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Choosing a Cortland
Fly Line
   
Which Fly Line should you use?
By Species:
| Line size |
Fish species |
Fly Size |
| 1 + 2 |
Trout, Panfish |
#26 - #18 |
| 3 - 6 |
Trout, Bass, Panfish |
#24 - #2 |
| 7 + 8 |
Trout, Steelhead, Bonefish, Redfish, Atlantic
Salmon, Bass |
#12 - #1/0 |
| 9 - 11 |
Atlantic and Pacific Salmon, Bluefish, Small
Tarpon, Dorado, Striper, Permit |
#6 - #4/0 |
| 12 - 15 |
Tarpon, Billfish, Tuna |
#2/0 - #8/0 |
By Feeding habits:
Surface feeding species:
Use 2 to 6 weight weight-forward (WF) or double-taper (DT) floating fly lines.
Use size 12 through 22 flies.
Make extra delicates presentations of small flies on light tippet.
Recommended: 444 LAZER-Line, 444SL, 444 Floating and 444 Clear Creek Taper
Feeding just below the surface:
Use 4 to 10 weight weight-forward (WF) intermediate fly lines or sinking tips
Type 1.
Recommended: 444SL Ghosttip, 444SL Clear, 444 Clear Camo, 444SL 20'
Intermediate Sink Tip
Feeding deep in Stillwater:
Use 5 to 10 weight weight-forward (WF) uniform sinking or shooting taper or
Quick Descent lines.
Recommended: 444SL Quick Descents, 444SL Steady Sinks and 444 Sinking Shooting
Tapers.
Feeding near bottom in moving water:
Use 5 to 10 weight sink tip Type I - VI.
Recommended: 444SL Sink Tips, 444 Nymph Tip, 444 Sink Tip or Deep Nymphing Line.
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ANATOMY OF A FLY LINE
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