T.Z.,
Here is my first fly it is a Copper John.

Regards
Charles

Neil,
Thanks for the input, I guess I am misunderstanding what Joan means by squeezing at the end of the forward and backcast power snaps to produce a good crisp stop.
VR
Charles

Paul, Thanks for the continued guidance. Is the forearm pump something you get used too or is it and indication one is squeezing to hard when one is in the stop phase. I am concentrating on only squeezing at that moment and the grip I am usin is the thumb on top wit a slight bend it the thumb? Regar...

Hello All, If one is just beginning and is doing like 3 sets of 7 reps of the horizontal casting drill without letting the practice fly hit the ground, 3 sets of 7 on a mid elevated position, then 3 sets of 7 in the over head position (at this point carrying approximately 35' that I measured with a ...

Graeme,
Thanks for the gracious welcome, addiction support and future fly-fishing geekiness.
Regards
Charles

T.Z., Thanks for the warm welcome. Any and all advice are welcome and needed. According to my casting Instructor ( Jonas Magnusson) that I am taking lessons from locally I am catching on pretty quick. I still stub my toe while walking and chewing gum( Double Haul). I am not discourage as I have only...

Paul,
Thank you again. On to learning more.

Regards
Charles

Paul, Thank you for the advice. As stated in our conversations my goal is to become the most proficient fly fisherman I can become; would it be wise to practice both ways since you have to be able to do the accuracy test with only the rod hand only or am I misunderstanding the instructions for the c...

Paul, I have been successful shooting line by feathering it with my line hand. I am working on the feel of relaxing the squeeze with my rod hand and having the line under the index and middle finger and trying to feed or shoot the line like that. I am not at the point where I am able to shoot like d...

Paul, Thank you for the warm welcome. I am 52 and have been fishing most of it on the gulf coast in the salt water with spin and bait cast. My wife recently took a job in Johnson City, TN, and while we were hiking along a river to a waterfall I witnessed something that my mind knew was not natural, ...