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Although there are many different knots used by anglers, there is a limited number of proven, basic knots. The following knots will cover most requirements from attaching your backing to the spool, or arbor, of your reel, attaching leaders to line, fly to leader and tying your own leaders.

 

 

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  Orvis knot
Sep 8, 2006
Another good knot but without quite the same degree of ultimate strength as the Trilene or Palomar knots.
  Trilene knot
Sep 8, 2006
This knot has the advantage that the tippet is passed twice through the eye of the hook which is known to improve dramatically the performance of most knots used to attach flies to tippets.
  Double turle knot
Sep 8, 2006
This is an improved and more secure version of the simple turle knot.
  Palomar knot
Sep 8, 2006
Ranks alongside the Trilene knot as the strongest knot for attaching a fly to a tippet.
  Turle knot
Sep 8, 2006
This knot is probably better with bigger flies where there is more room between the hackle or dressing and the eye.
  Tucked half blood knot or Improved clinch knot
Sep 8, 2006
This is one of a number of knots to use to attach a fly to the end of the tippet. The final tuck makes it a much more secure knot than the basic half blood knot.
  Loop to loop connection
Sep 8, 2006
Also used to connect the looped-end of a leader to a braided loop attached permanently to the end of a fly line.
  Perfection loop
Sep 8, 2006
The main benefit of this knot is that the loop formed lies directly in line with the main line.
  Surgeon's loop
Sep 8, 2006
A very good knot for making a loop in the end of a length of nylon and is easy to tie. By tying a surgeon's loop on the ends of two lengths of nylon, they can then be joined using a loop-to-loop connection.
  Double grinner or uni knot
Sep 6, 2006
This is an excellent knot for joining two lengths of nylon because the two halves of the knot are tightened independently.
  Surgeon's or water knot
Sep 6, 2006
The surgeon's knot or water knot is a good knot for joining lengths of nylon or leader material and can be used for attaching a tippet to the end of a leader.
  Blood knot
Sep 6, 2006
A good knot for joining lengths of nylon, for example when making up leaders.
  Nail-less nail knot
Sep 6, 2006
As no nail, tube or needle is required to tie this knot, it can be tied beside the water.
  Needle knot
Sep 6, 2006
This knot can be used to attach permanently a thick length of nylon to the end of the fly line, to which, in turn, the leader is attached.
 
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