| I was put off of fly fishing for years simply because | | | | you so that the rod and line form a continuous |
| I thought it would be too hard to learn. There is so | | | | straight line. |
| much hype about casting a fly with a fly rod, | | | | (2)Hold the rod with your thumb resting on the top |
| different actions and movements that it all sounds | | | | of the handle. During the cast you will only be moving |
| too complicated for the poor beginner. Well the art | | | | your wrist and forearm and not your shoulder. |
| of casting a fly is in truth really quite simple, and with | | | | (3)Trap the line coming from the reel under a finger |
| a few beginner fly fishing techniques just about | | | | and raise the rod to about ten o'clock, then flick the |
| anyone can do it. | | | | rod backwards to pick the line up off the grass, and |
| With fly fishing your aim is to cast your fly and have | | | | propel it behind you until it is at one o'clock |
| it land naturally on the water so that it attracts fish. | | | | (4)Stop the movement sharply, and your wrist should |
| The main problem with this is that you have no | | | | be pointing straight up with the tip of the rod behind |
| weight on the end of your line to propel it to where | | | | you still at one o'clock. |
| you want it to go. Instead you are using a heavy | | | | (5)Now you have to pause slightly to let the line |
| main line with a short piece of very light line | | | | straighten out behind you until you feel a gentle tug |
| attached, onto which you tie your fly. | | | | (this is when the line is fully extended). |
| This means that you use the weight of the line itself | | | | (6)Sweep the rod forward and down, lowering your |
| to make the cast, and this involves letting out line a | | | | elbow at the same time. As the line unfurls release |
| little at a time, then casting it behind you, casting it | | | | the line trapped under your finger. |
| forwards, letting out more line, casting behind, | | | | (7)To increase the length of cast flick the rod back |
| bringing it forwards and so on. This is called false | | | | again and while trapping the line under your finger pull |
| casting and allows you to build up the cast until | | | | a few yards of line off with your other hand, cast |
| enough line is let out to land the fly where you want | | | | the rod forward as before and release the trapped |
| it. | | | | line. |
| With a small amount of practice this will get easier | | | | You are now fly fishing. You may be a bit awkward |
| and easier. Start off small by trying out your casting | | | | at first, but with a little practice you will look and feel |
| on an area of clear grass, in a field or a large garden, | | | | like a professional. These are just your first basic |
| there is no need to use a fly or hook at this point as | | | | steps to fly fishing, by picking up a few more |
| it could become snagged or injure someone. | | | | beginner fly fishing techniques you will soon learn all |
| (1)Let out about twenty feet of line in front of you, | | | | the secrets and tips of the fly fisherman. |
| stand nice and loose and point the rod in front of | | | | |