| There is an impression, often given by fishermen, that | | | | only way to truly get to grips with the method is to do |
| fly casting for beginner is almost impossible. It is an | | | | it yourself time and time again. |
| elusive art that requires years of practice is almost | | | | While it may take many years of fishing trips before |
| impossible to learn so don't even try. This is totally | | | | you get to the stage that you can cast a fly under any |
| false and with the right equipment and a few basic fly | | | | circumstances and be consistently accurate, learning |
| fishing instructions, you should be able to cast the line | | | | the art of fly casting for beginners is only one part of |
| reasonably well within a few hours. | | | | what should be an enjoyable experience. |
| Many people start their fly casting hobby after some | | | | Too many people get hung up on perfecting their fly |
| time spin fishing and have got used to having a weight | | | | casting technique but it is only one part of the fly |
| on the end of the fishing line that can be cast out. In | | | | fishing knowledge that a beginner must learn. There |
| this case the line plays almost no part in the casting. | | | | are other important factors as well. How to tie the |
| With the fly fishing cast, the fly has almost no weight | | | | correct types of knots in the line so that once you |
| so it is the thicker, heavier line itself that is cast. | | | | catch your prize you don't lose it once again leaving a |
| Since it is the line that we are casting, the matching of | | | | hook in the poor fish's mouth. |
| the fly fishing rod and the actual line is important or we | | | | Before you can catch a fish you have to get the fly to |
| will not be able to cast the line accurately for any | | | | it and you expert cast is only of use if you actually |
| distance. For this reason it is very important that you | | | | know where the fish is hiding and waiting for it's meal. |
| choose equipment that balanced and properly suited to | | | | The behaviour of fish depends on the weather, the |
| your particular fishing situation. | | | | conditions of the river and also something that makes |
| There are many descriptions of the standard fly | | | | them do exactly the opposite to what all the theory |
| casting technique consisting of the the backward cast | | | | says they should. This is one of the reasons that |
| and then the forward cast and abrupt stop but the | | | | makes fly fishing such an interesting sport. |