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Improved Clinch Knot

The Improved Clinch Knot is recommended for tying your fly to your leader or tippet. It is a simple knot to tie and as you gain experience fly fishing, it will be as easy as tying your shoes laces.

Procedure:

Insert 5” to 6” of tippet through the eye of your fly hook. Make 5 or 6 turns with the tag end around the standing part of the tippet, turning away from the hook.

Push the tag end of tippet or leader through the opening between the hook eye and the first wrap. This creates an open tippet loop over the wraps.

Push the tag end through this open loop and pull slightly until the knot begins to close.

Moisten the knot area. Alternately pull on the standing portion of the tippet and the hook until the knot snugs up against the hook eye.

Trim the tag end.

Test the knot!

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