I think Mika overreacted.

It’s ok we can put him on a separate island.

Maybe just call it all Euro Nymphing

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I know the leader. Zjelko showed this to me back when I was living in Hungary and I asked RÍO for some of their indicator mono. I still prefer all clear, it makes me focus harder!! For me that’s still FNing because of the technique. I didn’t know the leader had come out of Spain.

Cheers, Paul

I can understand this because you are both predominantly stream anglers. And there is no question it’s a different set of requirements. All highly skilled of course. Controlling slack line, throwing loops into slots, casting in overgrown places… this is a type of fly casting that is different and re...

I know Czech and French. What is Spanish? I see French as a logical development of Czech.

Absolutely. And then some will justify it with “that’s casting, not fishing” or the “I can’t cast but I catch fish”

When I was 18 I drove an old series 3 Land Rover to Dartmoor and spent a month there. Two years in a row in fact. They might think I was an escaped convict now.

Best would be both! Many anglers don’t have either cast at the beginning. As you know I teach the full complement of presentation casts and mends, as well as loops and rod in all planes. Beginners, instructors and competition casters get a more restricted lessons structure. Most of my students howev...