Tying the clinch knot at your kitchen table is ridiculously easy, and it’s one of the first knots that most anglers use. But what about when your hands are really cold or the light is too low for you to. . .
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This week for “Master Class Monday”—our new feature about taking your fly fishing skills to the next level—Pete Kutzer demonstrates a quick-and-dirty way to make the wraps for creating . . .
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A couple years ago, we introduced a new weekly “Ask the Experts” Column and asked you to pose some questions for our panel of experts. Our latest question for them to chew on is: “What …
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Here’s a great video that shows you how to tie a double uni knot, which entails creating two unis and then sliding them together. According to the folks at Fly Fishing & Dreams, who made . . .
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If you like fishing two- or even three-nymph rigs, you know that one of the problems is the dropper line can tangle around the main line. George Daniel has a very simple solution for adding a dropper line that comes off the main line at a 90-degree. . .
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The blood knot is one of those fishing knots that many anglers struggle with, and over the years we’ve published videos to help. (Perhaps most popular has been the toothpick method.) Here, my fried Ross Purnell–editor of Fly Fisherman–demonstrates . . .
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Boy, the folks at Angling Knots are quick! On Monday we posted a video about a new-ish knot for attaching sections of monifilament with different diameters, and now there’s an animation for . . .
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The Double Uni Knot is a great way to connect different materials–for instance, monofilament and fluorocarbon or braid. It’s not a difficult knot to tie, but I always enjoy seeing new ways to tie. . .
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The Albright knot is a quick and relatively easy way to create a strong, smooth connection between your backing and your fly line. Developed by legendary Florida Keys guide Jimmie Albright in the . . .
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In the comments section of last week’s “The Only Two Knots You Need for Fly Fishing,” reader Myron wrote, “Jack’s knot is soooooo much better than any clinch knot. Easier to tie and much . . .
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