Learning how to do fly fishing knots, or any fishing knots for that matter, is an essential skill that any fishing enthusiast should have.

Different knots serve different purposes like tying two lines together, shortening a  particularly long line, to name two.

Below is a list of some of the most popular knots used in fly fishing. A description  accompanies each of them to show how they are used in real-world fishing  situations.

Slip Knot – this is probably one of the most basic and most important knots in  fishing. This knot is used to fasten the line to the spool.

Constriction Knot – this is the type of knot which is used to tie two lines together, especially those made with different materials. However, its use isn’t advised on  modern lines made of different materials.

Albright Knot – not to be associated with the former British Prime Minister, this  knot is primarily used to tie the backing to the fly line. It can also be used to join lines of different diameters.

Surgeon’s Knot – a simple and neat way of tying to lines together. It can be best described as a double overhead knot.

Barrel Knot – also known as the Blood Knot, this is another way of tying two lines  together. Although weaker and more complicated than the Surgeons Knot, it is a  neater way of tying a knot.

tightlinevideo Published on Apr 21, 2015