If you want better fly fishing to improve your catch. (and who doesn’t) There are
many things you can work on. But you’ve got to start somewhere,
right? So let’s look at your casting technique. This is one of the
most common reasons for a poor catch.
Does your cast end up with the leader collapsing into a tangled
heap, If this is the case, first check your back cast. It should unroll
in a neat, tight loop and then fully straighten out, before you start
on the forward cast. Also what length of leader should you be
using?
If you have plenty of space, a twelve foot leader is great for keeping
your line well away from the fish, but only if you have the skills
necessary to get it to turn over and straighten out. A 9 foot leader
will be easier to cast and easier to present the fly to the fish, while
still keeping the fly line a good distance away, and you can always
extend it further with a long tippet, although again you may then
have similar problems turning and straightening out.
The longer and finer the tippet, the more bites you’ll get. But only if
you are able to present the fly correctly. If space is too restricted
for long casts, go down to a 7 ½ foot leader. This will help you keep
more fly line in the air on the cast.
Experiment with different leader and tippet lengths and above all,
practice, practice, practice.
Many beginner fly fishermen think that they’re not catching
anything because they’re using the wrong fly, so they swap it for
another and cast again, and then they do it again. The problem with
this is: Each time you change flies, your leader gets shorter and the
tippet becomes thicker as you move up the tapered line. As you get
higher, threading the tippet through the eye of the fly hook
becomes more difficult, and the fish is more likely to notice the
tippet.
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