Cortland Trout Series Headwater Fly Line

High-altitude meadow streams void of tree coverage, tiny freestone blue lines full of selective brook trout, and crystal clear limestone spring creeks-Cortland designed their Trout Series Headwater Fly Line for all these tough salmonid situations. Combining a true-to-weight line rating with a short body and front taper, this line lands flies softly while also loading rods effectively, especially up close. Cortland builds these lines with a supple braid core that prevents memory from building up when stored on the small reels that are so typically used in this style of fishing, and a muted olive color ensures stealth is at the front of every cast. Made in line weights 1 through 4 with Cortland's Shooting Technology, the Headwater Fly Line is ready to present anything from small ants across plunge pools to a sulphur spinner upstream of the trout that's been gulping all evening.

Features

Dual Welded Loops - Whether you're dealing with your backing-to-fly line connection or fly line-to-leader connection, there's no doubt that welded loops greatly simplify things. Cortland utilizes its Dual Welded Loop technology on the Trout Series Headwater Fly Line to make your days hassle-free while maintaining all of the strength that you need when the pool boss crushes your Elk Hair Caddis.

Shooting Technology (ST) - A technology created to decrease friction in your cast while increasing distance and shootability, Cortland's Shooting Technology gives this line a super-smooth finish that lasts for the line's life.

Heat-Tempered Surface Treatment (HTX) - A proprietary tech that drastically increases line slickness while sealing out dirt, grime, water scum, oil, and more, Cortland's Heat-Tempered Surface Treatment helps you increase casting distance while protecting your line from all of the adulterants you may encounter when bushwhacking into remote territory and across muddy stream banks.

Uses

Dry Flies, Nymphs, Wet Flies, and Streamers - A versatile line with a compact taper, Cortland's Trout Series Headwater Lines are made to present dry flies but have the versatility to cast nearly any fly in your small stream box. This line is an excellent choice when fish are looking up, but whenever you get to that lone plunge pool with 5' of depth, you can rest easily knowing that this line will have no issue swinging a small Sparkle Minnow down and across to hook the largest fish in the system.

Temp

Cold to Warm - Designed to tackle all of the small stream trout situations you can come up with, Cortland makes this series of lines for use in cold to moderate water temps. This allows you to nymph up fish on wintery afternoons just as well as you can send a hopper tight to the bank on an upstream presentation in the middle of summer.

Taper/Weight

Short Body and Front Taper - Cortland knows that when fishing small streams, up close casts are the norm, and they've created the perfect taper for these tight situations. Pairing a short body with a short front taper, this line does an excellent job at loading rods for those short-distance casts, however, whenever you've come to a glassy run that's 55' long, this compact taper and Cortland's Shooting Technology makes hitting the top of the pool just as easy.

More Info

Best for: Freshwater

Loops: Front Loop (Leader to Fly Line Connection) and Back Loop (Backing to Fly Line Connection)

Sinking/Floating: Floating

Other Resources

Fly Line Temps: Tropical Vs. Coldwater

Freshwater Fly Line Shootout & Buyer's Guide