Tying an Improved Clinch Knot

The first thing you need to do when tying an improved clinch knot is thread your tackle, as shown in the picture below. Please note, we are not using actual fly line in the pictures below. We are using something thicker so you can see the steps involved with tying an improved clinch knot in detail.

Now you need to take the tag end of your line and wrap it about five times around the part of the line going towards your rod. If you find it difficult to actually wrap the tag end around the line, some people simply hold the tag end and the line and twist the tackle so the line wraps itself.

Now you need to take your thumb and forefinger and pinch the coils together. Then take the tag end of the line in your other hand and run it through the very first loop above the eye of your tackle and then over the coils and through the loop that was just created, as shown in the pictures below.

Now pull on the tag end of your line and the line going towards your rod to tighten the improved clinch knot, as shown in picture E below. Once it is tightened, your knot should look similar to the improved clinch knot shown in picture F.