Anyone learning to cast a fly line thinks a lot about the backcast and the forward cast. But how much practice have you put into the pick up—that is, how you get the fly line off the water? In this helpful video, Capt. Chris Myers shows you how to best . . .
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Video Pro Tips: Why and How to Practice Fly Casting
A couple years ago, the folks at Mad River Outfitters in Columbus, Ohio, launched a new series about fly casting. In the latest episode, Brian Flechsig talks about one of the most important things you can do to become a better caster: practice. Every time . . .
Read MoreVideo Pro Tips: Understanding Tempo and Creep in Fly Casting
The folks at Mad River Outfitters in Columbus, Ohio, made a great series about fly casting. In this episode, Brian Flechsig talks about the importance of coming to a complete stop on the backcast and allowing the . . .
Read MorePro Tips: How to Correct 5 Common Casting Mistakes
Here’s a great video from the Orvis Fly Fishing Learning Center, featuring Pete Kutzer of the Orvis Fly-Fishing School in Manchester, Vermont. He has taught thousands of people how to cast, or how to cast better, and here he talks about the five . . .
Read MoreVideo: Why You Get “Wind Knots” and How to Fix the Problem
The latest in an ongoing series of videos about fly-casting, Brian Flechsig of Mad River Outfitters explains how “wind knots” happen—hint: it ain’t the wind—and what you can do to avoid them. The key is to avoid two things, casting creep on the . . .
Read MoreVideo: Learn to Double Haul in 5 Minutes
A lot of anglers struggle to learn the double haul, even when someone else demonstrates it for them. That’s why I like to post several different teaching methods for the same cast, in the hope that . . .
Read MoreVideo Pro Tips: How to Break Down and Put Away Your Fly Rod
This is the time of year when many folks are finally trying out the fly rods they got for Christmas. Yesterday, Pete Kutzer showed you how to set up your fly rod. Here, he demonstrates the process for putting it away at the end of a casting or fishing session . . .
Read MoreClassic Video Pro Tips: The 5 Essentials of Fly Casting
New Zealand-based On the Fly Productions—husband-and-wife team Carl McNeil and Jeanie Ackley—released “Casts that Catch Fish” quite a few years ago, fundamentally changing the way we look at casting videos. Carl’s brilliant technique and Jeanie’s . . .
Read MorePro Tip: The ONE Thing You Can Do to Become a Better Fly Fisherman in the New Year
A year has ended and a new one begins. Like most people, I look back and reflect on what the previous year has taught me or what insights I might have gleaned from all my time guiding. I am always wondering how to do it better or give my clients a more . . .
Read MoreVideo Pro Tips: How to Cast in the Wind
Here’s a helpful how-to video from Ben Sittig, a.k.a Huge Fly Fisherman, all about the fly-caster’s nemesis—the wind. How many times have you been frustrated by wind that won’t allow you to put your fly where you want it to go, or even worse, wind that . . .
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