The Fly Fishing Glossary

The Fly Fishing Glossary is a list of definitions of fly fishing terms. Us fly fisherman are an interesting bunch when it comes to vocabulary, from the Jungle cock to Frogs fanny, newcomers to the sport can get utterly bewildered by the terminology.

So we've decided to create a reference of as many fly fishing terms as we can think of, showing definitions, photos, and any related flies.

If you've got a term we have missed and want added or your unsure of, let us know here and we'll try and explain it to the world!

What does really mean??

A

• Amadou Patch
• Attractor Pattern

B

• Barbed
• Barbless
• Big Mouth Doubles

C

• Catch-and-Release
• CDC

D

• Dapping
• Drag

F

• Floatants
• Floating Line
• Fly Fishing
• Flying Treble
• Fully Dressed Fly

G

• Goldhead
• Grayling

I

• Intermediate Line

J

• Jungle Cock

K

• Ken Sawada

L

• Low Water Doubles

P

• Partridge Salar

S

• Salmon
• Sedges
• Sinking Line
• Spey Dressing
• Spiders
• Surface Tension

V

• Varivas