Bow and arrow cast

[TyroneFly]

Can someone please describe the bow and arrow cast?

[FlyFishAR]

Basically you reel in until you have little more than the leader out of the rod tip. Hold the fly in your hand by the "bend" of the hook. Point the rod at the target. Pull on the fly so that it bends the tip of the rod. Let it go.....

This is not at all a distance cast. It is meant to allow you to place a fly where no back cast or roll cast is available. It is a very useful cast in heavy cover. Creeks with heavy vegetation or for short accurate casts like trout holding along the bank of a spring creek are great locations for this particular cast. It's both accurate and stealthy.

[TyroneFly]

I thought that was how it was performed.

Thanks FlyFishAR!

[Gramps]

First time I tried it I buried the hook in my finger.

[TyroneFly]

Ouch!!!!!!

[jeffnles1]

First time I tried it I buried the hook in my finger.

Pete,
OUCH.

As I was reading the description, I thought it sounded like a fast way to see what a fish hook feels like as it's stuck in your finger.

Jeff

[Gramps]

First time I tried it I buried the hook in my finger.

Pete,
OUCH.

As I was reading the description, I thought it sounded like a fast way to see what a fish hook feels like as it's stuck in your finger.

Jeff

The bend of the hook on small flies isn't very big. I guess the fly flipped over when I let it go. Ouch is right.

Thank the lord I pinched the barb.

[Joe Billingsley]

DO NOT hold the fly up behind your ear like you would pull the bow back on a real bow and arrow to aim your cast, hold the hook out in front of you. I saw a guy do that once and he (or I or anybody else that saw it) will never do it that way again. The hook embedded behind his ear deep into his scalp. It was awful.
Joe

[alra195]

And be sure the barb is pinched down just in case you do fumble the cast and have to remove the fly from finger or other flesh!

[Flyguy5910]

dont use small flies when you try this 14 and larger