An essential requirement for distance casting is that maximum acceleration of the rod occur at the end of the casting stroke.
Wind is a fact of life in the West. If you’re going to fish out here, at some point you’ll be doing it in the wind.
Your backcast is where you load the power in the rod, and a stiff breeze will help straighten the line behind you.
Every additional false cast diminishes your ability to hookup with a fish.
One of the best tips ever written for the basic backcast.
Being able to “double haul” as you cast a fly rod is an important key to adding distance to your cast.
The number-one mistake most novice fly casters make is going back too far on the backcast.
Most anglers achieve the ten o’clock-two o’clock fly casting mechanics if they’re thinking “10 and 1”.
How tough will the day’s fishing conditions be?
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