Fly Rod Leader Knot

The nailless nail knot.

Fly rod leader knot.

For connecting the backing and the fly line leader and fly line two pieces of leader material for tying a sliding loop on the fly and for attaching the backing to the reel. The knots you use to add a tippet or tie on a fly you ll have to know by rote because you ll do it dozens of times each day. When it comes to fly fishing the area most people trip up is with their knot tying skills. It is one of the easiest knots to learn and will allow you to select the proper size tippet given the size of the fly you want to use.

Nail knot or loop to loop fly line to leader. Your backing fly line leader tippet and fly are all one continuous system but unless you buy a preassembled package each independent part must be connected by a knot. The nail knot is crucial and best for joining two lines of different diameters. Create an overhand knot at the end of the wire tippet and thread the tag end through the hook eye and through the overhand knot.

This knot is used for tying line to line. The needle knot is by far the neatest knot as the leader material emerges from the middle of the fly line and it is very smooth in the water. Brian flechsig of mad river outfitters and the midwest fly fishing schools demonstrates how to attach a leader to your fly line using the simple loop to loop. It allows a taper of the leader material down to the fly.

Scientific anglers pioneered a concept that underlies all other decisions in fly tackle selection. The balanced system by this we mean your tackle rod reel line leader and tippet should be balanced for better performance. Basic knots for fly tackle. The surgeon s knot is one of the best fly fishing knots to tie when you need to join two lines of differing diameters such as tying tippet to a leader.

The loop to loop is an alternate method that is easier and quicker for times that leaders need to be switched asap. The non slip mono loop knot is fairly easy to tie see below strong and allows the fly to freely swing on the loop which maintains the enticing action of the pike fly. However it makes presentations less. The nailless nail knot that i use is a variation of the uni knot or duncan s loop knot.