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Introduction to Saltwater Fly Fishing

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Introduction to Saltwater Fly FishingPage 1Introduction to Saltwater Fly FishingPhil Genova1Though often heralded as the latest discovery of the "in" fly fishing crowd saltwater fly fishing has been around for quite some time. Anglers throughout New England have cast to striped bass with a fly rod since the 1800s. In more recent times salmon anglers used their heavier tackle and gaudy full dressed flies to entice tarpon and other marine species. The 1950s saw the beginning of modern day saltwater fly rodding with innovative anglers like Joe Brooksand Jimmy Albright successfully catching a variety of gamefish on the flats of the Florida Keys and on Chesapeake Bay or Curritick zyzzyx Sound and publishing articles for Outdoor Life and Field and Stream. Pioneer saltwater flyrodders A. J. McClane Homer Rhodes Jr. Lefty Kreh Bill Catherwood Stu Apt Lee Wulff Billy Pate and many others helped perfect the techniques and design the flies and tackle for this Anew@ version of an ancient sport.Modern fly fishers pursue nearly all marine gamefish species in all the oceans of the world from shallow flats fish such as red drum bonefish and tarpon to the deepwater giants including marlin and tuna. Rods reels and lines have been designed specifically to meet the demands of this specialized sport. Today saltwater fly fishing is the fastest growing segment of the sportfishing industry. The beginner can be overwhelmed and even put off by the apparent complexity of the sport expense of the tackle and difficulty of the techniques. To be a successful saltwater fly angler the most important rule tofollow is: keep it simple. The most accessible and easily mastered type of salty fly rodding takes place on inshore beaches salt ponds in rivers that flow into the ocean from jetties and on wadeable flats near shore. These are the best places to begin a saltwater fly fishing education. Saltwater Tackle Purchasing Rod Reel LinesTackle for saltwater fly fishing can be as elaborate ...

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