| Being able to cast a fly fishing rod is one of the | | | | ahead, you'll flick your wrist forward at teh last |
| pure joys of fly fishing. It is a skill that requires | | | | second, trying to fling all the paint on the brush |
| practice in order to master. But when you get | | | | straight out in front of you. |
| good at it, your casting is fluid and effortless. | | | | As you do this forward flicking movement, shift |
| Looking at the back of large brook trout sitting | | | | your bodywieght forward onto your front foot. |
| underneath a low lying limb and then placing your | | | | This entire motion is one fluid movement. |
| dry fly just in front of his nose is a satisfying | | | | Now you'll reverse the process. |
| experience. Placing your fly line exactly where you | | | | Imagine that the brush is soaked with paint again. |
| want it to go increases your chances of catching | | | | Slowly bring your forearm backwards, keeping |
| a trout. | | | | your upper arm loose and relaxed, and letting |
| Here are some beginner fly fishing techniques to | | | | your forearm guide the rest of your body. Slowly |
| help you learn how to cast your fly rod for the | | | | rotate your shoulders back while keeping the |
| first time. | | | | brush angle still so that the paint doesn't spatter. |
| First, put the rod at your feet and stand in an | | | | As you bring your forearm past your body to the |
| open area with at least 20 yards of space both in | | | | rear, again flick the paintbrush backwards trying |
| front of you and behind you. Pretend you are | | | | to flick the paint straight behind you. |
| holdign a paintbrush in your dominant hand, and | | | | You can see that with each movement forward |
| stand comfortable with your dominant foot just | | | | and backwards, there is a slight pause at the |
| slightly in front of the non-dominant foot. Keeping | | | | extremes while you allow the momentum of your |
| your upper arm relaxed and your elbow bent at | | | | forearm combined with a flick of the wrist to |
| 90 degrees, begin to move your forearm, wrist | | | | throw the paint directly in front of you and |
| and hand forward horizontally, with the imaginary | | | | directly behind you. |
| paintbrush at about the level of your waist. | | | | Practice this motion with just the body over and |
| Imagine the paintbrush is dripping with paint and | | | | over again. when you feel like the motion |
| you are trying to flick the paint forward without | | | | becomes fluid, move your forearm from a |
| scattering any paint out to the sides. | | | | horizontal position close waist level to about a 45 |
| In order to do so, you'll move your forearm | | | | degree angle, like a pitcher trhowing sidearm. |
| smoothly forward with the paintbrush held out to | | | | Practice the motion again, and slowly progress |
| the side. If you flick your wrist forward too early, | | | | until the movement is done directly overhead. |
| teh paint will spray everywhere. In order to keep | | | | Take frequent breaks so that your arm doesn't |
| the paint on the brush, you'll want to minimize | | | | get tired and your form stays good. |
| swinging the handle of the brush as you move | | | | Feel like you've got it? |
| your arm forward. As your forearm moves | | | | Time to pick up the fly rod and try it for real! |