So I have tried fly fishing on and off for the last 2 years now. This year I wanted to really get into it. Unfortunately, I havent yet. I went out on a small stream the other day loaded with fish and i actually had a couple of fish come and rise to the fly but I couldnt hook them. This stream was pretty small and over grown so it was hard to cast. They were all short casts.
Today I went to a bigger river, the mettowee river in southern Vermont. This is where my troubles start. I would go and start to cast and everything is fine until I go to lay the fly onto the water. Once I go to let the fly down the leader just bunches up right where it connects to the fly line with the fly right next to it.
What am I doing wrong? I really would love to be able to land a trout on a fly but im getting frustrated not being able to cast on bigger rivers and i cant afford to take lessons at a fly casting school because of the cost of college. Any advice would be great.
Thanks, Tyler
Today I went to a bigger river, the mettowee river in southern Vermont. This is where my troubles start. I would go and start to cast and everything is fine until I go to lay the fly onto the water. Once I go to let the fly down the leader just bunches up right where it connects to the fly line with the fly right next to it.
What am I doing wrong? I really would love to be able to land a trout on a fly but im getting frustrated not being able to cast on bigger rivers and i cant afford to take lessons at a fly casting school because of the cost of college. Any advice would be great.
Thanks, Tyler