is designed to attract a fish's attention. The lure uses movement, vibration, flash and color to bait fish. Many lures are equipped with one or more hooks that are used to catch fish when they strike the lure. Some lures are placed to attract fish so a spear can be impaled into the fish or so the fish can be captured by hand. Most lures are attached to the end of a fishing line and have various styles of
Fly fishing
Fly fishing is an angling method that uses a light-weight lure -- called an artificial fly -- to catch fish. The fly is cast using a fly rod, reel, and specialized weighted line. The light weight requires casting techniques significantly different from other forms of casting. The flies may resemble natural invertebrates, baitfish, or other food organisms.
Fly fishing can be done in fresh or salt water. North Americans usually distinguish freshwater fishing between cold-water species (trout, salmon, steelhead)