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Learn How To Fly Cast
By Hikerpro | January 27, 2012
A question that I frequently come across includes “How hard is it to learn how to fly fish and cast?” While it may look difficult to the person that has never tried it before, with a good casting instructor it is not hard to learn the basics.
If you’ve ever stood by a river bank and watched a good fly angler cast, you probably thought it was a thing of beauty. Some do consider fly casting as an art form when it is done correctly with precision. Although it may look difficult, it’s not hard to learn. If you can locate an experienced instructor, that will make it all the more easier to learn.
Probably the biggest challenge new fly anglers face is getting the timing right in their casting. With a casting instructor, you will be able to catch mistakes and errors before they become bad habits.
Although you might be in a rush to learn more advanced casting methods, you should first master the basic roll cast. It might not be as pretty as other casting strokes, but it is one you need to learn first. Ian Scott writes that “this is an essential cast to learn and perfect.” Prior to beginning the conventional back and forth cast, employment of the roll cast is used to ensure there is an adequate length of fly line on the water in order to create surface tension with the line. Where a back cast cannot be made, it is helpful to be skilled with the roll cast in order to be able to still get your fly to where the fish are.
Learning the proper way to perform a back cast is next and this will help you with your forward cast, driving the line with distance to your target. In most situations, “false casting” is really not necessary if you have perfected your back and forward cast.
Spey casting is a more advanced casting technique (actually, a variety of techniques that are combined) which you may want to learn after you’re confident with the basics. Getting the roll cast down perfectly is vital for learning how to spey cast as the techniques are based upon it.
In the past few years, fly fishing has seen a surge in interest among women as well as men. Although lighter gear including shorter rods is usually required, even children can be taught to fly cast with a little patience. Interestingly, quite a number of new fly angers go on to learn fly tying and enjoy it even more than catching fish on the river!
You can learn more about this sport at this fly fishing page.
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