Buying premade barbless hooks saves anglers a ton of time ... prefer octopus hooks for bead fishing when the fish run the rivers. Some fly guys will even use them to tie egg patterns or as the ...

So be careful. The best thing is to buy barbless hooks if you tie your own flies. Fortunately, they are sold in most fly-fishing shops. Barbless flies are available, too. The new proposed regulation ...

A “selective gear” designation does not mean the lake in question is for fly fishing only. While barbless flies are the most commonly used, any lure with barbless single-point hooks is also legal.

RareWaters fashions themselves as the “Airbnb of fly fishing.” The company ... No Trace” policy and practice ethical fishing (i.e.,catch and release fishing, barbless hooks). “We kind of join those ...

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