Fly fishing knots

Explore specific knots designed for every stage of your fly fishing setup, from backing to reel, fly line to leader, leader to tippet, tippet to tippet, creating loops, and more. Each of the knots has a very detailed step by step instruction with pictures so you can easily follow along.

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All Backing to reel Backing to fly line Fly line to leader Leader to tippet Tippet to tippet Tippet to fly Line to indicator Creating a loop
Albright Special fly fishing knot

Albright Special

Leader to tippet, fly line to leader

Arbor Knot fly fishing knot

Arbor Knot

Backing to reel

Blood Knot fly fishing knot

Blood Knot

Leader to tippet, tippet to tippet

Clinch Knot fly fishing knot

Clinch Knot

Tippet to fly

Davy Knot fly fishing knot

Davy Knot

Tippet to fly

Double Davy Knot fly fishing knot

Double Davy Knot

Tippet to fly

Double Surgeon's Loop fly fishing knot

Double Surgeon's Loop

Creating a loop

Eugene Bend Knot fly fishing knot

Eugene Bend Knot

Tippet to fly

Harvey Dry Fly Knot fly fishing knot

Harvey Dry Fly Knot

Tippet to fly

Homer Rhode Loop Knot fly fishing knot

Homer Rhode Loop Knot

Tippet to fly

Improved Clinch Knot fly fishing knot

Improved Clinch Knot

Tippet to fly

Indicator Knot fly fishing knot

Indicator Knot

Line to indicator

J Knot fly fishing knot

J Knot

Leader to tippet, tippet to tippet

Jack's Knot fly fishing knot

Jack's Knot

Tippet to fly

Loop-to-Loop Knot fly fishing knot

Loop-to-Loop Knot

Fly line to leader, backing to fly line

Nail Knot fly fishing knot

Nail Knot

Leader to tippet, fly line to leader

Needle Knot fly fishing knot

Needle Knot

Fly line to leader

No-slip Loop Knot fly fishing knot

No-slip Loop Knot

Tippet to fly

Orvis Tippet Knot fly fishing knot

Orvis Tippet Knot

Leader to tippet

Perfection Loop fly fishing knot

Perfection Loop

Leader to tippet, tippet to tippet

Surgeon's End Loop fly fishing knot

Surgeon's End Loop

Creating a loop

Surgeon's Knot fly fishing knot

Surgeon's Knot

Leader to tippet, tippet to tippet

Uni Knot fly fishing knot

Uni Knot

Backing to reel

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