There are many techniques employed by fly fishermen to increase their catch. First and most importantly is casting accuracy. Good mechanics and fundamentals increase accuracy because the line follows the line of the rod tip. A path directly overhead is the proper form, stopping at the 11:00 o?clock and 1:00 o?clock positions. Picking targets like a leaf floating down stream, or a foam spot on the water will eventually make for accurate casting. A perfect presentation to fish does no good unless you can put it in front of them. After accuracy is developed casting out, work on casting side to side. Accuracy there will help you place your fly in a position to float into the fish?s field of vision.

There are as many techniques for fly fishing as there are species of fish to catch. Dry flies, wet flies, floating line, sinking leaders are all used by anglers under some circumstances. Nymphing is another technique, and involves sending a fly deep across the bottom, and retrieving it slowly. Wet flies are fished below the surface, but no on the bottom. Dry flies float and fish rise to them when surface insects are the catch of the day.

Dry fly?s can be fished stationary, or moving where the fly draws the attention of the fish by rapid movement. You can sometimes get a reaction strike with a moving dry fly. This technique is often misused, and the predator thinks he has become the prey. The important thing to remember is that you are trying to mimic nature. As flies float directly at a fish, the fish expects an escape attempt. A fly coming directly at a fish may be viewed as suspect, because it is not natural insect behavior, and draws suspicion

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