17世纪的飞蝇钓发展状况对于史学家们来说几乎是一片空白。不过历史学家们仍旧依照现代人的知识对当时所使用的飞蝇钓器械进行了推断:钓竿的长度达到了14英尺或者更长,所使用的钓线是用马鬃制作,并不使用渔线轮。与15世纪的飞蝇钓器械相比,钓线缩短而相应的钓竿增长,这样做的好处是增强了器械的可操纵性(避免了长钓线在抛投过程中所受到较大阻力)。 The development of fly fishing in the 17th century is almost a blank space for historians. However, historians still use the knowledge of modern people to infer the fly fishing equipment used at the time: the fishing rod was 14 feet or more in length and the fishing line used was made of horsehide and did not use fishing line wheel. The benefits of shorter fishing lines and corresponding rod growth than fly fishing equipment in the 15th century have the added benefit of enhancing the maneuverability of the equipment (avoiding the long line of fishing being subjected to greater drag during the cast).