Geartalk

Some Fly Casting Mistakes and Solutions

In a mechanically sound casting stroke, the elbow moves up on the backcast and down on the forward cast.

An Observation on Observation

One of the acute differences I see between professional anglers and amateurs is in their respective approaches and entry to water they’re about to fish.

A Brown Trout Quirk

Brown trout can take what feels like forever to come on to a hatch. Even then, they frequently give the impression that rising is something of a bother…

Two guides trailering a drift boat, Argentina.

The Tail Gunner

The “tail gunner” has the responsibility to watch the angler in the bow, and time fly casts accordingly.

Blue Winged Olive mayflies riding the surface of a spring creek.

Babysit Your Flies

So much is made of the notion that once you drop your flies on the water, you don’t want to mess with them…

Cutthroat trout feeding near the surface in a clear river or lake.

Timing Is Everything on Dry-Fly Presentations

Understanding the feeding rhythm of fish is critical to dry-fly fishing success.

Trout underwater in a mountain stream.

What Spooks Trout?

Every additional false cast diminishes your ability to hookup with a fish.

Man fly casting in Argentina.

Throw a Drink in My Face

One of the best tips ever written for the basic backcast.

Man casting on a forest lake in the summer.

All You Really Need to Know About the Double Haul

Being able to “double haul” as you cast a fly rod is an important key to adding distance to your cast.