Video: Learn to Double-Haul with Pete Kutzer

The double haul is probably one of the more misunderstood casts in all of fly fishing, in two ways. First, many anglers believe that the double haul is too difficult to learn, that it requires some mystical. . .

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Pro Tips: How to Use a Water Haul for Casting

There are times when regular casting just doesn’t work: it’s too windy, your two-nymph rig is just two heavy, or you simply don’t have the skill to cast as far as you need to. Fear not; there’s a way to get this done without the standard 10-and-2 motion. In . . .

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Video Pro Tips: How to Cast Tight Loops

Here’s another installment in a series about fly casting from the folks at Mad River Outfitters in Columbus, Ohio. Here, Brian Flechsig talks about why you want your casting loop to be tight, and then he shows you how to do it. In the process, he . . .

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Podcast: How to Practice Your Fly Casting, with Pete Kutzer

The better your casting, the more and fun you’ll have and the more relaxed you’ll be on the water. Pete Kutzer is one of the finest casting instructors in the world, and he’s one of the finest anglers you’ll meet. This means that he teaches casting as a way to . . .

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Video: 2 Fly-Casting Tips to Up Your Game

Here’s another good video in the ongoing series on fly casting from Brain Flechsig of Mad River Outfitters in Columbus, Ohio. Here, he offer two foundational tips: 1. always start and end the cast with your rod tip low; and 2. the timing of the cast is a . . .

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Video Tip: How to Make a Belgian (Oval) Cast

The Belgian Cast, also known as the “oval cast,” achieves a few things: it keeps the line under constant tension, it keeps the flies away from the caster on the back cast, and it ensures that. . .

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Video Pro Tips: Casting Lessons from Master Instructors

Our friends at Scientific Anglers have produced an excellent series of casting-instruction videos hosted by two modern masters: Bruce Richards and Jeff Wagner. Richards was the longtime head fly-line designer for Scientific Anglers and is responsible . . .

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