Everyone knows how to make a back cast, but few people are capable of turning a back cast into a fishing cast with a proper delivery. . .
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Videos: Fly-Casting Lessons from an Aussie Master
Peter Morse is among Australia’s most well-known fly fishers, having once hosted a popular TV show about the sport. Although we’ve never met, he and I have been . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Hold Your Line Hand During a Cast
Here’s the latest video in our series featuring Pete Kutzer of the Orvis Fly Fishing Schools, in which he shows you how to hold your line hand during the cast. I know from my experience as a guide . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Cast Large or Heavy Flies
Many anglers find that their casting technique goes to pieces when they tie on a heavy streamer or large bass bug. In this great clip from “The Orvis Guide to Fly Fishing,” Orvis casting instructor . . .
Read MoreVideo Pro Tips: How to Make a Double Spey Cast
It took me about a week to really get the hang of the double Spey.
Photo by Alessio Falorni
One of the things that I learned in the run-up to my trip to the Norwegian Flyfishers Club last year is that learning to Spey cast from a book is virtually impossible. Because the cast is so . . .
Read MoreVideo Pro Tip: The “Hammer” Method of Fly Casting
One of the toughest things to explain to a new fly caster is how important the hard stop at the end of each stroke is. In this new video from Trout Unlimited, my friend Kirk Deeter offers a tip. . .
Read MoreVideo Tuesday Tip: How to Teach Kids to Fly Cast
As the end of the school year approaches, we hope that many fly fishers are taking the time to teach a youngster to cast. One sure way to discourage a young would-be fly caster, though, is to get bogged . . .
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 . . .
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” a few years ago, fundamentally changing the way. . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Make a Reach Mend
New Zealand-based On the Fly Productions—husband-and-wife team Carl McNeil and Jeanie Ackley—released “Casts that Catch Fish” seven years ago, which was a game-changing . . .
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