Tying an Improved Clinch Knot

Ranking high in popularity for attaching the hook to your tippet, the Improved Clinch Knot is quick and easy to tie. Although it's breaking strength isn't the most impressive, this simple fly fishing knot works best with lines testing twelve pounds or less.

Step 1:
First thread the tag end of your tippet through the eye of the hook, allowing about 6 inches to be wrapped. Make five turns with the tag end around the standing part of the tippet.

Step 2:
After completing the turns, push the tag end through the small loop at the eye of the hook.

Step 3:
After pasing the tag end through the first small loop, slip it through the large loose loop formed when you put the tag end through the first small loop by the eye of the hook.

Step 4:
Moisten the knot to cause it to slide easier when you pull it. Pull on both the hook and standing part of the line to draw the knot tight. Trim the tag end close to the knot.

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