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False
Cast - standard fly fishing cast; used to lengthen
and shorten line, to change direction, and to dry off
the fly; frequently overused. In false casting, the line
is kept moving backwards and forwards without being allowed
to touch the surface of the water or the ground
Figure of eight - the movement of the fly line
in the hand as it is retrieved
Fish
- sent by God to drive us mad!
Floating Fly Line (F) - a fly line where the entire
line floats, best all round fly line
Fluorocarbon - tippet or leader material, correct
name for the material is made of PVDF-polyvinylidenfluoride
Fly Casting - standard method of presenting a fly
to a target using a fly rod and fly line; involves many
different casts
Fly Line - the line used for fly fishing; made
of a tapered plastic coating over a braided dacron or
nylon core; available in several tapers and in floating,
sinking, and sink-tip styles, W/F weight forward, DT double
taper, Shooting head, Sinking, Intermediate and Floating
Fly Reel - fishing reel used in fly fishing to
hold the fly line. There are three basic types: single
action, multiplier, and automatic
1.)Single action is the most common and the most popular.
Single action means that one turn of the handle equals
one turn of the spool
2.) Multiplying reels use a gear system to increase this
ratio (usually, 2-to-1). With a 2-to-1 ratio, each turn
of the handle equals 2 revolutions of the spool
3.) Automatic fly reels are the least practical for most
people; they operate by a manually wound spring which
is activated by a lever; automatic reels are heavy and
tend to malfunction
Fly Rod - a type of fishing rod especially designed
to cast a fly line. Fly rods differ from other types of
rods in that the reel attaches at the butt of the rod
with the rod handle always above the reel; fly rods usually
have more line guides than other types of rods of the
same length.The standard is usually, 1 guide per foot
, plus 1, Fly rod lengths vary, with common lengths being
between 7 and 9 feet. Materials used in fly rod construction
are bamboo, fiberglass, and graphite
Forceps - hand operated medical instrument widely
used in fly-fishing to remove flies from the jaws of a
hooked fish. Have plier-like jaws with locking clips so
that once they are clamped to the hook, they stay there
until you release them
Forward Cast - the front portion of the false cast
or pick-up and lay-down, and a mirror image of the back
cast
Forward Taper - see weight forward
Freestone - type of river or stream with a significant
gradient resulting in medium to fast-moving water. Although
the upper reaches of a freestone stream may be spring-fed,
the vast majority of its flow comes from run-off or tributaries.
The fast moving water inhibits the growth of weeds or
other rooted vegetation resulting in a "Free Stone" bottom.
Fresstone streams are less fertile than spring creeks
resulting in a smaller and less diverse aquatic insect
population. Fewer bugs in faster water usually results
in fewer but more opportunistic trout |
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