New Fly Line

Are you looking for a new fly line? If so, look no further than here on the John Norris site. We currently have a number of different new fly lines here on the John Norris site from a number of leading brands.

New fly line characteristics

A new fly line is defined by three characteristics: -

• Taper – when referring to a new fly line, taper describes the change in the cross-sectional diameter of the new fly line from one end to another
• Weight – when referring to a new fly line describes the actual weight in grains of the first 30 ft of the new fly line and it is worth noting that new fly line weights vary from 1 weight to 15 weight
• Buoyancy – when referring to a new fly line refers to the buoyancy characteristic that describe how the fly line will behave on the water after being cast, this is explained further below.

Types of new fly line

There are three main types of new fly line here on the John Norris site: -

• Floating
• Sinking
• Sink tip

A floating fly line is designed to float on top of the water, a sinking fly line is designed to sink below the water and when a sink tip fly line is cast, only the tip of the line sinks below the water, the rest floats on top of the water.

The type of new fly line you use will be down to personal preference but if you are ever unsure please feel free to pop into our store or calls us on 01768 864211 as we will be happy to give you some advice.

Brands of new fly line

Here on the John Norris site you will find a number of different brands of new fly line including the following: -

• Cortland
• Greys
• Hardy
• Sage
• Shakespeare

And many more.

Click here to see the full collection of new fly fishing lines on the John Norris site.