IBM Hursley Fly Fishing Club - Fly Fishing Kit
To start to fly fish you will need some basic equipment. Fly fishing equipment can be expensive, so often people start with a beginners kit. Starting this way gives you the chance to evaluate the sport and learn the basics before investing in more expensive equipment that may well last you a life time.
This beginners kit assumes you will probably be fishing mostly small and medium trout lakes around the southern
England area, and will cover 80-90% of situations. You may also fish most rivers with this equipment, but to fish small streams, lighter equipment would be required. You may like to purchase a basic kit from one of the many Mail Order or Internet fishing tackle dealers. See our "other websites" page.
You may also find the following equipment useful.
A good tip is to invest a little money and get some professional casting tuition. The lessons should be approximately 1 hr each. Don't try to do to much in one go. Look for an instructor with APGAI certification.
Beginners Kit
This beginners kit assumes you will probably be fishing mostly small and medium trout lakes around the southern
England area, and will cover 80-90% of situations. You may also fish most rivers with this equipment, but to fish small streams, lighter equipment would be required. You may like to purchase a basic kit from one of the many Mail Order or Internet fishing tackle dealers. See our "other websites" page.
- UK Environment agency - Fishing Licence
- Polarized Sun Glasses for eye protection and to aid spotting the fish
- Fly Rod 9ft - 9ft 6ins #6 (ATFM 6 weight) medium action for beginners & intermediates
- Reel with disk drag ize #5/6 or #6/7
- Floating Line #6
- Sinking Line #6 (2-3 Inch/sec) or intermediate line #6 (0.5 - 1 inch/sec)
- Backing 150yds. Attach backing to reel, then backing to fly line.
- Tapered Leaders - 9ft 6-7lb breaking strain
- Tippet material 4lb & 6lb (attaches to front of tapered leader)
- Sinkant to degrease tippet and leader
- Selection of Flys, Nymphs, Buzzers, Drys, Wets & Lures
- Fly Box to store flies
- Floatant to aid dry flies float
- Landing net ideally with extending handle
- Priest (to dispatch fish on take only fisheries)
- Nippers to trim and cut tippet etc (Small Nail clippers are idea)
- Forceps to aid unhooking
- Bag - small holdall or satchel style to hold equipment (optional)
- Hat - baseball cap or beany style for head protection and to shade eyes (optional)
- Bass Bag or medium cool bag to keep catch fresh (optional)
Additional Useful Equipment
You may also find the following equipment useful.
- Fishing waistcoat (multi pockets and equipment loops)
- Marrow spoon similar to the image, used to check stomach content of your catch ( Match the Hatch)
- Waterproof jacket and trousers
- Wading or water proof boots (Wellingtons are always useful)
- Spare reel or spare spools
- Additional fly lines, like fast sinkers & sink tips
- Small towel - a bar towel size is ideal to wipe hands after handling fish.
- Filleting / Gutting knife
- Plastic bags or trout tube bags to store catch in fridge / freezer
- Fly Line cleaner
Casting Tuition
A good tip is to invest a little money and get some professional casting tuition. The lessons should be approximately 1 hr each. Don't try to do to much in one go. Look for an instructor with APGAI certification.
