{"id":8958,"date":"2022-09-13T20:35:16","date_gmt":"2022-09-14T00:35:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/?p=8958"},"modified":"2024-04-19T21:12:16","modified_gmt":"2024-04-20T01:12:16","slug":"where-did-fly-fishing-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/where-did-fly-fishing-start\/","title":{"rendered":"Where Did Fly Fishing Start"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>#kt-layout-id_854ad8-4f > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(#kt-layout-id_854ad8-4f > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}#kt-layout-id_854ad8-4f > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var( --global-kb-row-default-top, 25px );padding-bottom:var( --global-kb-row-default-bottom, 25px );padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}#kt-layout-id_854ad8-4f > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){#kt-layout-id_854ad8-4f > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){#kt-layout-id_854ad8-4f > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-rowlayout alignnone\"><div id=\"kt-layout-id_854ad8-4f\" class=\"kt-row-layout-inner kt-layout-id_854ad8-4f\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-gutter-default kt-v-gutter-default kt-row-valign-top kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-m-colapse-left-to-right kt-mobile-layout-row\"><style>.kadence-column_c38d00-dd > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;}.kadence-column_c38d00-dd > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column_c38d00-dd > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column_c38d00-dd > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column_c38d00-dd > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column_c38d00-dd > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column_c38d00-dd > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column_c38d00-dd{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column_c38d00-dd > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column_c38d00-dd > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column inner-column-1 kadence-column_c38d00-dd\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-image_eab7e3-f9 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image_eab7e3-f9\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/fly-fishing.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-8960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/fly-fishing.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/fly-fishing-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/fly-fishing-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/fly-fishing-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/fly-fishing-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/fly-fishing-800x600.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>What is fly fishing? Today people catch fish using artificial flies which they cast on a fly line or a fly rod. Using this method makes the fly line heavy enough to send the fly to the target. Flies are made to either sink or float depending on your personal preference. It is all the same principle no matter what type of fly you use: the fly is meant to lure the fish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nowadays, flies are made of artificial materials. Originally, flies were made with natural materials. The whole purpose is for the flies to look like local terrestrial and aquatic insects to catch more fish. There have been many different methods used all around the world throughout the ages of fly fishing. Here is a brief story of how the sport has been developing over the years.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>#kt-layout-id_fc1efd-cc > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(#kt-layout-id_fc1efd-cc > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}#kt-layout-id_fc1efd-cc > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var( --global-kb-row-default-top, 25px );padding-bottom:var( --global-kb-row-default-bottom, 25px );padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}#kt-layout-id_fc1efd-cc > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){#kt-layout-id_fc1efd-cc > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){#kt-layout-id_fc1efd-cc > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-rowlayout alignnone\"><div id=\"kt-layout-id_fc1efd-cc\" class=\"kt-row-layout-inner kt-layout-id_fc1efd-cc\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-gutter-default kt-v-gutter-default kt-row-valign-top kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-m-colapse-left-to-right kt-mobile-layout-row\"><style>.kadence-column_59ac1d-e2 > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;}.kadence-column_59ac1d-e2 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column_59ac1d-e2 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column_59ac1d-e2 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column_59ac1d-e2 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column_59ac1d-e2 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column_59ac1d-e2 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column_59ac1d-e2{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column_59ac1d-e2 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column_59ac1d-e2 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column inner-column-1 kadence-column_59ac1d-e2\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/beginning-of-fly-fishing.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8963\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/beginning-of-fly-fishing.jpg 900w, https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/beginning-of-fly-fishing-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/beginning-of-fly-fishing-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/beginning-of-fly-fishing-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/beginning-of-fly-fishing-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/beginning-of-fly-fishing-800x600.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_83ad05-a7, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_83ad05-a7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_83ad05-a7\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_83ad05-a7 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_83ad05-a7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_83ad05-a7\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading_83ad05-a7 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_83ad05-a7\"><strong>In the Beginning<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Fly fishing dates back to 200AD. The first ever reference to the angling fishing method was by Roman author Claudius Aelianus born in 175AD. Aelianus is believed to have written the first-ever account of the fishing method that utilizes flies.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>#kt-layout-id_5e79cc-8b > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(#kt-layout-id_5e79cc-8b > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}#kt-layout-id_5e79cc-8b > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var( --global-kb-row-default-top, 25px );padding-bottom:var( --global-kb-row-default-bottom, 25px );padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}#kt-layout-id_5e79cc-8b > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){#kt-layout-id_5e79cc-8b > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){#kt-layout-id_5e79cc-8b > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-rowlayout alignnone\"><div id=\"kt-layout-id_5e79cc-8b\" class=\"kt-row-layout-inner kt-layout-id_5e79cc-8b\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-gutter-default kt-v-gutter-default kt-row-valign-top kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-m-colapse-left-to-right kt-mobile-layout-row\"><style>.kadence-column_026576-53 > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;}.kadence-column_026576-53 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column_026576-53 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column_026576-53 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column_026576-53 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column_026576-53 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column_026576-53 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column_026576-53{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column_026576-53 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column_026576-53 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column inner-column-1 kadence-column_026576-53\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Fishing-from-the-earliest-times.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8964\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Fishing-from-the-earliest-times.jpg 900w, https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Fishing-from-the-earliest-times-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Fishing-from-the-earliest-times-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Fishing-from-the-earliest-times-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Fishing-from-the-earliest-times-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Fishing-from-the-earliest-times-800x600.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblio.com\/book\/fishing-earliest-times-radcliffe-william\/d\/481318470\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fishing from the Earliest Times by: Radcliffe, William<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_d6a2d3-58, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_d6a2d3-58[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_d6a2d3-58\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_d6a2d3-58 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_d6a2d3-58[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_d6a2d3-58\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading_d6a2d3-58 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_d6a2d3-58\"><strong>Claudius Aelian\u2019s Account<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In his early writing on \u201cThe Nature of Animals,\u201d he describes a unique way of fishing supposedly invented by Macedonians. He talks about a specific fish unique to a Macedonian river (the Astraeus) that feeds on flies native to that region. The indeginous people of that region called the fly species <em>Hippouros<\/em>. The flies look for food over the Astraeus River, never going far away from the fish swimming in the river below. This made it incredibly easy for the fish to jump and catch the flies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The natives observed this phenomenon and got a brilliant idea to use the flies to catch fish. However, since it\u2019s unclean for Macedonians to touch this specific fly species, they devised a way to fish without handling the flies. They decided to use red wool instead. They fastened the wool around a fishing hook then fixed two small feathers found from the underside of a cock\u2019s wattle. They used a six foot long rod and a line of the same length to catch the fish. After attaching their \u201cfake\u201d flies, they threw the line where the fish were to trick them. It worked, and fly fishing was born<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Aelianus\u2019s account the first fly fishing flies didn\u2019t try imitating flies exactly since the actual color of the flies found along the Astraeus River was yellow, yet they used red lures. There is speculation that the Hippouros flies found in the region actually change color when flying near the water which would explain the color discrepancy. However, this hasn\u2019t been proven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, in his book <em>Fishing from the Earliest Times<\/em> by William Radcliff (1921) credit for the earliest form of fly fishing with a feather should be given to Marcus Valerius Nartials. An avid fisherman, he wrote 200 years before Claudius the lines, \u201cWho has not seen the scarus rise. Decoyed and killed by fraudulent flies?\u201d (Scaurus being a fish.)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>#kt-layout-id_7433e7-a9 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(#kt-layout-id_7433e7-a9 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}#kt-layout-id_7433e7-a9 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var( --global-kb-row-default-top, 25px );padding-bottom:var( --global-kb-row-default-bottom, 25px );padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}#kt-layout-id_7433e7-a9 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){#kt-layout-id_7433e7-a9 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){#kt-layout-id_7433e7-a9 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-rowlayout alignnone\"><div id=\"kt-layout-id_7433e7-a9\" class=\"kt-row-layout-inner kt-layout-id_7433e7-a9\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-gutter-default kt-v-gutter-default kt-row-valign-top kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-m-colapse-left-to-right kt-mobile-layout-row\"><style>.kadence-column_a0f44a-f4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;}.kadence-column_a0f44a-f4 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column_a0f44a-f4 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column_a0f44a-f4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column_a0f44a-f4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column_a0f44a-f4 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column_a0f44a-f4 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column_a0f44a-f4{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column_a0f44a-f4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column_a0f44a-f4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column inner-column-1 kadence-column_a0f44a-f4\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"456\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/The-Treatyse-of-Fysshynge-wyth-an-Angle-1496.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8966\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/The-Treatyse-of-Fysshynge-wyth-an-Angle-1496.png 456w, https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/The-Treatyse-of-Fysshynge-wyth-an-Angle-1496-237x300.png 237w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 456px) 100vw, 456px\" \/><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gutenberg.org\/files\/57943\/57943-h\/57943-h.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Treatyse of Fysshynge wyth an Angle<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_3ede1e-86, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_3ede1e-86[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_3ede1e-86\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_3ede1e-86 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_3ede1e-86[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_3ede1e-86\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading_3ede1e-86 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_3ede1e-86\"><strong>Where It All Started<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Who invented fly fishing and the history of fly fishing are debatable topics and have patriotic trains of thought, especially from the historic fly fishing clubs around the world. But sportfishing began in earnest in 15th century England with the publishing of \u201cThe Treatyse of Fysshynge wyth an Angle\u201d (1496). Written by a local dignitary, Dame Juliana Barnes of St. Albans (although this is questioned by some historians), this article was one of the first to promote fishing for pleasure instead of food. The publishing of this work is widely considered to be the birth of modern angling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The modern art of fly dressing can be said to have been given its momentum by Charles Cotton, an English aristocrat (1620-1687) who added a section of fly fishing to the fifth addition of Isaak Walton&#8217;s semi-final work <em>The Compleat Angler<\/em> (1676). Cotton\u2019s significance was as a fly dresser rather than an angler and he studied in great detail the natural flies of his environment and endeavored to make artificial copies.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"813\" src=\"https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/The-Art-of-Angling-by-Richard-Bowlker-in-1747-1024x813.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8965\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/The-Art-of-Angling-by-Richard-Bowlker-in-1747-1024x813.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/The-Art-of-Angling-by-Richard-Bowlker-in-1747-600x476.jpg 600w, https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/The-Art-of-Angling-by-Richard-Bowlker-in-1747-300x238.jpg 300w, https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/The-Art-of-Angling-by-Richard-Bowlker-in-1747-768x610.jpg 768w, https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/The-Art-of-Angling-by-Richard-Bowlker-in-1747-1536x1219.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/The-Art-of-Angling-by-Richard-Bowlker-in-1747-2048x1625.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/The-Art-of-Angling-by-Richard-Bowlker-in-1747-500x397.jpg 500w, https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/The-Art-of-Angling-by-Richard-Bowlker-in-1747-800x635.jpg 800w, https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/The-Art-of-Angling-by-Richard-Bowlker-in-1747-1280x1016.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/The-Art-of-Angling-by-Richard-Bowlker-in-1747-1920x1524.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abebooks.com\/Art-Angling-Charles-Bowlker-H-Procter\/31139378339\/bd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Art of Angling by Richard Bowlker<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Further developments were collected and&nbsp; released in <em>The Art of Angling<\/em> by Richard Bowlker, in 1747. While \u201cThe Treatyse of Fysshynge wyth an Angle\u201d is considered the birth of modern sportfishing, <em>The Art of Angling<\/em> marks the start of modern fly fishing technique including dressing flies for certain species and specialized casting techniques for different situations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 18th and 19th centuries saw much progress towards modern fly fishing with Spanish silk gut replacing horsehair for leaders and lines, the development of reels, the appearance of guides on rods, and the tapering of lines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fly fishing continued evolving, mostly in the United Kingdom, with the emergence of angling clubs, several new books on technique and how to tie flies, and new methods for fishing thanks to the weeds that grew close to many British riverbanks. The Victorian era of fly fishing is also the era fly fishing jumped from a practical way to haul in dinner to an art form.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>#kt-layout-id_4599ce-84 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(#kt-layout-id_4599ce-84 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}#kt-layout-id_4599ce-84 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var( --global-kb-row-default-top, 25px );padding-bottom:var( --global-kb-row-default-bottom, 25px );padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}#kt-layout-id_4599ce-84 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){#kt-layout-id_4599ce-84 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){#kt-layout-id_4599ce-84 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-rowlayout alignnone\"><div id=\"kt-layout-id_4599ce-84\" class=\"kt-row-layout-inner kt-layout-id_4599ce-84\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-gutter-default kt-v-gutter-default kt-row-valign-top kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-m-colapse-left-to-right kt-mobile-layout-row\"><style>.kadence-column_6805e6-cb > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;}.kadence-column_6805e6-cb > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column_6805e6-cb > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column_6805e6-cb > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column_6805e6-cb > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column_6805e6-cb > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column_6805e6-cb > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column_6805e6-cb{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column_6805e6-cb > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column_6805e6-cb > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column inner-column-1 kadence-column_6805e6-cb\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/fly-fish-in-america.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8967\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/fly-fish-in-america.jpg 900w, https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/fly-fish-in-america-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/fly-fish-in-america-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/fly-fish-in-america-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/fly-fish-in-america-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/fly-fish-in-america-800x600.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_c39f78-2e, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_c39f78-2e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_c39f78-2e\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_c39f78-2e mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_c39f78-2e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_c39f78-2e\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading_c39f78-2e wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_c39f78-2e\"><strong>Fly Fish Comes to America<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In the 19th century, fly fishing caught on in America. Immigrants, pioneers, and settlers adopted the sport and democratized it. No longer the exclusive purview of the genteel, it was often subsistence fishing; \u2018catch and eat\u2019 overruled today\u2019s \u2018catch and release\u2019 ethic. At first, most of the fishing tackle was imported from England, but following the application of American ingenuity, small-scale home-based industries sprung up to supply the needs. The first fishing clubs were organized about this time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The United States had less rigid attitudes towards fly fishing methods compared to England. Both dry and wet fly fishing were adapted. American anglers, like Theodore Gordon, started using fly tackle to catch <a href=\"https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/top-10-best-trout-streams-in-the-eastern-u-s\/\">trout fish in rich streams<\/a> like the Beaverkill River and Willomec Creek in New York (considered the birthplace of American fly fishing). Many American fly anglers developed new fly patterns and documented them intensively, which popularized fly fishing in the U.S. as a sport.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>#kt-layout-id_e64e7a-e0 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(#kt-layout-id_e64e7a-e0 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}#kt-layout-id_e64e7a-e0 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var( --global-kb-row-default-top, 25px );padding-bottom:var( --global-kb-row-default-bottom, 25px );padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}#kt-layout-id_e64e7a-e0 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){#kt-layout-id_e64e7a-e0 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){#kt-layout-id_e64e7a-e0 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-rowlayout alignnone\"><div id=\"kt-layout-id_e64e7a-e0\" class=\"kt-row-layout-inner kt-layout-id_e64e7a-e0\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-gutter-default kt-v-gutter-default kt-row-valign-top kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-m-colapse-left-to-right kt-mobile-layout-row\"><style>.kadence-column_4eac2c-49 > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;}.kadence-column_4eac2c-49 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column_4eac2c-49 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column_4eac2c-49 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column_4eac2c-49 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column_4eac2c-49 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column_4eac2c-49 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column_4eac2c-49{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column_4eac2c-49 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column_4eac2c-49 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column inner-column-1 kadence-column_4eac2c-49\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/fly-fishing-rod.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8973\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/fly-fishing-rod.jpg 900w, https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/fly-fishing-rod-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/fly-fishing-rod-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/fly-fishing-rod-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/fly-fishing-rod-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/fly-fishing-rod-800x600.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_40a2f6-48, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_40a2f6-48[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_40a2f6-48\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_40a2f6-48 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_40a2f6-48[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_40a2f6-48\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading_40a2f6-48 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_40a2f6-48\"><strong>Evolution of Fishing Gear<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_3b5cfc-91, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_3b5cfc-91[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_3b5cfc-91\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_3b5cfc-91 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_3b5cfc-91[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_3b5cfc-91\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading_3b5cfc-91 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_3b5cfc-91\"><strong><em>Rods<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Fly rods originated from long sticks with the same length line. It was only in the 18th century that fly rods started to get guides on them because fly lines began to get longer and lighter and were attached to the reel and not the rod tip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jointed rods and hollowed out fly rods made them lighter and more user friendly; the concept of joining wood together to build a strong flexible rod was born. This led to the first recorded split cane rod made by violinist Samuel Phillips in 1845. This would change the fly fishing game forever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The introduction to new resin advancements and understandings led to fiberglass fly rods in the 1940s. The use of graphite to make fly rods came in 1973.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_55f522-ce, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_55f522-ce[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_55f522-ce\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_55f522-ce mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_55f522-ce[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_55f522-ce\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading_55f522-ce wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_55f522-ce\"><strong><em>Reels<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The earliest reels used in England were Nottingham reels and had no gears or anything fancy. The reel merely held the line. Reels progressed from brass, to wood, hand rubber and nickel silver, and finally to today\u2019s lightweight magnesium or aluminum.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_28dd6a-cd, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_28dd6a-cd[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_28dd6a-cd\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_28dd6a-cd mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_28dd6a-cd[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_28dd6a-cd\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading_28dd6a-cd wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_28dd6a-cd\"><strong><em>Fly Line<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The advancement of fly lines has been the most progressive, starting from joined horsehair to Spanish silk thread to modern synthetic lines.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>#kt-layout-id_c6de9b-ae > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(#kt-layout-id_c6de9b-ae > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}#kt-layout-id_c6de9b-ae > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var( --global-kb-row-default-top, 25px );padding-bottom:var( --global-kb-row-default-bottom, 25px );padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}#kt-layout-id_c6de9b-ae > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){#kt-layout-id_c6de9b-ae > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){#kt-layout-id_c6de9b-ae > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-rowlayout alignnone\"><div 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https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/fly-fishing-history-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/fly-fishing-history-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/fly-fishing-history-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/fly-fishing-history-800x600.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_5ac4c5-f2, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_5ac4c5-f2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_5ac4c5-f2\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_5ac4c5-f2 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_5ac4c5-f2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_5ac4c5-f2\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading_5ac4c5-f2 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_5ac4c5-f2\"><strong>Fly Fishing Today<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Fly fishing has slowly grown over hundreds of years from practicality, to fascination, to its modern status as a soul-pleasing hobby that can lead to some good meals too. Fly fishing has become a popular way to escape reality for a few hours or days and to connect with the natural beauty of the outdoors.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>#kt-layout-id_34ba09-ae > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(#kt-layout-id_34ba09-ae > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}#kt-layout-id_34ba09-ae > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var( --global-kb-row-default-top, 25px );padding-bottom:var( --global-kb-row-default-bottom, 25px );padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}#kt-layout-id_34ba09-ae > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){#kt-layout-id_34ba09-ae > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){#kt-layout-id_34ba09-ae > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-rowlayout alignnone\"><div id=\"kt-layout-id_34ba09-ae\" class=\"kt-row-layout-inner kt-layout-id_34ba09-ae\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-gutter-default kt-v-gutter-default kt-row-valign-top kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-m-colapse-left-to-right kt-mobile-layout-row\"><style>.kadence-column_2159cb-32 > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;}.kadence-column_2159cb-32 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column_2159cb-32 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column_2159cb-32 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column_2159cb-32 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column_2159cb-32 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column_2159cb-32 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column_2159cb-32{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column_2159cb-32 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column_2159cb-32 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column inner-column-1 kadence-column_2159cb-32\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/next-step-in-fly-fishing-evolution.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8970\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/next-step-in-fly-fishing-evolution.jpg 900w, https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/next-step-in-fly-fishing-evolution-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/next-step-in-fly-fishing-evolution-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/next-step-in-fly-fishing-evolution-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/next-step-in-fly-fishing-evolution-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/next-step-in-fly-fishing-evolution-800x600.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_4033d1-49, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_4033d1-49[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_4033d1-49\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_4033d1-49 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_4033d1-49[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_4033d1-49\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading_4033d1-49 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_4033d1-49\"><strong>The Next Step in Fly Fishing\u2019s Evolution<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Where does fly fishing go from here? If recent trends are a good barometer, the evolution in fly fishing is moving into more urban environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the biggest obstacles to fly fishing\u2019s growth is access to fly fishing destinations and equipment, but thanks to online ordering and the development of urban green spaces, fly fishing is more accessible than ever before. No matter where you live you can order the world\u2019s best fly fishing gear and have it shipped directly to your doorstep. A great fish hole might be only a few miles away compared to a few hours away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019ve held off trying fly fishing because you can\u2019t take a couple of days off to drive to a spot, try searching \u201cYour city\u201d followed by \u201curban fly fishing\u201d and you\u2019ll be surprised how many fly fishing opportunities are closer than you think. Many fly fishing shops near urban hot spots offer lessons and equipment rentals to get you on the water right away.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>#kt-layout-id_735985-ac > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(#kt-layout-id_735985-ac > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}#kt-layout-id_735985-ac > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var( --global-kb-row-default-top, 25px );padding-bottom:var( --global-kb-row-default-bottom, 25px );padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}#kt-layout-id_735985-ac > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){#kt-layout-id_735985-ac > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){#kt-layout-id_735985-ac > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-rowlayout alignnone\"><div id=\"kt-layout-id_735985-ac\" class=\"kt-row-layout-inner kt-layout-id_735985-ac\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-gutter-default kt-v-gutter-default kt-row-valign-top kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-m-colapse-left-to-right kt-mobile-layout-row\"><style>.kadence-column_f8c6d4-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;}.kadence-column_f8c6d4-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column_f8c6d4-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column_f8c6d4-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column_f8c6d4-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column_f8c6d4-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column_f8c6d4-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column_f8c6d4-4d{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column_f8c6d4-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column_f8c6d4-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column inner-column-1 kadence-column_f8c6d4-4d\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/timeless-fly-fishing-hobby.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8971\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/timeless-fly-fishing-hobby.jpg 900w, https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/timeless-fly-fishing-hobby-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/timeless-fly-fishing-hobby-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/timeless-fly-fishing-hobby-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/timeless-fly-fishing-hobby-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/timeless-fly-fishing-hobby-800x600.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_5f2d92-ce, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_5f2d92-ce[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_5f2d92-ce\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_5f2d92-ce mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_5f2d92-ce[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_5f2d92-ce\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading_5f2d92-ce wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_5f2d92-ce\"><strong>A Timeless Hobby<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s hard to pin an exact date when fly fishing was born, but it\u2019s estimated our angling ancestors have been using flies for hundreds of years to reel in their catch. Fly fishing is evolving everyday but since before recorded history it\u2019s always been about a line and scoring a big fish for food or fun. When someone says fly fishing is a timeless hobby, they aren\u2019t joking.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who invented fly fishing and the history of fly fishing are debatable topics and have patriotic trains of thought, especially from the historic fly fishing clubs around the world. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8977,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"Where Did Fly Fishing Start","_seopress_titles_desc":"Fly fishing dates back to 200AD. The first ever reference to the angling fishing method was by Roman author Claudius Aelianus born in 175AD. 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