Fly Fishing Gift Ideas - Christmas Presents
By Rick Chapo, Thu Dec 8th

Coming up with gift ideas is a surprisingly simpletask. Here are a few gift ideas that will make greatChristmas presents.

Fly Fishing Gift Ideas

Fly fishing is much more than just a rod, fly, water and fish.Don't scoff. This is true and gives you plenty of fly fishinggift ideas for Christmas presents.

1. Wading Staff - Picture it in your mind. A clear, green riverflowing through majestic trees. The sun filtering through theleaves of the shadowy banks. A fly fisherman wading out into thestream...slipping and falling on his butt in the water. Ahhh, itwas going so well! A Wading Staff can keep derrieresdry by giving you something to support yourself while walkingacross wet rocks and slimy things in the deep. Typical staffsretract into a shorter stub for easy packing. Expect to paybetween $40 and $60 for something of solid construction. A greatfly fishing gift.

2. Quick Seine Nets - Ask a fly fisher about how to pick thebest fly for a location and you'll get a lecture on nymphs. Bynymphs, I mean the insects, not the randy historical figures.With fly fishing, insects tell the story on rivers. The QuickSeine Nets are tailored to help fisherman quickly and easilyanalyze the insect population at a fishing spot. The nets actlike a sieve in the water and let you scoop up the local insectpopulation. The size of a racquetball racket, you can free handthem or attach them   to your fish nets. Quick Seine Nets come ina few sizes, but cost no more than $25. Just plug the name intoa search engine to see the selection.

3. The Trout King - This book is the equivalent of the Shootoutat the O.K. Corral for enthusiasts. The storyrevolves around a tournament in an out of the waylocation. The undefeated local angler goes against an out oftown visitor. Both hate to lose. The friendly competition turnsserious and the pages just start flipping buy. You can buy itonline at any bookstore for $15 or so.

4. Nomad Journals - A little self-promotion here.Nomad Journals are compact writing journals that letanglers keep notes on their efforts. They can note the fishingconditions, which flies worked the best, who the fished with andnotes on what they should do differently next time. You canclick the link at the bottom of this article to see the journalsand expect to pay $25 for the journal and waterproof case.

Frankly, it is pretty hard to go wrong when buying fly fishinggifts. Any of the above gift ideas will make greatChristmas presents.

About the author:Rick Chapo is with http://www.nomadjournals.com/flyfishing.cfm -makers of journals. journals are greatfly fishing gifts for anglers and trips andvacations. Visit http://www.nomadjournaltrips.com for more flyfishing articles and stories.