The sport of fly fishing is like most others – adequate knowledge of the required equipment is essential to the learning process. Walking into any fly shop and seeing the various types of equipment will undoubtedly overwhelm the novice angler.

This tutorial is designed to familiarize you with the names and the uses of standard fly fishing equipment. You'll probably learn more than you ever wanted to know about some of the tools we use on the water. Click the NEXT button to begin Lesson 1.