Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders

Friday, 31 October 2014

{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Overhead casting help needed

I agree a one on one instructor will help you improve faster. It sounds like your on the right track with seeking other resources, just keep practicing. I encourage you watch your back and forward casts and learn how your movements effect your loops. It's all about learning to send movement from your body down to you fly with the least resistance in between. Lefty Kreh's approach has always made good sense to me. -- http://www.tpfr.org ---...

{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Overhead casting help needed

You're on the opposite compass direction from me -- but I think you're up near Trent. Though I've never watched him cast, he's a FFF dude and I picture that he's pretty darn good. Nothing improves your driving like a ticket! Having someone watch you is great -- even just video is helpful, because you can swear that you're doing something only to realize that you are not. Even just talking to Dan one evening...

{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Overhead casting help needed

Awesome, thanks for the tips. I'm in Bethesda and may try taking a lesson or two with a local casting instructor. To this point, I'm basically self taught from YouTube etc, which has almost too many casting videos. I was thinking that I should try video taping myself (catching leaves) and attempt to diagnose what's going wrong ( or right) . I often find that a good feel ( loading) doesn't always translate into a good cast. In...

{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Fly fishing bucket list

I'm gathering information for an upcoming article in a fly fishing journal and would appreciate any input you can provide. In fact, anyone who contributes, I'll provide a draft copy to gather additional feedback and a copy of the magazine after publication. It's three simple questions and interpret as you see fit. What was your first fish on a fly rod ? what, when, and whereWhat species are on your bucket...

{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Overhead casting help needed

I consider myself a to be a good one-handed caster, but have taken up the 2 hander the last few years for steelhead fishing. Youtube is ok, but as a left handed caster it can be difficult translating what they are doing to what I should be doing. i made much more progress when I went out with one of the guys from a shop back in Buffalo for a couple hours. Even though he didn't cast left handed, he was able to...

Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Fishing trips, tournaments, and fund raisers

a few more pics of Casting for Recovery 2 Fly 4 Hope... -- http://www.tpfr.org --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tidal-potomac-fly-rodders+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com....

{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Overhead casting help needed

Andrew, You Tube is the greatest thing as far as casting demo's. I have spent countless hours working on my 2 handed casting and going back to videos on Y.T. Saying that, nothing beats a lesson from a casting instructor, which I am not. There are several in the club who are. Worth the money. . On Thursday, October 30, 2014 10:47:33 PM UTC-4, Andrew Wiggins wrote:Anyone down to help teach a...

Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: 09/12/09 Dogue Creek

Hah, blast from the past. Here is the post Josh is referencing where I first wrote about the Snakehead Terror in '09: https://groups.google.com/d/msg/tidal-potomac-fly-rodders/gNXt8iFq8Zs/gs0XMNI8xxMJ (hadn't seen a pic of my old truck in a while).The idea for the "Snakehead Terror" came from the fact that many conventional...

{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Overhead casting help needed

Where are you located?There are several, very skilled casters in the group -- I'm not one of them, but I've worked with them (and on my own of course, relentlessly) and viewed probably every casting tutorial that exists (Borger, Wulff, Kreh, that Orvis guy who sounds Australian and wears the blue shirt, etc.). What do your loops look...

Thursday, 30 October 2014

{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Overhead casting help needed

Anyone down to help teach a relative newbie basic single-hand overhand casting (am willing to bribe)?. A little background: I've been fly-fishing for about 2 years and have self-selected forms of fishing which don't really require much casting. i.e. small brushy streams such Beaver Creek MD/SNP/Gunpowder where I can use short roll type casts for almost everything. I'm looking to branch out a little and have started practicing...

Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: 09/12/09 Dogue Creek

If you hook a minnow onto it, you might catch something :-) It looks like a fancy (or not so fancy) bobber. ;-) On Thu, Oct 30, 2014 at 11:55 AM, Dalton Terrell <daltonbterrell@gmail.com> wrote:Here's a picture from Todd a few years back:Looks like deer hair, flash and hackles on a hook streamer style and a barefoot...

RE: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Fishing trips, tournaments, and fund raisers

The lady in the Casting for Recovery photo is Maria Wilson, a Chesapeake Women Angler and teammate of Rachel Willingham.Thanks to all the TPFR folks who came to the 2 Fly 4 Hope Fly Fishing Challenge. The weather was grand, there were fish, the raffle was really good, and everyone had a great time. We also raised a bunch of money!CDate: Thu,...

Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Fishing trips, tournaments, and fund raisers

I love laughing gulls -- they're a spunky bird! We had one down in NC pick up a piece of friend chicken and try to fly off with it but he couldn't get lift! I sort of forgot how light birds really are, and how little it takes to weigh them down. Some other gulls attacked him and crispy skin went eerywhere. You're luck...

Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Fishing trips, tournaments, and fund raisers

Looks like you had a GREAT trip!Casting for recovery was a lot of fun! definitely a long day as well. here is a video I took of Ryan landing one on my beat in the morning sessionhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8sBqvTfFQU&list=UUxrS1-PKVUQSIgVXENqr8FQ&index=1On Thursday, October 30, 2014 2:53:11 PM UTC-4, Richard Farino wrote:He wasn't...