ORVIS - Fly Casting Lessons - The Basic Fly Cast

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ต.ค. 2012
  • This is fly casting at its most basic level and fundamentals. When learning how to cast, it's important start with good habits. There are three keys to making good casts, beginning with a smooth acceleration, stopping the rod at the right time, and keeping the rod tip tracking in a straight line as you move it. See how ORVIS casting instructor Pete Kutzer explains and demonstrates these basic ideas of making a fly cast.
    For more tips on fly casting and other instructional fly fishing information, visit our other online resources.
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  • @rjsalel5427
    @rjsalel5427 4 ปีที่แล้ว +885

    Tried fly fishing for the first time today. Caught two trees and lost three flies👌

    • @Shavo86ca
      @Shavo86ca 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      😂😂😂

    • @patrickm463
      @patrickm463 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      I’ve lost 5 in my first week

    • @dillank3240
      @dillank3240 4 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      I'll be with you very soon. Noobs United!

    • @jae1169
      @jae1169 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Hell you did better than me... my line landed a foot in front of me on the average

    • @jesusisminenow
      @jesusisminenow 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Going this weekend. Hoping for better luck out there xD

  • @LOLLYPOPPE
    @LOLLYPOPPE 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    «A smooth acceleration to that abrupt stop» sounds so poetic, I keep hearing that phrase whenever I go fishing

  • @flyfishingsussex
    @flyfishingsussex วันที่ผ่านมา

    Still the best video out there. I am also a coach and send this video to all my clients

  • @shady420buddy
    @shady420buddy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Just got my first fly rod. It was my grandpas, then my dads, now mine! just stopped by to say thank you and learn how to Orvis people do it best. thanks for all the great times with my dad.

  • @adriannasanchez468
    @adriannasanchez468 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Dude that long cast looked silky smooth!

  • @FollowMagicBrad
    @FollowMagicBrad 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for keeping this SIMPLE.
    I’m from Minneapolis Minnesota.
    We’re , slow up here. 😊

  • @andrewsweatt20
    @andrewsweatt20 8 ปีที่แล้ว +111

    thanks I'm 14 and this helped me catch my first trout with a fly rod

    • @lachlandavenport293
      @lachlandavenport293 5 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      whats it like being 16

    • @Anonymous-ZR1
      @Anonymous-ZR1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      lmao

    • @mattdrifts
      @mattdrifts 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      27 gona buy a rod today first time

    • @andreww402
      @andreww402 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      How’s 17 treating you?

    • @BoaresAddja
      @BoaresAddja 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      hows it being 18?

  • @Kajanaclub
    @Kajanaclub 6 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    These are very useful and clear videos for learning casting, thanks :)

  • @doughy4693
    @doughy4693 ปีที่แล้ว

    Pete is the best at demonstrating the ease of smooth movements in casting a fly line

  • @huntsail3727
    @huntsail3727 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Enjoyed this, subscribed

  • @rkelner2167
    @rkelner2167 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Straight to the point and very clear. Great video, thank you!

  • @shepcor
    @shepcor 10 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    THANK YOU!
    This is the first video I've seen that explains WHY I keep snapping the end of the line.

  • @billgerlach429
    @billgerlach429 11 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Great demonstration. Precise, succinct and extremely clear in its presentation! Thank you!

  • @justinarmacost9231
    @justinarmacost9231 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Pete your the man!! great video I fish with all Orvis and proud of it 🎣

  • @doctortabby
    @doctortabby 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Excellent rudimentary instruction. Thanks.

  • @th3800
    @th3800 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice presentation. I can't wait to go give it a try.

  • @SticksAandstonesBozo
    @SticksAandstonesBozo ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Im one of those wierd people who has literally put years into hobbies most people havent heard of. From the big ones to the obscure. I got into fly fishing a few weeks ago and I gotta say as someone who is an older man who really hasnt fished AT ALL since I was a child...... This is one the most challenging things to get into starting from absolute zero gear of any kind and zero knowledge of any kind of fishing let alone fly. Ive never done anything in my life that I couldnt get down in a couple weeks but I feel like im no further along after 2500 dollars in gear and waders and months of research. Once I get to the river I just cant seem to get a fish. I wont give up and honestly im happy its not easy cause if it was it wouldnt be rewarding. But man if you arent a fisherman and you jump into fly fishing off the bat? Get ready for some of the hardest learning you will ever do. I think the issue is 99.9% of people assume you have fished so when i ask people for help they talk in riddles about things I dont know. Give me a year Ill have it.

  • @COMtnPilot
    @COMtnPilot 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Well done! Easy to understand, to the point, and well executed! Thank you for your time! SUB EARNED! 👍🏼

  • @seanmarroquin8896
    @seanmarroquin8896 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Great video, the 3 points fixed my technique, watch you backcast!!!

  • @-ShootTheGlass-
    @-ShootTheGlass- 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Best video so far for the basic cast. Nice job.

  • @pfc8771
    @pfc8771 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you, very clear and not too dogmatic but efficient. A new fly-fishing season is close here in France and I will keep these recommendations in mind even after decades of casting 😉 !

  • @jeffsmith3941
    @jeffsmith3941 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I’ve been casting a fly rod since 1978 but sometimes I like to watch these videos just for fun. This is a pretty good one keep up the good work.

  • @nickjacobs6098
    @nickjacobs6098 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Nice video! I am a beginner and this really simplifies the basic cast. Thanks!

  • @orvis
    @orvis  9 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    To avoid hitting the ground on the back cast there are a couple of things you should focus on.
    The first is to make sure you starting with your rod tip close to if not on the water’s surface. Make a smooth acceleration to an abrupt stop in a “up and back position” on your back cast. I have seen and been guilty of lifting the rod at one speed then trying to make an overly aggressive “flick” which usually ends up in a “down and back position” resulting in the line hitting the ground on the back cast. The second thing I look for Is… I watch my back cast when I practice. Open your stance a little when you practice (if your right handed drop your right foot back) so you can see you rod tip stop and watch you line roll out just before you leader turns over begin your forward cast. While your fishing it’s not a bad to watch your back cast from time to time with the exception of casting at moving fish.
    I hope this helps, Pete

    • @jonfisher5946
      @jonfisher5946 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +The Orvis Company If you do a bad cast, do you loose your fly every time? that's a lot of money to be wasting...

    • @townside_woodcraft
      @townside_woodcraft 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Jon Fisher no, when I was a kid starting out I had a pretty inconsistent cast and I only occasionally lost a fly. When first starting out you'll hook the grass behind you and rocks etc many more times then you will hook fish

    • @streamer1212
      @streamer1212 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      When practicing on the grass, just tie a two inch piece of yarn to the end of your line instead of a fly.

    • @rustyshackleford3647
      @rustyshackleford3647 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Ordered my first fly rod setup. Never tried it but have loved fishing all my life. I'll use this advice/lesson. Thanks!

    • @bikerdude6119
      @bikerdude6119 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      The Orvis Company hey just bought an orvis first fly fishing pole I bought, did some fishing in Aspen today just to get used to the pole ,I got the hang of it now thanks!!!

  • @user-nz7up8ck7n
    @user-nz7up8ck7n 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love these instructive videos by Pete Kutzer!

  • @georgecheney7888
    @georgecheney7888 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Very good casting lesson! I started on the banks of the Kennebunk river in the 80's, standing on the banked shale casting into the river for stripers. When I finally got a hit, I immediately lost it because I had already broken off the hook on the shale behind me back casting. The first striper I ever caught involved my fly line straight down from the rod tip in the river...no cast at all!! I was probably trying to sort out my fly line wrapped around my hand when the striper took my fly. Stripers are the single best starter species ever! Since then I have fished everywhere salt and fresh, Colorado, Montana, Bahamas, Caymans, Florida. My favorite rod is the Orvis Clearwater 6 wgt..great for small stripers, bonefish and trout. The single most exciting fish I have ever hooked up are baby tarpon on a 9 wgt..wish I had landed any of the three I hooked up! Have fun, tight lines!

  • @patland73
    @patland73 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow this is some good information,easy to understand,thanks for that!

  • @Flies_the_limit
    @Flies_the_limit 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    You make this look so effortless and smooth ... I know that's the way its supposed to be but my lord u made it looks easy lol.

  • @dwhall68
    @dwhall68 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    thanks for the vid. must give it a try soon

  • @1anddone732
    @1anddone732 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is an incredible help! Thank you

  • @docv73
    @docv73 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I'm brand new to this - I've only tried it on the water once so far - but this is the best description I've been able to find.

  • @simonpaynter5027
    @simonpaynter5027 8 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Awesome
    Well done
    Great stuff
    Great catch
    Great video
    That's looks like fun
    That's awesome
    Love ya work

  • @angobansoar8174
    @angobansoar8174 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Have to get back into fly fishing. Its been over 30 years, forgotten everything. Must locate rods and just go practice on the back lawn. Absolutely excellent video. Big thumbs up.

  • @GoneFishingCO
    @GoneFishingCO 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good video Orvis!

  • @jefflove5421
    @jefflove5421 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This was a big help!

  • @jonnysutter8589
    @jonnysutter8589 9 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    for me honestly this breakdown is awesome...most of my casting is intuitive and it is hard to break it down for beginners, but this vid actually helped me to anylize some of my casting faux oaus and to educate anglers that couldn't learn by me just sayin...hey yall watch this...good vid

  • @colino21
    @colino21 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    thanks man!! this helped a lot. started a couple weeks ago, and I’ve finally have gotten it! caught 3 rainbows my first day

  • @jeromeharrisii5858
    @jeromeharrisii5858 10 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    this video just helpd me get a role in a movie, THANK U SOOOO VERY MUCH!!!!

  • @MafiaMancingMM
    @MafiaMancingMM 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    beautiful spot ... success is always bro, greetings one hobby, I'm from Indonesia

  • @brodensmith8754
    @brodensmith8754 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very informative thank you

  • @tomasbiocca9980
    @tomasbiocca9980 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    awesome video!

  • @elliotthernandez6292
    @elliotthernandez6292 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    thank u for fly fishing tip it's my first time fly fishing

  • @jimwhite1557
    @jimwhite1557 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dear Pete, not only am I a very happy Orvis customer but am the Director of Instruction for our fly fishing club in SE NC. When I work with those new to fly fishing, new to saltwater fly fishing or those wishing to improve their casting, I always suggest they look at every video you have done. Not only do you do a good job explaining a particular aspect of fly fishing but your whole demeanor is that of a man at ease with his equipment. You make it look so easy, which is exactly what I try to encourage them to copy. My line is, “The hardest thing about fly casting is remembering how easy it is.” You are an excellent example of the key to fly fishing- letting the rod and line do 95% of the work. Thank you for making my casting better and my job easier. I cannot think of a better public face of Orvis. Keep up the good work. The Whitefish, Oak Island, NC

    • @jimmyreece5781
      @jimmyreece5781 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Is Little Bits Grill still open out there?

    • @jimwhite1557
      @jimwhite1557 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      As far as I know it is still going strong. I don’t drive through town very often but I’ll go that way soon and try to remember to let you know. It’s worth the trip!

    • @jimmyreece5781
      @jimmyreece5781 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jimwhite1557 I grew up there and used to eat there while it was attached to the old pier. I've heard its changed a lot since then. I kinda miss it, the fishing was always fun.

  • @djohns71095
    @djohns71095 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Feel the same way; I just started and this guy is amazing.

  • @Adventureoutdoorz
    @Adventureoutdoorz 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very good advice, I added this video to my Facebook page :)

  • @robertbranham3244
    @robertbranham3244 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Most Beautiful cast I’ve seen

  • @theflyfishinginstructor6014
    @theflyfishinginstructor6014 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video

  • @jamesdunn9714
    @jamesdunn9714 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Short, simple and to the point. Very nicely done.

  • @theDIGITALperception
    @theDIGITALperception 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks again for a good video!

  • @Ponchase
    @Ponchase 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Went fly fishing today in a small stream with lots of bush, vegetation… I was doing that rounded motion and now I see why I was having so much trouble. Gonna get back out there next week and implement this!

  • @kennethmidwinter982
    @kennethmidwinter982 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Brilliant, I have been fly fishing on and off for 50 years but have problems with the tiny pause with the back swing. You are brilliant sir. I will practice tomorrow. I have caught several trout but my casting has been ….. well ….problematic. Great video. Kind regards Ken. (Rutland , England).

  • @benbhand
    @benbhand 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Marvelous video! This is exactly what I wanted to hear and learn from my first time and using a guide. Ah, well. He was great at putting me on fish, though lol 🤷🏽‍♂️

  • @rotorheadv8
    @rotorheadv8 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Some jerk sold me an entry level fly rod setup in Deposit, New York to fish the Delaware.
    Now I am hooked.

  • @RickMarshallMaps
    @RickMarshallMaps 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for the video

  • @Burtay11
    @Burtay11 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    So helpful Thankyou so much 👍🏻👏

  • @EmoNinjaTime
    @EmoNinjaTime 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very helpful, thanks

  • @jinkagurl3594
    @jinkagurl3594 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    That was very clear. I was researching this for a possible activity for a character in my story; everyone gets so wordy, but this was very clear. Thanks.

  • @tomwise2239
    @tomwise2239 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Amazingly Great fish for first time.
    I was told to keep my cast between 10am and noon or 10am and 2pm. Helps keep the fly line from hitting the ground

    • @tomwise2239
      @tomwise2239 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      What lake are you at?

  • @lukebrozovich1499
    @lukebrozovich1499 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Helped so much thanks

  • @absolsa
    @absolsa 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What a great narration! Excellent delivery and tutorial

  • @charlottetownspud7903
    @charlottetownspud7903 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Still the best "how to cast" on youtube

  • @FishingTheOdds
    @FishingTheOdds 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    good info man!

  • @BrianWashington-jc6ig
    @BrianWashington-jc6ig 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +34

    Works great although it th-cam.com/users/postUgkxLoZpKHn4w7dtzXk1eygBlOhbLxuVe3uD took a while to figure out how to reverse it. Nearly disassembled the entire thing. Looks better than my Redington Rise 5/6 reel too.

  • @storem1000
    @storem1000 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    good instruction thank you

  • @sydneym4527
    @sydneym4527 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I tried fly fishing for the first time today with my dad. I caught two fish!

  • @ahernandez1080
    @ahernandez1080 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That cast on the intro....wow

  • @suhwateezea.214
    @suhwateezea.214 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    2019 and still watching!

  • @JohnJohnson-he1yv
    @JohnJohnson-he1yv 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    GREAT vid to come back to. The only thing that dates it is the reference to $2 flies!

  • @RodneyMarquezFishingChannel
    @RodneyMarquezFishingChannel 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you for making this vid!

  • @pierreauchincloss8952
    @pierreauchincloss8952 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    My grandparents live near your main store in Manchester and they go there all the time!

  • @tquoosa1
    @tquoosa1 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome! Now I know how to fly fish!

  • @Jdcie
    @Jdcie 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    About to go practice this at the park!

  • @Mafanwe
    @Mafanwe 10 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    thanks for this but next time tell the camera man to zoom out so we can actually see what you are doing.

  • @mikea7942
    @mikea7942 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    very nice. thanks.

  • @StarChildNova
    @StarChildNova 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm new at fly fishing too, but if you only have a spinning rod you might try bombarda floats. It's a way of using flies with a spinning rod and reel.

  • @garymiddleton658
    @garymiddleton658 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Been thinking on getting a fly rod combo

  • @jakepaintin7215
    @jakepaintin7215 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I just got the orvis encounter set. And am learning how to do it.

    • @orvis
      @orvis  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Awesome. There's lots more great info on the Orvis Fly Fishing Learning Center: howtoflyfish.orvis.com/ Good luck!

  • @chaisedewey1915
    @chaisedewey1915 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    the right-channel-only audio is MADDENING

  • @richardturnage5165
    @richardturnage5165 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I watched several videos and they did not help one bit. I just could not get the feel for fly casting. First cast after watching this and it was my best cast ever. Great help. Thanks

  • @AppealPlay
    @AppealPlay 9 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Very good video. Thanks!
    You can ask five different veteran fly fishermen how to properly cast and you'll get five different techniques.

  • @mikehuntsmels9680
    @mikehuntsmels9680 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    using a fluorescent fly line like in the video is good to see how the fly line moves when your learning casts

  • @marvmeng1630
    @marvmeng1630 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video!! I'm doing after Red fish in the Gulf next year. What line do you recommend?
    Thanks!

  • @wyattbrown9505
    @wyattbrown9505 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just started fly fishing, your videos have been helpful! But I can still only cast maybe 20 feet, do fly rods just not have the ability to get the distance baitcasters can?

  • @knightingalesaid
    @knightingalesaid 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks!

  • @98270360
    @98270360 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    When fishing from a river bank on dry land.
    Casting straight out into the river and the fly has landed, the river takes your fly down river, say to the far left and now you want to lift and cast straight out in front again. Do you have to pull all your line back in or can you lift, change direction in air and cast out again back in front of you instead of the side from where you lifted.

    • @GoneFishingCO
      @GoneFishingCO 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Patrick Ryan i would say yes and no. If you have not cast a fly rod a lot than i would pull all the line in. If you have cast a lot you can move that line up stream with a water load cast and than use thay angle to change direction and get it back into the middle of the river.
      Sorry hard to explain.....
      Cheers and tight lines

  • @55dpc
    @55dpc 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I sure enjoy the sport. Not used in tight spaces for sure. The fly pole tip is the first to break.

  • @natedgr8inhere
    @natedgr8inhere 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Showed this to a beginner and the first thing they asked is “what do i do with my left hand to hold the line.”
    You should consider describing that in another basic casting video sometime.

  • @michaelmckinnon431
    @michaelmckinnon431 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you

  • @jimbigboystoys4077
    @jimbigboystoys4077 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love fly fishing. But there are so many people I know who are interested but never and up getting involved because they don't want to deal with the frustrations of learning how to cast, and tie knots etc. etc. They don't know what they're missing!

  • @ebony1732
    @ebony1732 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Being new to this type of fishing, what distance should I set as beginner, I am saltwater fisho.. thanks😎

  • @nachomacho3218
    @nachomacho3218 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    good vid

  • @edzaslow
    @edzaslow 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent intro to fly casting. Now practice! No substitute to practicing, just like playing a musical instrument.

  • @Britttanyy
    @Britttanyy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    @ 1:58
    You can cast either way I don't really care!
    That made me chuckle 😂😂😂😂

  • @superhunter992
    @superhunter992 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    hi am going to try to target carp on a fly rod but being new to fly fishing i can only get about 10 yards out i have some trees usually at either side of the swims that i class suitable for fly fishing what do you suggest i have a 9/5ft, 8 weight rod with floating line and alloy spool

  • @johnhughes5665
    @johnhughes5665 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I am a beginner not novice. I have practiced for about 2hrs total. I just purchased Orvis Hydros iv on a TFO BVK 9' 8 wt rod with 8wt S.Anglers redfish warm line. I have a fairly nice loop and cast at about 55'. However, my leader (9') falls to the ground like a streamer of ribbon. Practicing with yarn...and it just flutters down. Is this normal? Should I be concerned with just the line rolling out nicely or both the line and leader even though I am not casting even (flyweight)? If this is wrong, how might I correct.?I guess I should say that I have fished with spin casting rigs for 40 years. 55yrs old. I do understand rod loading and some fly technique. So I am not new to all the dynamics. Suggestions by anyone please.

  • @MrBruprice
    @MrBruprice 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    thank you

  • @diegoalex5960
    @diegoalex5960 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    MUITO OBRIGADO

  • @BensonsHandyAndy
    @BensonsHandyAndy 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks Pete, Your videos are really helping. KUDOS !!

  • @pywifishingandoutdoors
    @pywifishingandoutdoors 10 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Hey Pete, for some reason when fly fishing smaller flies, my basic cast seems to cast backwards and forward smoothly. But in cases where I'm fishing a streamer or a weighted cone head flies, my basic forward and backward cast isn't so smooth. Is there a possible way to make these streamers/cone flies cast smooth too? Maybe the rod and line could make a difference? I'm using a 9 weight.

    • @ricknelson7824
      @ricknelson7824 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      When using weighted flies you need to have a more open loop and the timing of your forward cast needs to be made in a precise timing. Try a delay forward cast.

  • @skatethefly9257
    @skatethefly9257 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Really great video!