Which comes first?
 

"Tom Nakashima" wrote in message news:...

"Steve Thomas" wrote in message
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When you cast, should the line hit the water first, followed by the
fly?

Or should the fly hit the water first, followed by the line?

Steve Thomas

The overhead cast, the fly should hit the water first.
On the rollcast there are three variations of cast.
1. The low rollcast, where the line glides along the water, therefore
the line hits the water first.
2. Medium rollcast, line glides in the airs, almost in a straight line,
in this case the fly hits the water first.
3. Arialized rollcast, the fly hits the water first.

To get the fly to land on the water first, it's important to follow
through on the forward cast. By following through, that is to
stop the rod between 10-11 o'clock, then follow the rod to
the water without touching the surface. I usually lower the fly-rod
after the stop to about a foot off from the surface.
fwiw,
-tom

I forgot to mention the casting plane should also be slightly angled
such that your backcast is higher than the front.

This is for dry-fly
fwiw,
-tom