How to Use the Fly Fishing Double Haul for longer Casts!

For anyone with a passion for Fly Fishing, there is always the chance to improve your skills or learn a new skill that will help make you more effective on the water.  In case you're wondering why I've taken the time to write down these tips, it's because I really love Fly Fishing, and I really enjoy sharing and helping people learn the enjoyment of fly fishing.

One skill that every fly fisher needs to learn to Use is the double haul for longer casts.  Thank you for staying patient as I attempt to describe the process of using the double haul for longer casts. This is just a short outline of what happens when you do a double haul in your fly fishing cast.

The double haul is an effective tool to have in your arsenal when you need to cast a long line. Espesially if you are casting a heavy or wind resistant fly, the double haul will allow you to get the fly farther across the water so that you have the chance to show your fly to more fish.

I spend quite a bit of time fishing bigger water and often use streamers which are heavy and wind resistant flys. It takes more effort to cast them and you really improve your odds with longer casts so that you cover more water. That's why I find the single haul and double haul essential skills to have in my fly fishing arsenal.

Here is my effort at describing the double haul...

Pick the line up off the water like you would anytime you are going to cast.

As the fly and line clear the water, give a short pull on the line with your line control hand. This helps increase the line speed in the back cast and will cause a tighter loop to form.

Now complete your normal back cast and let the line straighten out behind you.

Start the forward casting stroke and give a short pull of the line with your line control hand at the same time. Now you have really increased the line speed of the forward cast, causing momentum that will propel the fly and the nine much further.

Let the fly and line settle to the water as you would with any other cast

This may be a little basic and hard to understand without actually seeing someone do the double haul. So if you know an experienced long liner, ask them to show you the double haul casting stroke.  With a little bit of practice you will find that you can double your casting distance. And when you get a chance to cast to a Bone fish or a big Red fish or a Bass that is too far away for a normal cast to reach, you'll be glad that you took the time to become proficient at the double haul.

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