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Eclosion
- the act of emergence from a egg or pupal case
Eddy
- A section of water that is less disturbed than the surrounding
water, found for example on the edge of a current or where
two streams converge
Elk
Hair Body hair from elk which is used in many fly patterns
to supply body and floatation
Emerger
- pertaining to aquatic insects, the name used to describe
that time frame when the nymph reaches the surface and the
adult hatches out; the emerging nymph may well be the single
most important nymph phase for the fly fishers to imitate
F
False Cast - standard fly fishing cast; used
to lengthen and shorten line, to change direction, and to
dry off the fly; frequently overused. In false casting, the
line is kept moving backwards and forwards without being allowed
to touch the surface of the water or the ground
Figure of eight - the movement of the fly line in the
hand as it is retrieved
Fish
- sent by God to drive us mad!
Floating Fly Line (F) - a fly line where the entire
line floats, best all round fly line
Fluorocarbon - tippet or leader material, correct name
for the material is made of PVDF-polyvinylidenfluoride
Fly Casting - standard method of presenting a fly to
a target using a fly rod and fly line; involves many different
casts
Fly Line - the line used for fly fishing; made of a
tapered plastic coating over a braided dacron or nylon core;
available in several tapers and in floating, sinking, and
sink-tip styles, W/F weight forward, DT double taper, Shooting
head, Sinking, Intermediate and Floating
Fly Reel - fishing reel used in fly fishing to hold
the fly line. There are three basic types: single action,
multiplier, and automatic
1.)Single action is the most common and the most popular.
Single action means that one turn of the handle equals one
turn of the spool
2.) Multiplying reels use a gear system to increase this ratio
(usually, 2-to-1). With a 2-to-1 ratio, each turn of the handle
equals 2 revolutions of the spool
3.) Automatic fly reels are the least practical for most people;
they operate by a manually wound spring which is activated
by a lever; automatic reels are heavy and tend to malfunction
Fly Rod - a type of fishing rod especially designed
to cast a fly line. Fly rods differ from other types of rods
in that the reel attaches at the butt of the rod with the
rod handle always above the reel; fly rods usually have more
line guides than other types of rods of the same length.The
standard is usually, 1 guide per foot , plus 1, Fly rod lengths
vary, with common lengths being between 7 and 9 feet. Materials
used in fly rod construction are bamboo, fiberglass, and graphite
Forceps - hand operated medical instrument widely used
in fly-fishing to remove flies from the jaws of a hooked fish.
Have plier-like jaws with locking clips so that once they
are clamped to the hook, they stay there until you release
them
Forward Cast - the front portion of the false cast
or pick-up and lay-down, and a mirror image of the back cast
Forward Taper - see weight forward
Freestone - type of river or stream with a significant
gradient resulting in medium to fast-moving water. Although
the upper reaches of a freestone stream may be spring-fed,
the vast majority of its flow comes from run-off or tributaries.
The fast moving water inhibits the growth of weeds or other
rooted vegetation resulting in a "Free Stone" bottom. Fresstone
streams are less fertile than spring creeks resulting in a
smaller and less diverse aquatic insect population. Fewer
bugs in faster water usually results in fewer but more opportunistic
trout
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