Table of Contents

AcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart 1. Fly-Casting MechanicsFly-Rod MechanicsRod-Arm MechanicsThe Closed StancePart 2. LessonsLesson 1. The Roll CastLesson 2. The Pick-Up-and-Lay-Down CastLesson 3. False CastingLesson 4. Shooting LineLesson 5. Casting in All PlanesLesson 6. Drift and Follow-ThroughLesson 7. Off-Vertical Casting from the Open StanceAdvanced Lesson: HaulingAppendixGlossaryReading and Viewing for the Student of Fly CastingTroubleshooting Common Casting ProblemsIndex

About the Author

A fly-fisher since age seven, George V. Roberts, Jr. is the author of A Fly-Fishers Guide to Saltwater Naturals and Their Imitation (Ragged Mountain Press/McGraw-Hill), which won the United Fly Tyers Book of the Year Award for 1994. Roberts, who studied with Joan Wulff, arguably the most accomplished fly-casting instructor in the world, teaches fly-casting throughout the country to fly-fishers of all levels of experience. Editor of a number of angling books, Robertss articles appear regularly in such magazines as Saltwater Fly Fishing, Fly Tyer, and On the Water. HOMETOWN:Whitman, MA