Casting my fly

[Mal Greene]

Kev, fly casting is not that difficult. To begin strip 20 or so feet of line from reel. Shake out 10 or so feet and initiate backcast. Count 1001(one thousand one), then start forward cast.Remember to stop backcast arm position at one o'clock. This allows the line to straighten for the forward cast. Stop forward cast at ten o'clock. Once the line straightens out before you drop rod tip to water to complete presentation. As for when to lift line from water it depends on what type of line you are using. A floater can be picked up with 40-50 feet of line out, where a sinking line must be stripped back to within 10-15 feet of rod tip before recasting. In either case a roll cast will lift line easiest for your next cast. Hope I was of some help. Mal