WATER THERAPY
Having an off-day of fishing? Here’s how to put your mind at ease
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Photo: Taylor Grote/Unsplash#3 SHORTEN YOUR CASTS
If you have a decent grasp of fly-casting fundamentals, but your casting is going to pieces, you can often get back on track by making shorter casts. First, forget about actually fishing for a few minutes. Reel up all but 25 feet of line, then start casting, landing and picking up the shorter line. Watch your backcast, wait until you feel the tug of the line as it straightens behind you, then accelerate forward. Feel the rhythm and reacquaint yourself with the fundamentals. Remember that casting is fun, and it feels good. When you’re ready to fish again, stick with the shorter line. That may mean repositioning or moving, but there’s also a lot of water close to us we tend to overlook. Focus on your short game, and save the Hail Mary casts for later.