444 Peach Double Taper

Goin’ Old Skool with a Peach DT with Seafoam 20#Micron on a like new Pflueger Sal-Trout (the original large arbor reel) mounted to a pristine Fenwick Fenglass FF 756! What a charming combo for light to medium sized streamers on some local Pennsylvania mid sized creeks. I intend to log many hours on this 3 ounce 6 weight rig - the DT5F has the perfect mass at distance to load this rod and fight fish in heavier current - inunderlinenmost of my glass to add a little speed boost to the casting mechanics. I’ve been fishing Cortland Lines since 1973 and don’t need to look anywhere else!

I have used these lines since I was about 12 years old. Still have a half of one of these from 50 years ago…still good. Visited your factory in NY at that age. Have sent a lot of people your way over my guiding life.

I actually purchased this line for my dad. It’s all he’ll use, ever since it came out in the 70’s. I’ve used it plenty myself on fenwick fiberglass, classic orvis rods, and my more modern Thomas and Thomas rods. The only reason I ever found to buy anything different is specialty lines for something very specific. For general all around trout fishing, from high stick nymphing, swinging wets, or laying down a dry, I believe this line is and always will remain the standard.

Having been exclusively a “Dry Fly” fisherman for decades, this line continues to be, IMO, the best line available for long life,/durability, control and presentation…..Great product!

I’ve been using Cortland double tapers for 30 years. They’ve always been a great casting line. I think that weight forward lines are a crutch for weak casting skill.

I’m on the water over 100 days a year. I wear out lines more quickly because of use. With double tapers, when you wear out one end of the line, simply flip them and fish the other end. Two lines for the price of one.🙂

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I remember my first flyline in the early 70s. It too was a Cortland double taper flyline. A good thing that, unlike most things, has not changed. Thank you Cortland Line Company.

I picked this up on a recommendation for my first fly line. Its affordable and works excellent! Feels great!

A perfect line for my bamboo 😊. Smooth, supple great presentations to spooky fish 👍

I’ve been using the 444 peach since I was a teen. I have tried other brands, and most preformed fine, but I always seem to come back to the 444 peach. Simply put, it cast and presents the fly in a smooth predictable manner. I like that it is built weight wise to the fly line standard. If I buy 4 weight, I get a 4 weight. If I wanted a 6 weight, I would buy a 6 weight.

i will be switching all reels to cortland

The 444 is perfect for my type of fishing. I use an FF84 and it's a great match!

This works great on my 5 wt Sweegrass 3 piece rod

Does exactly what it should. Great feel and easy casting.

This line has been great for the small streams and rivers I use this for. Easy through the guides, precise fly delivery, and rolls great. It's the first time I have used Cortland lines and this was purchased upon recommendation. I've since purchased the Cortland Micron backing and two other Cortland fly lines, the 333 in 5wt. and 7wt. , and I am looking forward to trying those soon. Will continue to use Cortland products in the future and will recommend to others. Thanks.

they are comfortable in the hand,easy to cast,long lasting,durable, and economical

Maybe the best overall line ever

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I have found nothing that can come close to the performance of the 444. It floats high on the surface film, as a floating line should. There is less friction when you pull the line off the water for the next cast. The 444 is a pure joy to fish.

bought this for the first time in the early eighties, still one of the best.

Been my favorite DT line for forty years. 😊😊

Great product! Provides a soft smooth presentation.

Love how easy this line is to cast! I am getting a lot more distance than with the line I had before.

Great fly line for my fiberglass and bamboo rods. This is all that my friend and I use now. We did try others and they weren’t worth the hype or the inflated price!

Shipping was on time and product performance is excellent. There is a very noticeable difference in casting ability comparing this to other brand lines. Will be using Cortland line from here on out for sure.

Bought this line to go on a custom bamboo fly rod, spooled up on an Orvis cfo fly reel,line performs flawlessly on this combo with dry flies . Absolutely fabulous!

This is my favorite line for my soft action fly rods; i.e. fiberglass and bamboo. It remains supple in cold water so during early spring fishing my line doesn't act like it's bee starched. I also like that it's one color. I'm not a fan of this new trend of multi colored line. I know when I'm out 30' I don't need my fly line to tell me.
Cortland 444 was the first fly line I ever bought. That was in the late 70's. I just retired it last year.

Recently I've rediscovered fiberglass rods. The "Peach" is perfect for my 6, 7, and 8 weight glass rods. The extra weight beyond 30 feet of line really helps make longer casts with the glass rods so much easier. We are seeing huge number of "...new" lines coming on the market, especially the "...long belly" versions. In reality a double taper line is the ultimate long belly. Few of us are going to make longer than 60 foot casts with a single hand rod in fresh water, so why not reap the advantages of this line and still get the same results as the long belly line.

A great line for bamboo rods!!

The 444 Peach Double Taper fly line is good quality and good value. I cut mine in half, thus getting two lines for the price of one. Almost all of my trout fishing is done with casts of less than 30 feet, so there is no point in having 90 feet of fly line on the reel. I can either load two reels with the two halves of the line, or store one half until the half that I'm using wears out.

The 444 Peach Double Taper lines are well within the AFTMA standards, so the 4 weight is really a 4 weight, the 5 weight is really a 5 weight, etc., unlike some fly lines that are heavier than advertised.