Category Archives: Fly Casting
It’s All In The Wrist
If you're confused about how to use your wrist for a better fly cast, you're not alone. Plenty of anglers have been told not to use their wrist when they cast. The truth is, you cant make a good cast without using your wrist. It’s all...
Choosing a line for your switch rod Part 3 the RIO Switch and Skagit Short reviewed.
On a couple of steelhead trips last year I wound up fishing with borrowed rods. They were switch rods, a Winston and a Ross, and I had the chance to fish them for both summer and winter steelhead. I really liked the feel of these...
The Teardrop Cast
By Louis Cahill The Teardrop cast is a soft presentation fly cast that’s handy for targeting spooky fish. I learned this cast from a guide in the Bahamas. It was a day I’ll never forget. It was a dark, cloudy day but there was no wind. We...
Fly Casting: Power and Control
By Louis Cahill I’m just back from four days fishing for golden dorado at Parana on the Fly Lodge in Argentina. Dorado fishing is the most demanding fly fishing I know and, days later, I still have the sore muscles to prove it. We target these apex...
Fly-Fishing: The Stop
By Louis Cahill There is nothing more important about a fly cast than how it ends. There are a lot of moving parts in a fly cast. Plenty of things have to be done right for everything to go perfectly. That being said, you can get away...