| First off I want to say that fly casting is not | | | | the methods you are being taught, and thankfully |
| difficult, it does however require different arm | | | | the physics are simplified by observing a few |
| motions than other types of fishing. Learning to | | | | basic rules, you will overcome any initial difficulties |
| cast is often compared to learning a golf | | | | you meet. These are the rules of substance, |
| swing..........almost any golfer can teach you to swing | | | | because they are laws of physics and natural |
| a club, and you will almost certainly get hours of | | | | forces such as gravity. Fly casting is all about |
| enjoyment chasing a ball round a course, but it's | | | | adaptability, you have to learn how to load and |
| no substitute for an hour or so with a qualified | | | | unload the rod in a correct way. As long as the |
| professional. | | | | rod loads correctly, you can cast almost anyway |
| Spend one hour in the company of a good | | | | you like! |
| instructor and you will learn the basics of fly | | | | Fly casting is a very different to spin casting, with |
| casting. Learning to cast properly early on will | | | | a fly rod you always cast your line, not your lure. |
| save you heaps of frustration and should keep | | | | It is as much an art as a science, much like a |
| you from developing the bad habits that often | | | | perfecting a graceful golf swing or performing a |
| occur when beginners try to re-invent the wheel. | | | | perfect turn on skis. If you develop bad habits at |
| Fly casting is the foundation of the building block | | | | the beginning, overcoming them can be difficult, |
| that gets you along the road to becoming a | | | | but if you understand the principles of efficient fly |
| successful fly fisherman, whether you want to | | | | casting from the start learning to cast a fly will be |
| fish in streams or in rivers. | | | | easier. |
| Fly casting is done usually by throwing the line | | | | Fly casting is not something you will easily learn |
| back and forth in the air in what is usually called a | | | | from a textbook. You will need someone |
| front cast and a back cast before the fly is | | | | metaphorically holding your hand when you first |
| allowed to land on the water and it's this that is | | | | start out. If you decide to trust me on just one |
| usually what gives the beginner problems. To | | | | thing, it's that time with a qualified professional |
| master this relatively simple skill you need to | | | | instructor will be money well spent and will save |
| master a few fundamental rules such as achieving | | | | you hours of agony later down the line. |
| good timing. | | | | Fly fishing can be whatever you decide to make |
| If you manage to satisfy the physics related to | | | | it...........so above everything else, make it fun! |