Practicing Skagit Casting Is Mandatory!! Especially If You Use Heavy Flies!

Great video. What brand of nippers do you use ?

My yard practice is the talk of the neighborhood. 🤷🏻‍♂️ I too have found that when I go from a dry fly to a streamer, I suck! But at least not as bad as I did last week. I love to Practice, practice, practice. Nice video. Thanks.

First, it is a nice fish. Congratulations.

Second, you are right that the problem is the D-loop. (Your D-loops are not as dynamic and as aligned as you want yet. They are more like quick roll casts. Don't worry, we were all there and I think you are already 90% of the way. It is all more fun after this.) But, I think you chose a very ineffective style to practice (i.e. skagit casting) to perfect your D-loop. In Skagit style casting change of direction for the rod during casting is so drastic that it is never going to be intuitive why the D-loop is formed and aligned efficiently behind you. In other words, you will reach the performance ceiling very quickly and I think you are already there. I would start with no direction change switch casts. That will prefect your D-loop. As far as I see from the clip, switch casts would be enough where you fished. Later, you can do single-speys with slight direction change. Once you get proficient in these on both shoulders, you will realize that you do not need 99% of other casts let alone skagit casting.

Skagit lines a very good and versatile but skagit casting is not. You also do not need all that splash.

Not skagit casting myself but my local shop said to expect to spend about 20 hours getting your regular fly casting down. 15 - 20 minutes at a time on the front lawn gonna take a while!

I think your casts look great. Keep working at it. Thank you for putting this out there,

That would be me wearing the fly!

Anchor placement is off, line is too far out bring it closer to you, rod tip is way too high before the sweep you're losing energy, d loop not formed fully

I think there's a lot of room for improvement. Try to pratice Snap T, and perfect your anchor placement, your heavy set up is able to cast over 100 feet.

Casting practice is essential when it comes to casting heavier flies, the best way also is to utilize continuous motion

I have yet to jump into the Spey world. I think I will soon.
Likely my first foray will be on Puget Sound beaches for sea run cutthroat when the tide is high and there's no room for a back cast.
Great advice and nice fish!

Awesome video. Congrats to the fish 👍👊

Looks like single hand rod would suffice just fine in that creek. Spey rods are fun tho.. I like using them in really big water

Gotta keep the skills sharp man, practice is required. And if you’re new and just out practicing take the hook off. Safety first.

Spey casting is so beautiful..but if you’re two handed over head casting in the surf throwing a 4/0 I generally just wait on the back cast and my hands following back as well creating no slack what’s so ever. Otherwise it’s game over. I also wait and do it two times to create higher line speed if that makes any sense. I’m def going to get a Spey set up and tinker at my local rivers awesome video

Thanks for another great video. Once again, zero ego. Really appreciate your style. (I'm leaving that in the video) 🤘🏻😂🤘🏻