Tying an Albright Knot

The Albright Knot is one of the most reliable connections for joining lines of unequal diameter or different material. The knot itself is not difficult to learn is is definitely worth it.

Step 1:
Bend a loop in the tag end of the backing and hold it with your thumb and forefinger. Insert the tag end of the fly line through the loop so that the tag end of the fly line rises above the loop (in the illustration above the fly line was curled so it wouldn't face upwards). Allow at least 8 to 10 inches on the fly line's tag end.

Step 2:
Slip the tag end of the fly line under your left thumb and pinch it against the two strands of the loop (of the backing). You're about to make a series of wraps with the tag end all around three strands working from LEFT to RIGHT.
The trick is to move your left hand to continue keeping pressure on the wraps as you make them. The first wrap with the tag end must reverse direction from the left to the right. Try to lay each wrap shoulder to shoulder with the one before it. 12 wraps should be sufficient with a single line.

Step 3:
After completing the wraps, insert the tag end of the fly line back through the loop so that it exits on the same side of the loop as it entered. Pull gently on the standing parts to jam the wraps together, holding the wraps lightly with your left thumb and forefinger, and start sliding them toward the closed end of the loop.

Step 4:
Hold the standing part of the backing in your left hand and push the wraps with your thumb and forefinger as you pull on the standing part of the fly line. Work SLOWLY so you don't slide the wraps over the end. Alternate pulling on the tag end of the fly line and the standing part until the wraps are jammed against the tag end. If you would like the tag end even tighter you can use pliers to pull a little extra.
To make sure the knot is securely seated, pull on the standing parts of both lines.

*unfortunately some of the wraps became piled in this photo*
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