| One of the beauties of fly fishing is that it is a | | | | If you're still having trouble with your cast, some |
| sport that people of all ages can enjoy. Young or | | | | of the reason may be that you have the wrong |
| old, fly fishing is at the same time both relaxing | | | | length rod. In fly fishing, your height and ability to |
| and challenging, as you get to be in peaceful areas | | | | handle a rod is the biggest factor in what size rod |
| of nature, but also need to summon all of your | | | | you want. If you are shot, especially if you are |
| skill to accurately dance a dry fly across the | | | | smaller than five foot five inches, you should not |
| surface of the water. The cast is by far the | | | | be using a very long rod. Using longer rods will |
| most difficult part of fly fishing for most people. | | | | make it much harder for you to cast accurately |
| Luckily, there are some general tips you can use | | | | and can drain your strength after using them for |
| to improve your cast of that you can land more | | | | just a few hours. |
| trout and salmon today. | | | | Buying a shorter or longer rod to accommodate |
| If you are a beginner, you have to work on your | | | | your throwing style may improve your cast |
| general casting abilities first. Find a wall or tree | | | | immediately. Also make sure to choose a rod with |
| somewhere that you can hang a piece of paper | | | | the type of action that fits your throwing style. |
| from. Imagine that the paper is a clock, or you | | | | This is many times a matter of personal |
| can also use an actual clock, and put pieces of | | | | preference, so make sure that you try out |
| tape at the places where eleven and one o'clock | | | | several different types of actions on different |
| would be. Practice casting and trying to hit these | | | | rods before you settle on which one you are |
| marks for a few minutes every day to help to | | | | going to buy. |
| improve your casting abilities. | | | | |