Category: Casting Clinic

Can I Practice Fly Fishing in the Backyard?

Most fly fishers aren’t the kind that introduce themselves claiming that their abilities are inborn. We didn’t know a fly and rod were something until we were introduced to them, wore our determination hats, and kept on with the frequent practice sessions. There are guys with eye problems who fish better than chaps with absolutely

Fly Casting with Crosswinds

Another major difficulty when fly fishing is dealing with the problem of crosswinds. These can cause havoc with your fly casts and can be very dangerous to yourself, your fishing buddies or guides. These winds can push a fly into your direction which could possibly put an eye out or embedded in your head, not

Fly Casting into Wind

One of the major problems you will encounter when fly fishing is having to cast into the wind. At times it is impossible to get away from it. Say you are on one side of the lake and the wind is coming directly towards you. It is almost impossible to get your cast further than

Distance Fly Casting Techniques

Do you struggle to get your flies out to trout that are showing just out of reach say about the 20-30 yard distance? If so you are not alone. I too was only able to make short casts that reached about twice the length of the rod away and struggled to get to those lying

Reach Mend Fly Casting

Have you ever went to the river to try and catch a timid trout only to spook it time and time again because you cannot get you fly to the target area without disturbance? Then this cast is what you need. Technically not a fly fishing cast but an aerial line mend the reach mend

Shooting Head Fly Line Loading

Have you ever tried fishing with a shooting head fly line? It is different from normal weight forward fly casting in that there is extra weight set to the front on the line making it so the fly rod is already loaded and flexed without even having to put power into it. This extra weight

Fly Casting Practice Drills

How good are you at fly casting? Can you control your fly line and land you flies on a 1 foot target consistently. Can you change direction and cast to both left and right easily? If yes then congratulations you are a proficient fly caster and will have seen a marked increase in takes from trout and

Switch Fly Fishing Cast

What is the switch fly cast? The switch cast  is somewhere in between the roll cast and single spey cast. It is believed by some that this is a new cast but fly anglers have been performing it for hundreds of years. Its just become more prominent now as fishing suppliers have been targeting new

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