Mindset
Big swell off Point No Point
Routines, purposelessness, wrist action, and our Member Drive fish reveal
Casting
Fly casting fundamentals, casting techniques, loop control, distance casting, and the mechanics of getting your fly where it needs to go. The art of the cast.
Casting
Making your first fly rod casts: It's not all in the wrist
Whether you're an absolute beginner or recovering gear angler, wrist control is critical to learning to load and cast a fly rod properly.
Learn
Pillar 4: Technique
Casting, fly presentation, dry flies, nymphing, streamers and more.
Newsletter
Rolling your own
If you wish to make a fly rod from scratch, you must first invent the universe.
Newsletter
How to not look like an idiot when you first start learning to fly fish
Three ways to conquer the self-consciousness that comes with beginning fly fishing and start building your fly fishing practice
Technique
The roll cast: A basic fly-fishing cast for tight spots
Whether it's the first cast you learn or the second, the roll cast is a hard-working and versatile arrow in your casting quiver.
Gear
From reel seat to tippet: understanding the anatomy of a fly-fishing rig
The knee bone connects to the thigh bone...the thigh bone connects to the hip bone...digging into all the things that attach to your fly rod, from reel seat to fly line to tippet.