Fly Casting

The Basics:

Keep this in mind; most trout taken on a fly rod are hooked within 25 feet of the fisherman.  It is a lot easier to cast short distances like this for the beginner, so, don’t be intimidated by what is overemphasized as being the most important aspect to fly fishing - fly casting.  Later I’ll talk a little bit about different casting problems and the skills needed to improve all around casting. But, for the beginner, it should take just a little practice to effectively cast a fly short distances.  Before you experienced Anglers start tearing me a new one here I am suggesting that it takes more than great casting to catch fish.  A beautiful and accurate 80 foot cast will do you no good if there is drag on your drift and you are using the wrong fly.  So, since casting is a necessity of fly fishing, let’s talk about the basics of getting the fly to the trout.  Oh, yeah, you will need a fly rod.