Question:
I hear about and see fly fishermen fishing with two flies. How are they attached? Are they attached at the eye of the hook?
Answer:
It’s quite common to fly fish with more than one fly and there are quite a few ways to do it. The most common way is by tying on a length of monofilament onto the curved part of fly # 1 by using a clinch knot. Older anglers will pre-tie the clinch knot on their index finger and then transfer the knot onto fly #1 and pull the knot tight onto the fly. That leaves you with a length of monofilament hanging out the back end of fly #1. Tie fly #2 onto the monofilament no closer than 15 inches to fly #1 and presto you are fishing 2 flies. This is the old school way to do it and most of us still do it this way.
