Fly Fishing - Features of Fly Lines

Fly Line Weight

Buoyancy of Fly Lines

• Fly Lines categorized as floating are used with flies which are floating as well as sinking. They are suitable for beginners because of easy casting. It is also highly detectable, so you will be able to see the Fly Line and its location on the water.


• Obviously, sinking lines are used with sinking flies. Anglers use this type of Fly Lines when they want the fly to reach the bottom easily, or when they are fishing in deep waters. There are variations in sinking lines, depending on how deep you want to fish. For instance, you must get a sinking line with a faster sink-rate if you are planning to fish deeper.


• Intermediate lines are specialty ones which sink, but at a slower rate, compared to sinking lines. They are used by anglers who are fishing just underneath the water surface.

Tapers of Fly Lines

The inexpensive ones are the level lines. They have the same thickness from end to end. However, they do not offer great casting accuracy.

As the name implies, double-tapers are tapered at each end. Double-taper lines work well for beginners because they cast easily and lay down on the water in a gentle manner. The good thing about this feature is that you can take the Fly Line off the Fly Reel spool and put it back with the other side when the front part became worn out. But they are not advisable for long-distance casting.

On the other hand, weight-forward lines can be described as having a taper on one end. At its rear is a thick section of the Fly Line, and behind this, the Fly Line is level. Casting with this type of Fly Line is easy. Since the Fly Line weight is concentrated in the first 30-35 feet, the angler can easily create impetus, thus, allowing for a long cast.

A delicate Fly Line for long-distance casts is a triangle-taper line. This type of Fly Line has a short, quick taper found at the front and increasing in diameter up to about 40 feet, and then it tapers back down to a narrow, level line.