| Fly Fishing is a method of fishing that utilizes an | | | | all good timing which comes from practice. You |
| artificial fly, a long flexible rod, a reel, and line. It is | | | | have to spend at least 15 minutes a day to |
| a very ancient and distinct angling method, | | | | become a good caster in a month. |
| developed primarily to catch trout and salmon but | | | | Proper stroking and correct stopping of the rod |
| which is now being used to catch other species | | | | are fundamental to good fly casting. The caster |
| such as pike, bass, and carp, as well as a wide | | | | loads all energy into the rod during the casting |
| range of marine species. Artificial flies are crafted | | | | stroke. The rod then releases this energy into the |
| and then tied onto a hook with thread, fur, | | | | line in the cast. The caster puts a short, |
| feathers and other materials in different sizes and | | | | low-energy stroke, into the top of the rod for |
| colors to match naturally occurring insect or | | | | short casts; while he loads a short, powerful |
| simply to attract a fish. | | | | stroke, into the middle and bottom of the rod for |
| There are several standard method of presenting | | | | a long cast. |
| a fly to the fish using a fly rod and fly line which | | | | Casting arc is the arc the rod makes in the air |
| involves many different casts such as Fly Cast, | | | | during the cast, which is small for short casts and |
| Spin Cast, Back Cast, Forward Cast, False Cast, | | | | large for long casts. Precisely stopping the rod |
| Roll Cast, 'S' Cast and Shooting Line. | | | | after the casting stroke is critical to forming the |
| The most commonly used being the spin casting | | | | casting loop and it allows the rod to unload, thus |
| and the fly-casting. In spin casting the weight of | | | | casting the line. |
| the trap pulls the line out of the reel. In fly-casting | | | | Fly fishers never need to cast more than 50 feet |
| the weight of the line is enough to carry the fly | | | | when fishing. Still becoming proficient at |
| to the fish. You must learn to use the rod to cast | | | | long-distance casting can improve all your casting. |
| the weight of the fly line. | | | | You should first learn to cast short distance i.e.30 |
| The line and fly attached to it goes in the direction | | | | feet and then practice at greater and greater |
| you point the rod tip during the cast. Good | | | | distances. |
| fly-casting is nothing to do about strength but it is | | | | |