Fly Fishing Glossary

In this online glossary you will find the definitions of the fly fishing terminology. From A to Z, there's always something to learn.

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A B C D E F G H I K L M N P R S T W X Y Z

A

AFTMA

Arbor

B

Back cast

Backing

Barbed hook

Barbless hook

Belly boat

Blood Knot

C

Catch and Release

Chest pack

Click drag

Conehead

D

Disc drag

Double Haul

Drift Boat

E

Euronymphing

F

False cast

Float tube

Floatant

Floating fly line

Forceps

Forward cast

G

Gear ratio

H

Hackle

I

Indicator

K

Knotless leader

L

Lanyard

Leader

Loop-to-loop connection

M

Matching the Hatch

Mending line

N

Nipper

P

Popper

R

Reel seat

Rod Action

Roll cast

S

Shooting Head (or Scandi/Scandinavian Line)

Sinking fly line

Slip Strike Indicator

Spey cast

Stripping basket

Switch rod

T

Tapered Leader

Tenkara Fly Fishing

Tippet

W

Wading Staff

Water Loading (Water Haul)

Weight forward (WF) fly line

Wet wading

X

X-rating (tippet)

Y

Yarn strike indicator

Z

Zinger