How would you recommend to go fly fishing?
Posted by admin on Friday, September 10th, 2010
I am a beginner in flyfishing. What method would you recommend. I tried the false cast already and was okay at it. What method is the easiest for beginners and could you give me links or give me instructions on how to do it?
Thanks
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Chaddon 10 Sep 2010 at 7:55 am 1Well, the false cast isn’t really just a method, it’s a mainstay of fly casting. The false cast enables you to adjust your distance, it’s how you aim your cast, and it can help to dry out your fly if you’re using a dry. Beginner or not, you have to master the basic cast if you want to fly fish.
The roll cast is also important, but I’m not going to even try to describe it. It’s best for situations where your back-cast area is not clear, and when you have a lot of unfriendly wind. There are many other variations on the basic cast, and these are handy for different conditions and settings, but you must be proficient in basic casting before you move on to those.
There are a number of casting videos on YouTube. Do a search on fly casting and watch a few. Some are pretty good, some suck. You can also get books and DVDs from your public library on fly casting, though I have to say that learning to cast from a book like learning to speak Spanish from someone who only speaks in sign language. Stick to DVDs for casting instruction. Sometimes schools, angling clubs, or other organizations have fly casting seminars. My chapter of Trout Unlimited has a couple free seminars each year. Check around your area for opportunities like that — the best way to learn casting is personal instruction. If you have some extra cash, consider a class.
grey_wormson 10 Sep 2010 at 8:01 am 2fist off practice in hazard free place without a hook… a field, parking lot, or some such…
once you got that recommends starting with a dry fly in flowing water… the fish are all in one spot, and it is easier to cast a dry fly then a weighted streamer or nymph… practice practice practice…
there is the roll cast which we use a lot because there is no back cast so we can cast from the bank with out getting our fly snagged in a tree… basically you whip a roll down the fly line which casts the hook out… when we bring our line in from the last cast we leave about 10 to 20 feet of line out, we point our rod straight up… and as the ling comes in we whip our rod down with force to send the roll down the line out casting it out… we let line go with our drag hand depending on how hard the line is going out or if we need to cut our cast short…
basically practice practice practice…
remember casting is only one part of hook presentation… we do sloppy casts all the time so we can get a better presentation with cross current casts… it’s all about getting the hook floating down the stream like it would naturally, and not being dragged by a line…
Family-Outdoors dot comon 10 Sep 2010 at 8:13 am 3The way I learned to be proficient with a fly rod was go cold turkey on my spin casting gear. Fish everywhere with your fly rod and you will learn over time…but it will take time. It is not just the casting techniques, but fly selection, learning knots, knowing fish species,…
I love fly fishing and cannot recommend it highly enough. Even when fish are not biting, the cast itself and the presentation brings me a sense of satisfaction.
The link below has step-by-step instructions over the course of several pages, the link to the next page found at the bottom of each. The page on casting has video instruction.
BOBBERon 10 Sep 2010 at 8:15 am 4Try going after pan fish like bluegill. They can be a lot of fun and very forgiving. Try a small popper.