If you are one of those people who have always wanted to take up fly fishing, but don’t want to embarrass yourself or hooking yourself or a friend, you’re not alone. Casting a fly rod is a real art and a little bit of science. Here are some simple instructions that should save you some embarrassment and even a little bit of pain.

The most important part of casting is to begin with your line raised properly. It is best to begin with a bamboo rod and double tapered floating fly line. Next attach an 8 foot tapered leader. Then tie on about three or four feet of tippet. For purposes of learning how to cast and practicing it is safer to use a piece of cardboard instead of a fly. Take a small piece of cardboard and cut it to be 1.5 x 1.5 inches. Tie it to the end of the tippet. This provides some weight, but it won’t hurt you or anything else in the event of an accident.

Next find a long flat surface that is free from obstacles where you can practice. An empty parking lot works well. No matter where you are, there should be nothing for 50 feet in front of you or 50 feet behind you and 50 feet above you. Once you have found this place you are ready to begin. Start by stripping out all of the tippet and leader plus about three feet of fly line. Holding the fly rod in your dominate hand and the line in your other hand point the rod tip down so it’s only an inch from the ground. The rod should be pointed strait out in front of you. Both of your arms should also be straight out in front of you. Then, with one fluid motion, bring the rod tip up quickly by bending your elbow and flipping your wrist back. The tip of the rod should arch slightly around the top of your shoulder and come back so it is even with your shoulder.

This motion should bring the line up off the ground, into the air and behind you. When the line is full in the air but behind your shoulder use your wrist to quickly flip rod tip into the 10 o’clock position. The line should sail forward over your shoulder and land straight out in front of you. Next, use the hand holding the line to strip out another three or four feet of line.

Using just your wrist, flip the rod tip back to the 2 o’clock position. When the line is in the air behind you flip your wrist quickly and bring the rod into the 10 o’clock position. Repeat this process several times adding more line each time until you have 30 or 40 feet of line before you. On the final forward cast using your wrist snap the rod tip down to the 9 o’clock position and at the same time let go of the line you are holding. This is called shooting the line and will lay out the line straight and flat. With a little practice you\’ll have the cast mastered in no time.

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