Fly fishing is a highly technical sport with its own set of vocabulary, specialized equipment, and complex fishing techniques. For the beginning angler, trying to understand all this information without a thorough explanation can make the sport all but inviting.

These tutorials are designed to help you understand some of the basics and "get your feet wet." Understanding the fundamentals of the sport will aid your growth as an angler and maximize your time on the water.

The beginning angler should study all of the lessons and the intermediate angler should choose the topics needed for a refresher.

Place your mouse over the underlined and bold-faced words in the tutorials and a definition of the word will appear. These words are also listed in the glossary page for alphabetical indexing. If you find words that need to be defined, please send us an email and they will be added.

Enjoy the tutorials and let us know what you think.