Leaders, Tippet & Essential Knots | The Beginners Guide to Fly Fishing in Australia | Part 4

Welcome back to part 4 of our beginners guide to fly fishing! Mickey explains the terminal end of your fly fishing rig, from connecting a leader, to tippet, to tying your first fly on. Leaders, tippet and knots are an essential part of fly fishing to understand and master, Mickey brilliantly explains all three in this video!
The Beginners Guide to Fly Fishing is a series of videos with Mickey Finn teaching the art of fly fishing, from the basics like the rod and reel to choosing a fly and how to fish different bodies of water. Whether you're a curious beginner or an aspiring angler, this series is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills needed to excel on the water.
Presented by Mickey Finn
Filmed and Edited by Pat Ryan
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Scientific Anglers Absolute Trout 9' Tapered Leader - 3 Pack - www.tomsoutdoors.com.au/colle...
Scientific Anglers Absolute Trout Tippet 30m - www.tomsoutdoors.com.au/colle...
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:26 The leader
1:39 Leaders for trout fishing
1:49 The X System
2:46 How to attach the leader to the fly line
4:32 How to tie a figure of eight loop knot
5:35 Tippet
6:54 How to attach the leader to the tippet with a double surgeons knot
9:24 How to attach a fly with a penny knot
11:11 Tying the whole system together

[@michaelscarano-is1sv]

I've watched all your how to videos on starting fly fishing and you really helped me out .

[@TomsOutdoorsFlyFishing]

Cheers! Glad it helped. Keep an eye out for our future episodes!

[@KatPeruLifeInView]

Mickey…loving your intro series. Question…if you need to change your fly, do you remove the tippet and the fly…to set up a new tippet with a different fly? Or just the fly?
I was thinking that you could reuse the tippet and fly, as long as the tippet was still in good condition.

[@TomsOutdoorsFlyFishing]

Hi! If your just changing the fly no need for a new tippet every time, just check the tippet for rough spots or knots when you do change over. Thanks for watching! Mickey

[@jds4935]

Don’t you use tippetring?? When you switch flies or nymphs, your tippet gets shorter and shorter and your leader will also become shorter when changing tippet...

[@TomsOutdoorsFlyFishing]

Very true! Tippet rings have their place and do the same job as a joining knot, like the double or triple surgeons. The reason we use tippet in the first place is to break down only the tippet and not the tapered leader.