Fly Casting

Once again I will add that my suggestion is to get some professional tuition from an experienced professional instructor. Being a capable fly fisher is one thing, being able to impart that on to another person and help eradicate any bad habits that have been picked up, is quite another thing. Make sure that you are confident in the ability of your fly fishing instructor. Look for a course covering a few days and some in depth training.

The basic skills of fly casting can be practiced on grass. Your local park away from other people may be a good place. Set up your rod and line with a short leader and tie on a small tag of wool. Always make sure that you have a leader attached before casting your line, otherwise you may well ruin the tip of your rod. Until you have a good deal of control you are best not to use a fly. Get in the habit of wearing glasses whenever you fish to protect your eyes from stray hooks, even experienced fly fishers have lost an eye, having been struck by a fly.

Fly casting is not about brute strength or force; it is about rhythm and timing. It is the fly line that propels the fly, not the rod. Getting the line in the air and having a smoothly flowing line that rolls out until it extends fully in front, is the essence of fly fishing.