A two fly setup (also called a tandem fly or double fly rig) is two flies on one leader: a point fly at the end of your tippet and a dropper tied above it or from the bend of that hook.
That’s the whole trick. When you’re first learning how to fly fish, you start with one fly. Adding a second doesn’t take a special rod or a new cast. It gives the fish two looks, two depths, or two patterns while you figure out what they want.
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One of the many items you probably have seen while browsing online or local fly shops is a great wall of leader and tippet material. There’s a lot of it out there. Just what is a leader and how does tippet come into the equation though. In this post I’m here to answer your questions and concerns about fly fishing leader and tippet materials.
Have you ever struggled to string fly line through the guides of your fly rod when getting ready to head out on the water for the day? I know I have. Today I have a tip that will help you out more than you would have thought.
Many of you have read through my previous article on fly fishing leader and tippet. While that article was designed to give you a high-level view of fly fishing leader and tippet, and enough information to not be completely in the dark, it left part of the process out. That part is building a tapered leader yourself.
I just can’t get enough of these great videos produced by RIO Products. This latest video I’m sure is going to be super helpful to many of you out there. Fly fishing knots, and specifically the fly to leader knots are one aspect of fly fishing that many people are always looking to learn more about. And you can’t beat having multiple knots in your arsenal to be able to put to good use.