Basic Position – Stance, Elbow and Grip
Master casting instructor Joan Wulff explains the fundamental role of the hand and the arm in fly casting. Joan Wulff’s Dynamics of Fly Casting – “The Hand & the Arm”. [...]
Hastings Fly Fishers
A family-oriented fly-fishing club covering the Port Macquarie Hastings region, NSW.
Hastings Fly Fishers
A family-oriented fly-fishing club covering the Port Macquarie Hastings region, NSW.
Julian Tapping
Casting Basics – Loops
I found this site, sexyloops.com; it has pages of info on fly casting. Check out their section on flycasting. Loops (Beginners) – The forming of casting loops and false casting Loops (Intermediate) – Loop shape Tailing Loops – Tailing Loops Part 2 [...]
Tips for New and Experienced Fly Fishers
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Knot Terminology
We are often trying to learn new knots for fishing, boating or just around the home. Here is a short list of some knot terminology used at times when describing knotting or rope parts in general. One term we often…
Distance Casting – John Waters
The above video is John Waters talking about distance casting, but he has a great explanation of the basic position and casting stroke (we will talk about distance casting another time).
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Discussion – 5 Essentials of Fly Casting
Expert caster Carl “Bumcast” McNeil introduces the “Five Essentials” that are a part of any good fly cast. Table Of Contents 1. Remove Slack2. Timing3. Stroke Length4. Power Application5. Effective Loop 1. Remove Slack 1. Remove Slack The first essential…
Slack Line Casts
Reach Mend Wiggle Cast Pile Cast [...]
Types of Fly Lines Explained
There are a number of types of fly lines, one of the common differentiators of these is fly line density. Fly lines have different densities, each density is used for a different method of fly fishing. At the highest level,…
Spinning Deer Hair
Properly spinning and shave-shaping deer hair is one of the most challenging in fly tying, but the fish attracting successes of patterns utilising it make it an imperative to learn “how”. Patterns using the spun deer hair technique are generally…
Muddler Minnow
Download tying instructions
https://youtu.be/4KGBNKo_F7w
Tying the Muddler Minnow. Source: InTheRiffle.com
How to spin deer hair
First designed to imitate a small bottom-dwelling fish, Muddler Minnows are now tied as general attractor patterns and to imitate anything from caddis flies to grasshoppers.[...]