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What butt diameter monofilament suits what line weight when making knotted leaders?

Many years ago we launched LeaderCalc, the spreadsheet that helps you dimension your leaders. It was last updated almost 10 years ago. It's time for a new version.

Recent historical research into the first writings on fly fishing has revealed the origins of the double haul, by researches called the Ur-haul or the half haul

The single haul is for beginners, double hauls are for the seasoned fly-caster, but the triple haul... now that's for the real hard core fly fisherman.

A few inexpensive items from IKEA and a little work, and you have a fine line tray.

This shooting head setup for coastal fishing is both inexpensive, easy to make yourself and very easy to cast.

The absolute first words from casting instructor Lars Christian Bentsen in this video expresses my feelings about fly casting videos very well: Can you become a better caster by watching this video? The first answer is "probably not" and the second answer is "probably yes".
I have always felt that watching fly casting instruction on a screen is like watching cooking on TV: it's a far cry from watching someone cook not to mention cooking yourself with proper instruction.

Build your own line winder for maintaining your fly lines and getting them on and off the reel. Tom Biesot considers the line cleaning process and use and construction of your own line winder.

Flyvines turn old and worn out fly lines into something different: bracelets, lanyards and sunglass retainers

Once in a while Martin needs a different line than the one, which he has been using for a while, and he has to dive into his line stash. That makes him think about the crazy prices on fly lines and ways to buy lines cheaper and organize them better.

Sometimes you want to make sure that your line doesn't tangle and sometimes you want to make longer casts. A line or stripping basket, bucket or tray may be the solution.
This article covers a bunch of types from rigid plastic buckets to ingenious contraptions with spikes and hooks.

If you're a shooting head fisher, GFF might need your help

Les Austin shows you how to construct a simple balance to weigh you fly lines. Using a ruler, a few paperclips and some nuts you can make a precise balance, which can help you determine the AFTM class of all of those fly lines you may have laying around.

I bought a complete brand new fly rod kit at 50 US$ in my local supermarket - and it's a nice rod

The leader is an essential part of the fly fishing setup. This article tells you a bit about designing leaders

Monofilament nylon, or mono as it is referred, is by far the most popular leader material in use today.

The taper is the most single important aspect of a leader. This article tells you the principles behind leader design

In order to calculate the proper formula of a fly fishing leader, you need to understand the basics of leader design.

The best knots to use for your knotted, tapered fly fishing leaders.

What is the proper leader length for given conditions and circumstances?

10-20-30-40 meters? 30-60-90-120 feet? How long can you cast with a one hand rod? And how long does and average fly-angler actually cast? GFF partner Martin Joergensen has done some research and talked to some experts.

I don't change my habits easily, but this shooting line may be something I will start using

An audio introduction to the world of shooting heads

Maintaining that expensive string coated with plastics and polymers is the best medicine for adding years of life your flyline. Consider cleaning flylines after every 3-5 uses or when the water is particularly dirty.

Cold weather lines are slowly becoming as common as the special lines for tropical fishing. GFF partner Martin Joergensen has fished one from Monic and liked it very much.

Lefty takes us from soup to nuts and offers us his opinions on many things flyfishing related.
There's that word again - advanced. Whenever I see that word in a title, a little alarm bell goes off. Does the book really deal with advanced topics, or did the publishers insist on putting that word in the title to sell more copies to hopeful readers?

My fly line doesn't understand me! And I don't understand it... This article tries to explain tapers, densities, coatings, memory and all the terms used for these expensive pieces of string.

A no-frills treatise to teach us "how to cast effectively for the biggest fish under the most demanding situations".

You might think from the title that a trout angler wouldn't have much of a reason to read this book, but that is simply not true. If, while fishing, you have to deal with wind coming from various directions, you have to make a quick cast to a specific target, change direction, or cast for a bit of distance, this book will teach you a thing or two.

Drag-free drift is more than just adding a couple feet of 7x to your leader. Much more.

When I first heard of this book, I couldn't help but wonder how an author could fill an entire volume describing leaders and how they affect the drift of the fly. At what point does redundancy set in? How much material science to include? How many engineering principles? At what point do we leave the audience (anglers) behind?

In this article I will try to cover some advantages and disadvantages of the shooting head over the WF line, and I will thoroughly describe the way you can configure a good shooting head system for your rod.