Summary
Leverage today’s technology of Zoom and VIdeo to improve your casting skills from the comfort of your home.
Investing in your fly casting skills is crucial to catching more fish and maximizing your time on the water. A good fly cast lets you accurately place your fly in various fishing situations, including tight areas, windy days, and complex currents. The size of your loop affects your accuracy, distance, and fly presentation, so it’s essential to learn how to cast both narrow and wide loops and understand when to use them. You will have the opportunity to leverage cutting-edge video software to maximize your skill-building.
Audience
This workshop is intended for anglers who wish to improve their casting skills and are willing to devote time to practice. It is not recommended for beginners, as it assumes prior on-the-water experience.
At the end of Workshop, you will have:
- A deeper appreciation for fly-casting.
- Increased capability and confidence in your casting skills.
- Increased the number of casts in your quiver.
- Learned to utilize video for continued casting skill development.
- A game plan to continue building your fly-casting skills.
The Workshop includes:
- Eight 2-hour interactive Zoom sessions
- Access to thirty-plus Instructional Videos for six months.
- A class content Workbook.
- A personal 1:1 casting video review.
- Increased the number of casts in your quiver.
- Periodic voiceovers on your casting videos.
- A 5:1 Student to Instructor ratio.
Details
The workshop has eight virtual Zoom sessions on Sundays from 3 to 5:00 PM (PST). The sessions begin on March 24 and end on May 19. Each session includes new casting material and an analysis of students’ casting videos. Sessions will be interactive. Be ready to:
- Ask and answer questions.
- Mime your cast in real-time.
- Give and receive feedback on your casting videos.
- Complete homework (practice) between sessions.
- A game plan to continue building your fly-casting skills.
Topics and Work Shop Session Dates
Your Foundation
1. The Fundamentals – PULD & Arm Mechanics 3/24/2024
2. Mastering the PULD & Casting Mechanics 3/31/2024
3. Roll Cast and Belgian Cast 4/7/2024
4. Speed, Planes, & Trajectory 4/14/2024
Getting to 40’ Plus
5. Slipping & Retrieving Line to 20’,30’,40’ 4/21/2024
6. Acuracy @ 20’, 30’, 40’ 5/5/2024
7. Reach Mends & Wiggle Mends 5/12/2024
8. Review & Next Steps 5/19/2024
Investments
For your casting videos to be analyzed, you will need to make the following investments:
- A tripod for a camera/mobile device (~$50 or more)
- Mobile Device Holder (~$25)
The following investments are suggested.
- A fly line that is easily seen – bright orange or fluorescent green (~$ 40to -$100)
- Echo Micro Practice Rod (~$40)
- 100’ Plastic Tape Measure (~$15)
- 4 Soccer Cones (~$15)
Click here to Sign up for the Spring 2024 Workshop.
Click here to get on a Waiting List for Future Workshops.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions.