A systematic method of changing and controlling the various ways a fly rod moves.

Al Kyte has been teaching fly casting and fly fishing for thirty years through the University of California Extension and the Mel Krieger–directed Fenwick Schools. He is the author of Fly Fishing—Simple to Sophisticated and of numerous magazine articles. He lives in Moraga, California.

Fly casting might look easy—you just move the rod back and forth, right? Well, that’s true, but between “back” and “forth” a lot can go wrong. The perfect marriage of human skill and dexterity to the cork and graphite of today’s fly rods takes a good bit of work, and this is the how-to book that gets you around common mistakes and bad moves so you can develop the muscle memory that makes for easy, accurate, and highly successful fly casting.

Author Al Kyte’s instruction and numerous full-color photographs break down the parts of the cast to help you better understand what is happening and how to put all of the parts of your cast together to make noticeable improvements. Geared for fly casters of all skill levels, particularly beginning and intermediate casters, Kyte’s systematic method of changing and controlling the various ways a rod moves can help you approach those hard-to-reach fish and fool them into taking that favorite fly pattern in a strike.

The Orvis Guide to Better Fly Casting takes a problem-solving approach to making poor flycasters good, and good flycasters great. Orvis Pro Staffer Al Kyte explains the most fundamental aspects of the mechanics of fly-rod casting, the five so-called “rod variables”—tilt, stroke length, bend, angle of rotation, and speed—and then describes how subtle changes in these variables affect the way a fly rod moves. Using these fundamentals, anglers can learn how to control the rod, line, leader, and fly to achieve perfect presentations and improve their success on the water.

Imprint: The Lyons Press
Distributor: The Globe Pequot Press
Publication Date: 07-01-2008
Pages: 168
Measurements: 6.00in X 9.00in