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I fly fish for everything, small creek browns, brooks and rainbows, great lakes salmon and steelhead, bass, pike, and even walleye. Recently i was gifted a 16 foot, bamboo spey rod, and i was considering using it fo chinook and cohos. My main concern is that i generally use a 10 wt minimum as 25+ lb chinook are not uncommon. Should i put some 7-8 weogh line on the rod or kust make it a centerpin for using roe?

Thanks for all of this great content! With the help of this video (and just a few snags) I was able to catch my first fish on a fly rod in Yellowstone this week!

Nice video, thank you

Great Video Instruction Simon - thank you.

Absolutely brilliant Simon!!!! Thank you!

If you fish the flats or lots of lakes OK learn the double haul, otherwise you just don't need it. I learned it because I was supposed to to be a real fly fishermen. Never used it.

Great video, I always learn something from you. Thank you for all your instruction.

Thank you so much! I could not figure out why I was struggling to shoot line on the back cast sometimes and your advanced technique solved that for me.

Your double haul video of two years ago was excellent, this one is even better. You are a truly outstanding teacher. I have been working on improving my basic stroke and loop formation daily for about 6 months and am going to start your double haul practice program tomorrow. I have already obtained the shooting head and running line. I am not especially well physically coordinated, so wish me luck. Also, I am curious. With daily practice sessions of approximately 1/2 hour, what is the typical range of weeks of practice before an average student achieves the competency to consistantly cast a 5 weight Rio Gold 75 feet?

Great and clear explanation. Will give this a try.

I can see where this technique works well on larger waters, but I struggle to imagine how you can use soft hackles on smaller waters (streams less then 25' wide). How would you approach smaller waters?

Flawless instruction of basic casts! And I still learned a lot of it. I've never seen them so clearly explained! A must see for every flyfisherman... Keep up the magnificent work!

I can watch Simons videos and read his books over and over and I always pick up some nuances that I missed previously. My suggestion to those who think they need to spend lots of money, join a local fly fishing club. Soon you will acquire more fly fishing gear than you will ever use. Most clubs have free tables that seem to get continuously refilled as families donate their father or grandfather stuff when they pass on. And regular meetings with raffles and flea markets where people practically give stuff away to grateful friends. Plus you will get exposed to all kinds of fishing. And a good club will have regular speakers that will also help you along your path. And if you still want to learn on the cheap, buy a cheap $20 dollar line. Cut the head off and use Berkley mono for running line. I think the point that everyone is missing is that it’s important to feel the loading as to introduce good muscle memory. Makes casting the other lines easier because you have the basics down.

Tha k uuuuuuuy

Sadley Sage has no really improved on the Sage SP rods, the action is sublime.

Awesome video! I've been fly fishing for about 20 years but mainly fish rivers and have been wanting to do more lake fishing and definitely learned some new things. Thanks for the video and you got a new subscriber.

This is the best tutorial I’ve watched, had my first fly fishing session yesterday and couldn’t get the cast to go where I wanted and the fly would always fall right on top of the line. The whole loop concept is great and has immediately improved my casting, seeing the full cast and what its supposed to look like is also so helpful, thanks!

From all the fly fishing videos I watched last years, this really stands out! I really enjoyed it and I will recommend it to my fly fishing buddies at the oldest fly fishing club in Flanders (Belgium). The host does an excellent job (what a natural born teacher he is! - compliment from a teacher trainer ;-)) and throughout the video there's a very good balance between instruction and demonstration. The content is well thought through and strucured in well-defined chapters: very practical to browse. I can't wait to see all the videos... And then, off to the water!

Thank you, Sir! You are truly a brilliant teacher!

I love this channel.

Simon, my spey superman.

I absolutely love your videos. What size split shot are used? Weight?

Thanks

I think this is the hardest thing to perfect as a new fly fisherman. I think by the end of the season if I keep fishing as much as I am I'll get my loops much tighter. My back cast seems to be really good buy my forward casts are sloppy. The back cast naturally has translation and then rotation but my forward cast gets early rotation. I think I'll have to get some footage of me casting sometime to study.

I wish I had found these Far Bank videos sooner. I've been fly fishing for 55 years. I've been asked at least a thousand times for casting tips from beginners. Since the inception of the video 'how to' internet I've been looking for a video reference I could refer those inquiries to. A link that I know would impart the intricacies of casting without boring them to death or scaring them away with complexities. I finally found one! Simon, you are an asset to the sport ... and .... my new reference point for anyone who wishes to learn or improve. Great job!

You're a treasure for the fly fishing and fly casting community around the globe, Simon! What a great video 👍 cannot wait to put your tuition to use next time I'm back on the river.

Incredible series of instructional videos. It has taken my fly fishing to a whole new level. I do have a question, in another video you mention attaching a 7' tapered leader to the end of the versileader while here you use straight tippet based on sink rate. What is better?

These video's are great. I laughed when Simon threw out all the different casts at the end so effortlessly while I'm struggling to learn the basics. Anyways I'm going fishing now. Have a great one!

Tree's behind you make things so tricky. Thank you for sharing these video's.

Sure does look pretty too

So in order to properly double haul i need to spend 5 Thousand dollars in Rio products.

I love this channel ! Beautiful video production, and fantastic quality education !

Absolutely fantastic video production. I too can not believe this video is free ! Streamer fishing is sooo thrilling ! I will be watching all your excellent videos ! Thanks so much !

they just want to sell tippet rings

this is the worst information ever, so much wrong info. using tippet rings for each dropper is hilarious.

This is a very fine video but may I make one suggestion? Please don't advise people to remove the tippet ring from the clip and then tie the leader to it. Rather, isolate the first tippet ring on the clip and tie the leader to it while it is still on the clip. Only them, open the clip, slide it off and proceed to tie the tippet to it. You present yourself a nasty challenge to try to handle a loose tippet ring and tie a leader to it.

S.G. Is the BEST!

I went crazy wen I started fly fishing I brought 3wt 5wt 7wt all the reels and lines leaders tippets vest hundreds of flies every lil thing fly fishing I could find even like a leather fly drying pad and spare nail knot tool and everything everything you can think of or look at when you type in “fly fishing” and it was over kill yer I use most of it but some things I’ve never even opened .. so I agree start small and grow into your fly fishing career

Great video, are you guys aware that the "The New Fly Fisher" channel has stolen this video titled as "Probably the Best Casting Video Ever Made | Simon Gawesworth"?

Poor Teagan in the background. "But Simon, I've been casting for 10 hours! Can I have some water?" Simon: "NO Teagan. We have to shoot chapter 5 one more time" Love the instructions, Simon. Going out tomorrow to try it!

Great teaching video. Very well done. However, will not be spending $1000 on different lines to progress.. will just start with my existing fly line 😂

Great video Simon - I'm sending the link to a few friends who I know will benefit from this... myself included! Thanks again. @MarkTwrites

Man i love this video, thank you so mucj.

Greetings from Berlin, the capital of Germany! I must comment on the video as it truly blew my mind away! I've attended fly fishing casting courses in Germany several times, then in Denmark, Ireland, and Scotland, all in combination with casting courses and a fly fishing guide + fishing. I nearly gave up on fly fishing because I couldn't grasp it-I thought I was just too stupid! However, after watching your video, I've improved my casting skills from 30% to now 80%! This is absolutely incredible! You explained it so well! Thank you for the video and the other videos! It's amazing what you do-thank you in the name of all the fly fishing enthusiasts in the world. If your travels ever bring you to Berlin, I would be delighted to treat you to dinner. Best regards, Robert

When you are extending the line out as you are fault casting, is there a certain length that we should not go over or it really doesnt matter? Or is it based on the WT of the line?

Nicely done 😉

Best fly fishing tutorials, thank you 😊

the best video

If the Skagit setup casts the heavy stuff, I would think you can use it for some light setups as well, that way you don’t need another reel or rod. Thoughts?

Brilliant Simon as always….