There is a very real tactile, aesthetic pleasure in good fly casting, quite apart from fishing.
Ninety-eight percent of us have major fundamental flaws in our casting strokes…
The rule of thumb for casting stroke length is this: short line, short stroke. Longer line, longer stroke.
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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