North Georgia Fly Fishing Takes Practice, the Right Lure and a Multitude of Patients
Articles August 9th, 2009
The tour guides with North Georgia fly fishing groups says that it takes practice, lots of practice in order to fool a fish into taking the bait of a man-made insect.
The flies used as lures are used to imitate stages of a bug’s life. Mayflies are one example of a bug trout enjoy catching and eating. Trout eat a considerable amount of the nymphal form of mayflies that live for years near streambeds; however trout also eat other stages of the mayfly life forms. Nymphs swim to the surface as an emerger and then, as a dun, they lie on the water surface until they are able to fly. The adult mayflies lay eggs in the water and unfortunately die after that; this stage of their life is called the spinner. The “gifted” fly fishermen can tie flies that imitate each of these cycles of the mayflies lifecycle, while others experiment with a multitude of insects for their fly fishing adventures.
Toccoa River fishing tour guides suggest that an angler must match wits with the fish, the presentation and the fly must be lifelike or you will simply be practicing your casting instead of actually catching a fish. Fly fishermen realize that fish are the result of years of evolution; they are not going to be fooled easily.
Anglers often tie their own flies which are known as ophthalmology. Fly fishing is a natural outlet for ophthalmologists. A person must have some technical talent in addition to being artistic in order to tie flies. Creativity is also helpful, although there are a multitude of tools to help someone tie flies when they are first starting out in this relaxing sport.
Flies are made out of different materials, some natural and some artificial including elk hair, pheasant tail, feathers, very thin wires and strings and yarns of various colors.
Once the practice of tying flies has been mastered, casting practice needs to become a top priority before heading out into the lake or stream. The pantomime cast does not require a line and can be practiced on your beach towels before hitting the water with the real thing.
