Category Archives: Fly Casting
10 Tips For Powering Your Fly Cast
By Louis Cahill A powerful fly cast is about technique and timing, not power and speed. That statement is often repeated, and it reminds me of something we used to say in martial arts. “Size and strength don’t matter…unless the other guy is bigger and stronger than...
Louis’s Saltwater Casting Drill
There's no debate, practicing your casting makes you a more effective angler. But all practice is not created equal. Simply heading down to the park and hucking as much line as possible doesn't accomplish much. A while back we published a practice routine recommended by Tim...
Better Bow and Arrow Cast: Video
By Louis Cahill Here’s a trick you may not know for making longer Bow-and-Arrow casts. If you love fishing small streams, then you probably know how to make a Bow-and-Arrow cast. It’s not rocket science. But, what if I told you I could show you how to...
The Single-Hand Snap T Cast: Video
Here’s a powerful spey cast you can make with your single-hand fly rod. The snap T is a familiar cast to any two-hand angler. It’s one of the essential spey casts, but its not just for the long rod. In fact, once you start using this...
The Double Spey, For Single Hand
Access to a couple of good Spey casts can be a game changer for single-hand fly anglers. All of the same physics that's at work in Spey casting carries over to the single-hand rod. Although Spey casting can be technical and intimidating for the uninitiated, it's...