Fly Fishing Knots for Every Angler

Regardless of your level of expertise, it is important as an angler to be familiar with a few different fly fishing knots as well as their special uses. Learning how to tie your own knots is a skill you can learn with practice and gives you the confidence and satisfaction to go beyond the basics.

Tying a blood-knot is a valuable skill for any angler to learn, but it requires a bit of practice to tie this type of knot without special fly fishing tools. The blood knot joins a pair of monofilament lines, yielding a compact knot with excellent tensile strength for a straight fly line. Practicing this knot without fly equipment is very time-consuming but proves to be extremely valuable.
The surgeon-knot is similar in strength to a blood knot. However because it is simpler to tie it is also more bulky, yielding a line that is slightly angled.
So-named because of the needle required for threading the monofilament line, a needle-knot yields a tidy, straight knot characterized by the strong transition between the leader and fly line.
No needle is necessary when tying a nailless-nail-knot. Since this type of knot is tied around the fly line it is unreliable in comparison to a needle-knot. The nail-knot is vulnerable to slippage if the fly line coating detaches.
Finally, the perfection-knot gets its name from its perfectly even and secure loop configuration. A loop-to-loop attachment is handy for attaching fly lines to leaders quickly.
There are more knots that anglers may wish to add to their repertoire; however, these rudimentary fly fishing knots form a solid foundation for any angler to build upon.

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