Fly Lines for Fly Fishing

Fly Fishing Lines & Fly Line Reviews: Rio, AirFlo, Scientific Anglers, Sage, and others.

The Caddis fly Shop inventories fly fishing lines and develops fly line product reviews for Rio fly lines, AirFlo fly lines, Scientific Anglers SA fly lines, and Sage fly lines. We do carry a few specialized fly lines also, so if you do not see a fly fishing line you want, please call us and ask, because we just might have that Loop, Z-Spey, Teeny, Orvis, Monic, or Wulff taper fly line you seek. And if not, we will have a great substitute fly line based on our experience and the reviews of fly lines we conduct.

The fly fishing line is very close to the heart of our business and our ability to have fun fly fishing. The fly line is the means of transferring energy from our body, through the rod, and carrying our fly out to light gently or smartly upon the water we hope is hosting a giant fish. This is true whether we fish for tiny minnows or giant Musky: a fly fishing line properly matched to the fly rod and the fly is the key to inner peace and tranquility. ... view more

Guide Reviews on Fly Fishing Line

We have seen the availability of fly fishing lines go from very limited to almost more than the consumer/fly fisher can comprehend. As professionals, we strive to keep up on the latest developments in fly line technology and fly fishing lines that are available and best adapted to specialized fly fishing conditions; we therefore test and do fly line product reviews on current models of fly fishing lines and accomplish fly fishing line reviews for fly fishing lines under development. Prototype fly lines from SA Scientific Anglers, Rio, Airflo, Sage are fun to cast and fish.

Fly fishing lines for bonefish are different than fly fishing lines one would choose for permit or tarpon or chinook salmon or sea run cutthroat, or lake trout. Interestingly, most excellent fly lines for bonefish are offered by Scientific Anglers SA, Rio, and Airflo, giving us a lot of good choices these days. the same is true for Spey fly lines and Spey Skagit and Scandi compact fly lines by Rio and Airflo. SA also offers very good Spey fly line and spey shooting head lines in the Skagit, Scandinavian, and long belly fly line styles. We have found that effective fly fishing for certain species can indeed require the use of fairly specific fly line types.

We fish fly line prototypes every year and provide advice and fly line reviews to manufacturers to help develop superior products. Is there a single "best" fly line brand? We think not. Rio, Airflo, SA, Sage, and others all offer excellent fly lines for specialized fly fishing conditions. Having access to virtually every fly line in the universe, testing these lines, and fishing these fly lines, has taught us that all of the fly line brands our customers request include most excellent products. Take a peek in our Simms or Sage fly fishing gear bags when we go fishing. You will see fly lines on our reels from Scientific Anglers SA , Rio, Airflo, and Sage - at the very least. No kidding.

We invite you to browse our selection of Airflo, Rio, SA, and Sage fly fishing lines and call us if you have questions about our experience or on water reviews of various fly lines. Thank you for your attention. We have professional fly line testers standing by the phone, awaiting your call. Unless they are on a burrito run or trying to catch some ZZZZZs before a fishing trip. If no one answers, leave a message and our line testers will return your call, smartly.

We will be back at the Shop early Monday, re-stocking our shelves with fly lines from Rio, AirFlo, SA, and Sage. Oooops, I see a dozen boxes of Airflo Skagit Compact and Scandi Compact fly lines in the corner, just delivered by Fed Ex, I think. Egads! There is a crate of Rio Outbound fly lines there too, waiting to be stacked on our wall of fly lines. Too bad that Simms fly fishing doesn't make fly lines, cuz we would give them a try too. Oh well - - -