Fishing LMF

[kit]

I've have got to tell you i am somewhat happy to see more new fly fisher persons on the river these days. Somewhat because I do like fishing the river by myself mostly. Happy because I've seen more young people and women these days fly fishing then i have ever seen before. Foe those that know me they know I fish zone 2 mainly, but I do fish other areas during the week. I've been fishing zone 2 a lot lately since I have more time to do so these days. these days I wear a white cowboy hat to block the sun. My ears have been taking a beating over the years and thought this would help keep the sun off them. It does a great job. 
Anyway I was fishing OPD when I seen a youmg man with a great cast fishing to my left. I was nailing them with my soft hackle and he asked me what they were biting on. So I gave him one of my flies. He hooked up several fish before I left. As I left he asked me how to tie up these flies. My heart immediately was filled with joy. I didn't have the time to tell him how to make it but I did tell him to look on you tube for a pheasant tail soft hackle fly and the would work as well.&NBS;
The next day Mann was at OPD and told me he meet the young man as well and he told him that I gave him the fly. It felt good to know that this kid had a big interest in fly fishing. If you read this kid keep it up your going to be a great fly fishermen very soon.
I have seen many people on the river, new to fly fishing and I think I have something to offer them all. The biggest thing I have notice with all of them is their back cast is really bad. The issue is all the same the failure to stop on the back cast. If you stop at say 2 O'clock this allows the rod to load up. In other words the rod bends backwards and flexes. This flex is what gives the rod the power and allows the line to move forward. If the rod goes past this mark it will not bend and the result is a big open arch in the line. This arch will make the line pile up at the end of the cast and not straighten out like it should. I see this same mistake up and down the river and it drives me nuts...........&NBS;
The second big mistake I see is bait casters that have taken up fly fishing. They also have the same mistake but the tend to rush the back cast. Not allowing the line to straighten out on the back cast will result in a very frustrating day. If there is advice I could give to new casters it would be to stop on the back cast&NBS;

[Fenwick]

Wise advice from Kit...who grew up where again?
About casting: Switching from my 44 year old 7 ft. fiberglass Fenwick Feralite FF70 with an old AFTMA 6 rating (supremely wobbly rod, any small fish will bend it into a C shape but it casts dries with amazing accuracy using DT line) to my thrifty Redington 8 ft. 5 wt. Classic Trout (stiffer yet flexes to cast dries nicely but way too flexible for a tandem weighted nymph rig) to my fast action TFO Lefty Kreh Signature Series 9 ft. 5 wt. which to me has all the flex of 9 ft. of rebar takes some getting used to in the casting department. I do best when casting with the more flexible rods. Less muscle to put into it. And by casting I mean with dries. For me nymphing with a tandem rig is best done with the 9 ft. of rebar where I swing moreso than cast. I still manage to goof up and think I CAN cast with a strike indicator, split shot and two bead head nymphs on the line...with the ensuing mess. I really do like Zone 2 for casting dries though. All the room in the world down there.

[dannys]

Let me guess--the KB Soft Hackle? Good words Kit and it is always great to help someone who appreciates it. Good to see you posting here again!

[slim]

Hey kit, great your back in again.
Hope all is well for you.