Fly Fishing Question

On Tue, 21 Aug 2007 06:54:47 -0700, "Tom Nakashima"
wrote:


"samurai" wrote in message
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I'm a happy and satisfied member (well almost) of a local club which
has access to many good stretches of the Upper Don in West Yorkshire,
UK. My biggest problem is casting into small pools overhung with trees
which both prevent easy overhead casting from the bank and pose a
problem if you're in the water! Advice, technique, tips please!

Thanks,

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There many variations of the rollcast.
One of which I learned is where you form the "D-loop" right front of you and
roll the line right on top of the water. The idea is to keep the line
moving as you do so. It's best to use a soft flyrod and double taper line.
I use this cast when there are overhangs or sweepers preventing the overhead
or normal rollcast. It's also more of a finesse cast rather than a power
cast as with most of the variations of the rollcast. Practice the "over the
shoulder rollcast" as well, you'll need it depending on which way the wind
is blowing.
-tom

FWIW, a side roll cast can be used effectively to get under brush, but
it requires practice and a pretty specific execution, but IMO,
rod-vertical roll casts aren't the cast of choice. Roll casts in
general did not evolve to solve clearance problems at the presentation
end, but rather at the caster's end, of the cast (and granted, roll cast
variants do have other applications).

Not to tout any alleged "expert" but Lefty Kreh is big on roll casts and
variants and I know that he has covered it in some depth on several
occasions (if one has "Presenting the Fly," I'm 99% certain it's in
there).

TC,
R