anybody have any tips for casting into the wind? seems my line blows back in my face most times. ( fishing from shore ) i have waded out casting with the wind but i feel wading spooks a lot of fish. any tips?
thanks
WWFF
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anybody have any tips for casting into the wind? seems my line blows back in my face most times. ( fishing from shore ) i have waded out casting with the wind but i feel wading spooks a lot of fish. any tips?
thanks
WWFF
I live in ND where if you wait for the wind to quit blowing you don't ever fly fish. On those days when it does quit it is usually -30 degrees.
When I cast into the wind I try to keep the casts low by using a sidearm cast. I also use a double haul to help with casting into the wind.
Rick
Cast..."under the wind"....
That is ...tight loops ...low cast sort of punched into the wind...it's almost a feeling....perhaps others can put it into better words 8)
8) Learning to double haul will help. When it is windy you can ususlly get closer to the fish so you don't have to cast as far. You might try an intermediate or sinking line as they have smaller diameteres and will penetrate the wind much easier. I have heard the Cortland Sylk lines have smaller diameters for floating lines ,but I do not have any experience with them my self.
You should also practice casting in the wind when you are not fishing. Casting side arm as mentioned can help. If you prefer to use a vertical stroke crouch down a little and stop your backcast at 11: 30 and and your forward stop just above the water. It will make for a rougher presentation but under windy conditions it shou ld not matter
Hello WWFF, this isn't a joke, but go over to the other side of the lake, check out how easy it is to cast with the wind at your back. Now note what it is you have to do to make your backcast straighten out. Write it down if you have to. Now go back over to the other side of the lake and do that when you cast into the wind. It works. Also, please let us know "what it is you have to do to make your backcast straighten out" with the wind at your back once you've discovered it.
Cheers,
MontanaMoose
Funny, that was my first thought. When doing this I find that I can roll cast much better than normal as well. Typically I can add (depending on how hard the wind is blowing) 10-15 ft onto my roll cast.Quote:
Originally Posted by MontanaMoose
You could also get a canoe, float tube or yak and launch so the wind blows you back to the opposite shore. Then you can just troll--unless you're a purist in which case you'll be facing the same issues with less trees and bushes to obstruct the wind blown line and fly.
I was mentoring a young man from the local HS and we were at the lake LMB fishing and the wind was up. He was having a heck of a time even with the wind behind us, but he did notice my roll cast was just firing out there to 50+ ft with very little effort so he switched to roll casting and was then able to 'get out there'. And of course I did have him 'master the tail wind' with a normal forward cast and he quickly figured out "What it is you have to do etc" which translated to fair distance in a head wind once we hiked around to the other side of the lake.
I finished that mentorship over a year ago but I'd bet he's outcasting me by far and away now and not just with regard to distance.
Cheers,
MontanaMoose
When casting into the wind. I use the wind to my advantage by using it to load and shoot line into backcasts. Shoot your line behind you and use the wind to load the rod and just a single forward stroke should punch through the wind. Shooting line with the wind is a lot easier than against it.
Trying to fight the wind by muscling a bunch of super tight loops into it will frustrate and wear you out pretty quickly.
When you are fishing with the opposite shore a few thousand miles away you learn to deal with the wind. It sounds difficult and retarded but it is pretty easy once you get the hang of it.
the wind there when casting from shore is always coming straight at u. one cannot fish the other side of the lake from shore, it is solid woods and rocks. we have a boat, so we can get all around the lake, so i have no trouble on the boat facing which direction i want, but on shore it is a different story. it is windy on that lake about 75% of the time
I find an intermediate line is my best bet when the wind is blowing.Its easier to cast and its what I use unless I really need a floater.