STEP THREE: leland fly fishing schools
Casting in the Wind at Distance
Forming a Loop --> Line Control --> Casting in the wind --> Private Onstream Instruction --> Mastering the Art of Fly Fishing
Your final casting class is devoted to casting in the wind and at a distance, learning to read water to achieve an effective presentation, and understanding specialty casts that allow you to change the shape of your fly line in the air.
A more thorough understanding of casting dyn
amics will enable you to add more power and line speed to your loops. The single and double haul casts, coupled with the power of the stop and aiming of loops, will lead to your mastery over wind and distance.
A critical piece of the casting puzzle is acquiring a drag free drift for proper presentation of your fly. The vagaries of differing water currents can be offset by the use of “aerial mending casts” that place slack line where you need it. You’ll learn the reach mend, the pile cast, the tuck cast, and the snake cast to achieve this goal.
We will familiarize you with the basics of how to find fish in a variety of habitats, and when you do, how to fight them, and more importantly, release them fast and effectively.
Step Three Curriculum
• Single Haul
• Double Haul
• Casting in the wind
• Casting for distance
• Specialty casts - reach cast, curve cast, tuck cast etc.
• How to get a good drift
• How to read a trout stream or a bonefish flat
• Hooking, fighting, landing, and releasing fish
Practice the skills from Step 3
and you will be ready for Step 4 Private On-stream Instruction
Price: $100 for one person or $80 per person (for a group up to four)
Dates: Arranged according to your schedule.
Time: Arranged according to your schedule.
Duration: Approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes
Location: Generally held at the Casting Ponds in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco.
Sign up now, or receive additional information about our Fly Fishing Schools, by calling our San Francisco Store, (415) 781-3474, or toll free, (866) 672-1959
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