Casting Technique

Casting Technique

The diagram above shows a bird’s eye view of river with a fisher, using a double-handed fly-rod, in different casting situations, which are determined by the wind direction and the closest river bank.
By convention right and left apply when looking downstream. The diagram illustrates how the fisher must be adept at casting from both the left-hand and right-hand sides of the body in order to be able to cast efficiently under all conditions and to make sure that the fly is always upwind, so that it cannot cause injury.

The single Spey cast applies for all wind directions except a downstream wind. For an upstream wind there are two other casting methods that can be employed; the circle and the snap-T casts. For a downstream wind the double Spey or the snake-roll casts can be used. In the downloads below, explanations can be found of how to carry out each of these casts (the full library is in the process of preparation and new information sheets will be added as they are completed).

  two_handed_forward_cast.pdf (112.1 KiB)

  two_handed_single_spey_cast.pdf (124.4 KiB)

  two_handed_snake_roll_cast.pdf (147.7 KiB)

  two_handed_D_loop.pdf (90.0 KiB)

  two_handed_double_spey.pdf (126.5 KiB)

  two_handed_V_loop.pdf (97.0 KiB)

  single_handed_snap_T.pdf (84.5 KiB)

  single_handed_snap_Z.pdf (87.5 KiB)