Category : Fly Fishing : Travel & Places

Fishing & Hunting Gear

Fly Fishing
Fishing and hunting gear are specialized equipment that can enhance the outdoor experience and increase the odds for success. The equipment for each sport include fishing gear designed to perform well under hot, cold or wet conditions and hunting gear designed to withstand the cold, brush and dirt.

How to Rig a Crank Bait

Fly Fishing
Crankbaits are fishing lures that come in an enormous variety of sizes and colors, but they can all be rigged for fishing in the same general way. As the name suggests, crankbaits are fished by simply cranking the reel--the shape of the lure imparts the natural motion of struggling prey

How to Fillet Grunts

Fly Fishing
Grunt, or pigfish, refers to a family of fish found in waters off the Florida coast. Though not often targeted by anglers, and usually eschewed for more favorable groupers or snappers, some refer to the grunt as a drastically underrated catch. A larger, 15-inch adult weighs over a pound and a half,

How to Use a Spinning Reel

Fly Fishing
There are four kinds of reels: spincast, spinning, baitcast and fly reels. Each of these reels uses a different kind of rod. A spinning reel, also called an open-face reel, is popular with people who want to cast longer distances. The reel is mounted under the straight rod handle and the spool of f

How to Put Bait Fish on a Spoon

Fly Fishing
Spoon lures move in a flittering fashion during the retrieve. These lures are popular choices for bass, bluegill and stripers. Adding bait fish to the hooks restricts the movement of the lure, but adds another level of attraction for the prey species. When baiting the lure, you set the hooks of the

How to Fish Using Lures

Fly Fishing
Fishing lures are a topic of discussion and lore almost as much as the fish themselves. There are almost a dozen major types of fishing lures, ranging from tiny trout flies to huge plug lures for large saltwater fish, and each major type has subtypes and variants, resulting in literally thousands of

Sea Urchin Definition

Fly Fishing
Sea urchins are small marine invertebrates of the Echinodermata category of animals. They are distinguished by having a globular body covered in multiple spines. There are approximately 700 different species of sea urchin which have adapted to many different environments, meaning that sea urchins ar