Get Your Fishing Flies From John Norris

Tying your own fishing flies is a fairly common practice in fly fishing, considered by many anglers as an important part of the fly fishing experience. Fishing flies are tied by either following patterns in books, natural insect examples, or using the angler’s own imagination.

By attaching small pieces of feathers, animal fur, and other materials on a hook the angler tries to make the fishing flies attractive to fish, thread is then tied tightly around the hook, tying on the desired materials. Fishing flies are sized according to the width of the hook gap; large or longer fishing flies are tied on larger, thicker, and longer hooks.

Dry Fishing Flies

Dry fishing flies are designed to float on the surface of the water and typically represent the adult form of various types of insect.

Wet Fishing Flies

Wet fishing flies are designed to sink below the surface of the water. These fishing flies usually try to represent larva, nymphs, drowned insects, baitfish and other underwater fish prey.

Both dry and wet fishing flies are generally thought of as freshwater flies.

Generally, fishing flies are thought of as either "imitations" or "attractors." Imitation fishing flies look to deceive fish through the life-like imitation of what the fish would eat. Imitators don’t always have to be overly realistic when dry; often it is when the flies are underwater and move in the current that they become more lifelike. Attractor fishing flies are often brightly colored and look to draw a strike by bringing out an aggressive response in the fish. Typical examples of the imitator fishing flies are Black Buzzers, whereas a Cat’s Whisker is considered more of an attractor range of fishing flies both available at John Norris.