Learn How To Fly Fish
Course Map

"Learn How To Fly Fish" Homepage . . . Learn How To Fly Fish

Knots . . . learn the knots essential in fly fishing

Equipment . . . an overview of the tools used by fly fishers

Fly Reels . . . all about fly reels & how to select them

Fly Lines . . . the a, b, c's of fly lines

Leaders . . . leaders made easy

Fly Rods . . . fly rods & how to select them

Insectology . . . simplifying a complex science

• Insect scientific names: Pronunciation
• Insects covered in this course: Insects covered Alderflies Ant Blackfly Caddisflies Caterpillars Crayfish Crickets Damselflies Diving beetle Dobsonflies Dragonflies Fishflies Gnats Grasshoppers Mayflies Midges Mosquitoes Scavenger beetle Scud Shrimp Sowbug Spongillaflies Springtails Stoneflies Water bugs Water beetles Water penny Whirlagig beetle

Flies . . . the "bait" we use & what they represent

• Flies covered in this course: All Flies Adams Ant Baetis emerger BH Caddis Emerger BH Caddis Pupa BH Charlie BH Golden Stone BH Hare's Ear BH Midge Pupa BH Prince Bitch Creek Black Beauty Black Caddis Black Gnat Black Whistler Blue Damselfly Blue Dun Blue Winged Olive Bonefish Fly Bonefish Shrimp Boom Creek Special Brassie Brown Caddis Brown Crab Brown Stonefly Caddis larva Carribean Lobster CDC CDC Midge Emerger Chironomid Pupa Cinnamon Ant Cockroach Comparadun Cricket Dahlberg Diver Dark Brown Drake Dark Hendrickson Dave's Hopper Dave's Mouserat Deerhair Frog Egg Fly Elk Hair Caddis Emerald Crab Epoxy Minnow Epoxy Shrimp Foam Beetle Foam spider Goddard Caddis Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear Golden Stone Golden Stone Nymph Grannom Pupa Grasshopper Gray Caddis Green Caddis Emerger Green Caddis Pupa Green Weenie Griffith's Gnat Hemingway Caddis Henryville Special Humpy Joe's Hopper Light Cahill Little Olive Stone Little Yellow Stone March Brown Maribou Muddler Merkin Crab Montana Nymph Mosquito Olive Matuka Orange Grizzly Orange Midge pupa Pale Evening Dun Pale Morning Dun Parachute Caddis Pheasant Tail PMD Parachute Popper Prince Nymph Quill Gordon Red Damselfly Red/Orange Whistler Red Quill Renegade Rhyacophila caddis Royal Coachman Royal Wulff Salmon Fly San Juan Worm Sand Crab Silver Grey Sneeky Pete Sofa Pillow Stimulator Stonefly Stonefly bugger Stu Apte Ted's Stonefly Trico Spinner WD 40 Whit Hopper White Wulff Wigglehead Wooly Bugger Yellow Humpy Yellow Sally Yuk Bug Zug Bug

FishTargets . . . The official teaching aid targets of the National Fishing in Schools Program

Fish . . . a study of many of fly fisher's favorite quarry

• Fish families: Select family Bass & Sunfish family Trout & Char family Pike family Perch family
• All fish: Freshwater Fish Arctic Grayling Black Crappie Bluegill Brook Trout Brown Trout Cutthroat Trout Golden Trout Green Sunfish Largemouth Bass Northern Pike Muskellunge Pumpkinseed Rainbow Trout Rock Bass Smallmouth Bass Walleye Pike Yellow Perch Saltwater Fish Bonefish Permit Redfish Snook Tarpon Sea-Run Fish Arctic Char Atlantic Salmon Chinook Salmon Coho Salmon Steelhead

Casting . . . providing a solid foundation on how to fly cast to beginners

• 11 Steps To The Basic Flycast PowerPoint Presentation
• 11 Steps image chart
• The 3 Rs: Wrong, Remedy, Right (common casting faults & their fixes)

Rod building . . . a step-by-step instruction guide on how to build a fly rod

Fly tying . . . a step-by-step instruction guide on how to tie flies

Net building . . . how to make your own fishing net

Reference Library . . . broad resource for answers to many fly fishing questions

Fly fishing tips . . . tips, suggestions, etc. found throughout this course; some appear in pop up messages and are indicated by this icon

• Select tips from this dropdown menu : Tips Accessories Attaching fly lines Carrying a rod Color coded line Drag systems Enhancing drag Fishing distance Fly boxes Fly line weight Fly size vs tippet size Fly sizes Frozen guides Glasses Gloves Hat Hooks Leader tippet Leaders Leaders & knots Leaders & memory Leaders & wind Leaders too short Leaders vs rod Line tip diameters Line wt. difference Mending Multiple line wts. Nets Netting a fish Presentation Put rod together Reel drag Reels Repellent Rod care Rod weight Rule of 4 Seating a reel Sharp hooks Shock tippets Sun Sunscreen Tippets Waders Wader repairs Waders vs warmth Wading cleats
• Tips Library . . . a listing of suggestions, tips, etc.

Videos . . . video clips used throughout this course are indicated by this icon

• Select videos from this dropdown menu : Videos Assembling your tackle Tying the Arbor Knot Tying the Blood Knot Tying the Clinch Knot Tying the Handshake Loop connection Tying the Nail Knot Tying the Nailless Knot Tying the Perfection Knot Tying the Surgeon Knot Tying the Uni Knot Casting: "10 to 2" Casting: "Cycle time" Casting: the Forward Cast Casting: the Backcast Casting: the Elbow Casting: the Finger Casting: the Forward Power Stroke Casting: the Let Down Casting: the Pick Up Casting: the Basic Flycast Casting: the Line Hand Casting: the Rear Power Stroke Casting: the Address Casting: the Rollcast Casting: Falsecast while moving Rainbow rising Pond fishing Small stream wading Which hand is which Fish: Smallmouth Bass Fish: Largemouth Bass Fish: Brown Trout Fish: A look inside a Pike Fish: Northern Pike Floatfishing Insects: Mayfly larva Insects: Stonefly larva Insects: Dragonfly larva Insects: Damselfly larva Insects: Caddisfly larva Insects: Cranefly larva Insect: Helgrammite Intro recording bloopers

Assessments . . . each "chapter" or subject has a practical assessment/exam.  They may be selected from this list or in each individual subject by selecting  from the bottom of each dropdown list. Select subject Knots Equipment Fly reels Fly lines Leaders Fly rods Flies Insectology Fish Casting

Pop Quizzes . . . questions relating to specific topics are scattered throughout the course and are indicated by this icon

• Select pop quizzes from this dropdown menu : Pop Quizzes What does "5X" mean What is this knot? Identify this fish How is this knot used? What temperature range? How do we use this knot? What rod for this fish? How about line color? How describe a cast What temp for this fish? Casting loop? How use this knot? ID drag How use this knot? What taper is this? How repair waders? Record for this fish Record size this fish Key to the cast Uses for this tool? What size hook? Record size for this fish How long is a tippet? How net a fish? When did fly fishing start? How is this tool used? What is this knot for? How many segments in a leader? Which is not a taper? What type reel is this? Fly rods balance with...? What is rod weight? What is the "Rule of 4"? Sinking line mean sinking fly? Which line for stream fishing? How does sound travel? How long is a fly line? How should you store rods? Is this grip correct? What type fish is this? What kind of waders? What casts the fly? What insect type is this? ID this fish ID this fish What size is this hook? ID this insect What is this insect? What's this insect? ID this insect How much freshwater do we have? What rod would you use? What is backing? What is a "shooting head?" What is this beast? What does "turnover" mean? How is his boot used? Where do you catch this fish? Where do you catch this fish? Where catch this fish? Where catch this fish? Where would you find this insect? What is this flower? Where do you find this insect? Which imitate with a dry fly? Which fish on the surface? Which fish underwater? Select proper knot Which line floats? Which hook is size 4? Which knot to tie leaders? What's this insect? What knot is this? Which line sinks? What rod would you use here? How are these used? Line wt. for trout Most widely used reel? Record size for this fish? What does lining a fish mean?

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