Fly Fishing News 04-Aug-2008

Volunteer anglers are teaching fly fishing to disabled veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. It's part of a therapeutic program called Project Healing Waters.

"The whole program is designed to provide relaxation to the soldiers," said volunteer Gary Spuhler. "At the same time, the occupational therapists in the Army realize what they're doing is also good for both their emotional and physical rehabilitation."

Expert Advice, Hints and Shortcuts From the World?s Leading Fly Fishers to give the book its full title, is edited by Jay Nichols, the former managing editor of Fly Fisherman magazine in the USA. Anyone who is familiar with that magazine will recognise many of its contributors have provided much of the content of this book.

There is not a lot of gear required to kayak. A kayak and paddle, life jacket, head gear and spray skirt are the normal basics.

Kayaks for surfing and doing tricks are usually nicknamed playboats. Rocky River Kayaks are usually nicknamed ...

If you ask any fly fisherman if he gets any catfish, he'll probably tell you that he sure does... accidentally! Chances are, he's targeting bass, trout or crappie and a cat gets snagged somewhere along the way. On the other hand, if you ask a catfish...

If you are talking about tying a tapered monofilament leader to a fly fishing line I use a nail knot almost all the time. Sometimes I use an Albright knot. The manufacturers of the fly line usually include a paper with the line that shows you how to tie these common knots. Both are pretty easy to tie. I prefer the nail knot because it results in a more slender knot that goes through the guides more easily. Go to the web sites referenced by Shasoki and the others who have provided answers to your question and look for the nail and albright knots. They will probably be the easiest for you to tie.