SAGE ADVICE SATURDAYPosted by admin on September 19th, 2009
Ok , I know casting is fun. Casting far is more fun, when you are good at it. It is like hitting a sweet drive, or like hitting the ball out of the park. Long casts have their place, but when fishing rivers and streams short precise accurate casts are way more productive. What does that mean? That means Short casts catch more fish. In my 15 year guide career I have witnessed more big fish casted over and spooked because the rock 15 ft further looked better than the huge fish feeding on the surface just off the oar blade. Don’t assume big fish always reward long casts. Stream reading and a great presentation trump long casts every time.
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- Salmon Fly Hatch Henry’s Fork 2009
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- Product of a Precision Cast
When you approach a stream , stop and observe what is going on before you start flailing the water. If you’re looking for rising fish, and that’s your thing, don’t cast until you find one. If you want to prospect with wets or dries, start short and then work it long. 10ft , 15ft, 20ft, 30ft, etc.. methodically dissect a piece of water then move to the next area and do the same thing again. Don’t just cast 60 ft of line into a run just because it looked better 60 ft out. You just put 20 fish down to get to one. I don’t mind missing fish. I don’t mind not catching tons of fish every day, but I don’t like spooking fish, and I do like to get what the river has to offer. So if you want to catch more fish while fishing rivers and streams, don’t cast too far!!!
Royce Klingler
