Macauley Lord
Macauley Lord trains and certifies casting instructors for the Federation of Fly Fishers and is head instructor at the L.L. Bean Fly Fishing Schools. This article is excerpted from his upcoming book, L.L. Bean Fly-Casting Handbook, Revised and Updated
Author Articles
The Belgian Cast
HIGH WATER ON IDAHO'S Big Lost River was forcing me to play a game I don't usually enjoy. The fish were deep and stodgy, and they wanted something dead-drifted. Their message was clear: No streamer madness, no hopper-dropper today; just tie a stone fly nymph to an anvil and feed us! So out came a size 6 Kaufmann's Stone and my biggest strike indicator. I...
Casting: The Elements of Style
IF YOU ARE LIKE most fly rodders you are stuck in your own casting style. It's probably holding you back from a more comfortable, accurate, or graceful cast. Even if you're new to fly fishing, you may already be an old-dog caster, a captive of a hard-wired casting style, but this article will help you break free. If you've ever gotten a sore arm or shoulder...
Beyond Competence, Part II
IN THE FIRST part of this series, we looked at techniques that advanced anglers use to help with the pickup and backcast. These tricks enable you to shave the number of strokes you need to get your fly back on the water at the end of a drift. In this article, we're going to look at two more advanced techniques. The first, shooting during the reach cast...
Beyond Competence, Part I
IF YOU CAN FINALLY CAST the fly out to about 45 feet comfortably, shoot some line, and make a decent roll cast, you are officially a competent fly caster. Now what? What do the experts do that you don't? How did that guy hook all those fish while you were struggling to get your first of the day, using the same fly? Clearly, these questions have multiple...
