Artificial fly

An Adams dry fly, the most popular fly for over 30 years.

An artificial fly or fly lure is a type of fishing lure. It is usually used in the sport of fly fishing. Artificial flies imitate insects or other things fish eat.[1] Artificial flies are made by fly tying. This is an art in which furs, feathers, thread or any of very many other materials are tied onto a fish hook.[2]

There are thousands of different fly patterns (kinds) available.[3] Many imitate a particular insect a fish might recognize. Other patterns don't look like any insect, but attract fish anyway.[3]

Types

  • Dry flies are meant to float on top of the water.[1]
  • Wet flies are designed to sink to the bottom of the water.[1]
  • Streamers (called lures in British English) sink to imitate small fish in the water.[4]
  • Terrestrials either float or sink. They imitate insects found on land.[4]


  • Bunyan Bug, made famous in the movie A River Runs Through It
    Bunyan Bug, made famous in the movie A River Runs Through It
  • A muddler minnow fly pattern
    A muddler minnow fly pattern
  • Drawing of Royal Coachman Wet Fly
    Drawing of Royal Coachman Wet Fly
  • A red tag sinking fly
    A red tag sinking fly
  • A grizzley king wet fly
    A grizzley king wet fly
  • Parachute Adams dry fly
    Parachute Adams dry fly
  • Royal Wulff Dry Fly - A Classic Attractor Pattern
    Royal Wulff Dry Fly - A Classic Attractor Pattern
  • A Terrestial Dry Fly Imitating a Common Grasshopper
    A Terrestial Dry Fly Imitating a Common Grasshopper
  • A Mickey Finn Streamer fly
    A Mickey Finn Streamer fly

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Fly types". Cabela's.com. Archived from the original on 12 May 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  2. ↑ Wakeford, Jacqueline (1992). Fly Tying Tools and Materials. New York: Lyons & Burford Publishers. pp. Preface. ISBN 1-55821-183-7.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Flies". Fly Fishing for Beginners. Archived from the original on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "An International Glossary of Fly Fishing Terms". The English Fly Fishing Shop. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
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