Fly Fishing from the bank - is it done?

Hello All,

I know nothing about fly fishing but my brother-in-law is coming out here
to fish and I thought I would try to learn something before he gets here.
So I signed up for a course and I just took my first fly fishing class last
night (first of 5 in the course). And I had a question that only occurred
to me after I left.

In the course they talked about rods, reels, line, and waders. When
talking about the waders they told some horror stories about people fishing
in cold water in the wrong gear and getting hypothermia and the like. On
the way home I got to wondering why you wouldn't just fish from the shore
if the water was really cold. So my question is: is it possible to fly
fish from the shore/bank or do you have to be in the water to fly-fish.
They did mention being in the boat but most of discussion seem to center
around standing in the water and how there are a number of dangers - like
hypothermia or falling over and getting water in the waders and the like.

TIA
Bob

Well, don't know about falling over or hypothermia, but I do know that most
of the places I fish have trees and bushes along the shore. You need to get
out into the water to be able to cast.
--
Frank Reid
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"Frank Reid" wrote in message
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Well, don't know about falling over or hypothermia, but I do know that
most of the places I fish have trees and bushes along the shore. You need
to get out into the water to be able to cast.
--
Frank Reid
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Although I prefer wadding, it is possible to fly-fish from the bank, the
most common cast believe it or not is not up in the air, but it's the
rollcast. Beautiful cast when done right. 40-60ft rollcast are not uncommon,
and like other casting strokes, it takes a lot of practice.
-tom

Tom Nakashima wrote:

Although I prefer wadding, it is possible to fly-fish from the bank, the
most common cast believe it or not is not up in the air, but it's the
rollcast. Beautiful cast when done right. 40-60ft rollcast are not uncommon,
and like other casting strokes, it takes a lot of practice.

A DT line helps.

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I must be roll casting wrongly as 30ft would be my limit with the 5wt..
although I usually find that is enough distance anyway as the trout seem to
prefer to be in a channel near the bank rather than in midstream

"detoor" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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I must be roll casting wrongly as 30ft would be my limit with the 5wt..
although I usually find that is enough distance anyway as the trout seem to
prefer to be in a channel near the bank rather than in midstream

Go here and watch this;
http://www.bartdezwaan.nl/rollcast/rollcasting.htm

TL
MC

Mike Connor wrote:
"detoor" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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I must be roll casting wrongly as 30ft would be my limit with the 5wt..
although I usually find that is enough distance anyway as the trout seem to
prefer to be in a channel near the bank rather than in midstream


Go here and watch this;
http://www.bartdezwaan.nl/rollcast/rollcasting.htm

Excellent video, Mike, thanks. The slow motion version is especially
helpful. Position of the hands over the head at the beginning of the
cast, and a brisk (and relatively long!) haul, seem to be important.

That said, I wonder if folks don't often confuse "a 40ft roll cast" with
"roll casting 40ft of line". I could be wrong, but looking at that
video repeatedly and trying to pinpoint the end of the line, it doesn't
seem to me that he has 16m (52ft, or more than 5 rod lengths) of line
out past the rod tip.....

Take into account a rod length of 9ft and leader/tippet length of 9-10
feet, and a real-life 40ft roll cast isn't out of reach of most folks, I
think......

"Mike Connor" wrote in message
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"detoor" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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I must be roll casting wrongly as 30ft would be my limit with the 5wt..
although I usually find that is enough distance anyway as the trout seem
to prefer to be in a channel near the bank rather than in midstream

Go here and watch this;
http://www.bartdezwaan.nl/rollcast/rollcasting.htm

TL
MC

Good video Mike, on the rollcast.
Also note that the caster added in a front haul.
Start with a short distance, 30 ft is fine until you get the technique down.
Also anchor the line to start.
Once you feel comfortable, you can add the front haul and go for greater
distance.
-tom

"detoor" wrote in message
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I must be roll casting wrongly as 30ft would be my limit with the 5wt..
although I usually find that is enough distance anyway as the trout seem to
prefer to be in a channel near the bank rather than in midstream

There are a lot of factors that come into play in making a long roll cast.
Skill is important, of course, but so are tools......and how you measure.

If you've got an 8-1/2 foot rod and a 2-1/2 foot arm, that's ten feet right
there. Add ten feet of leader, and you only need to have 20 feet of line
out to make a 40 foot cast.

Obviously, if you're tall....and you lean forward.....and you've got long
arms.....and you've got a long rod.....and you practice.......

Wolfgang

On 11/4/05 10:22 AM, in article , "Frank
Reid" wrote:

Well, don't know about falling over

SPLORK!

:-)

Bill