Category Archives: Fly Casting
Sunday Classic / Slowing Down and Casting Easier Can Improve Your Fly Cast
Read the title of this article and try to live by it. It's my attempt in "one sentence", to help fly anglers quickly improve their fly casting, and it's made me twice fly caster and fisherman I am today. There's lots more to fly casting than...
Sunday Classic / Has Distance Casting Hijacked Rod Design?
How often do you really make a 100 foot cast? Every time I visit a fly fishing trade show and walk by one of those 100' casting ponds filled shoulder to shoulder with anglers all trying their best to land their fly on the far end...
Why All Fly Anglers Should Be Watching Their Back Cast
By Kent Klewein No fly angler should ever feel ashamed to watch his/her back cast when trout fishing. In fact, if you make a habit of consistently watching your back cast, you'll become a much better fly caster overtime and catch a good deal more fish when...
Don’t Let The Two-Handed Rod Eat Your Brain
By Louis Cahill It's like the zombie apocalypse out there. When you pick up a two-handed rod for the first time, it's pretty common to experience information overload. It's like you pick this thing up, make one cast and discover that some bloodthirsty zombie has eaten your...
3 Ways to Improve Your Fly Casting on the Flats
About ten years ago, I embarked on my first international saltwater fly fishing trip, with a couple Texas boys I'd previously met while chasing peacock bass in the Amazon. The saltwater trip took place down in Mexico, specifically the Ascension Bay area. Our primary target...