How to Tie a Water Knot: The Best Way

Water Knot Essentials:

The Water Knot is a very popular and traditional knot in fly fishing and a preffered knot by may traditional fly anglers for making droppers in leaders of casts.
It is can also used to add a paternoster links and in coarse fishing some anglers use it for hook links for fine presentation on pole rigs.

When to use the Water Knot when fishing

  • Joining two pieces of line of similar diameter.
  • Making tapering leaders or ‘casts’
  • Adding droppers to leaders
  • For adding a paternoster link

A Step by Step Guide to tie a Water Knot

Step 1:

Align the two pieces of line to be joined.

Step 1 of A Step by Step Guide to tie a Water Knot

Step 2:

Tie an overhand knot to form a loop with the two lines. Don’t draw tight yet.

Step 2 of A Step by Step Guide to tie a Water Knot

Step 3:

Repeat the over hand knot 3 more times.

Step 3 of A Step by Step Guide to tie a Water Knot

Step 4:

With the two sets of tag ends in each hand slowly and carefully draw the knot down, moistening as you go until good and tight & slowly pull tight. Trim of the tag ends as required.

Step 4 of A Step by Step Guide to tie a Water Knot

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