One of the more important techniques to learn, reach casting is quite useful. This cast not only involves reaching, but angling with respect to you body. This is used for difficult cross-currents, overhanging trees, and drifting around large boulders.
2. Reach Casting: The standard cast is parallel to the direction the fisherman is facing, with line shooting horizontally, and falling vertically. When trying to avoid an obstacle or ensure a drag free drift, often times the cast needs to be made at the right angle to get the fly in the feeding lane. This portion of the reach cast is easy once there is comfort with the basic cast, only requiring practice. The second part of this cast has to do with line turnover. Depending on how much power is put into the cast, the line can make a "c", placing the fly around an obstacle, or avoid line drifting over the fish.
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