Advanced Fly Casting Book

	Publisher's Preface	7
	Preface	9
	The Five Principles of Lefty Kreh's Modern Fly Casting Method	15
	Elements of the Cast	21
1.	Footwork or Stance	22
2.	Rod Grip	27
3.	Thumb Position on the Rod Handle	29
4.	Rod Tip Position at the Start of the Cast	30
5.	Rod Tip Distance on the Back Cast	30
6.	Direction of the Rod Tip on the Back and Forward Casts	30
7.	Putting Elements #1 - #6 Together: Lefty's Cast	33
8.	Incorrect Way to Make the Back Cast	39
9.	Correct Way to Make the Back Cast	40
10.	Hand Elevation on the Back Cast	42
11.	Wrist Position During the Speed-up-and-Stop Phase of the Forward Cast	42
12.	Hand Elevation and Direction on the Back and Forward Casts	46
13.	Angle and Elevation of the Forward Cast	50
14.	Reducing the Number of False Casts	54
15.	Eliminating Slack in the Cast	55
16.	Understanding Tailing Loops	56
17.	Correcting Tailing Loops	66
	Advanced Casts for More Effective Fishing	71
	Roll Casts	71
	The Bad Roll Cast	72
	The Basic Roll Cast	74
	The Tight Loop Roll Cast	77
	The Back Hand Roll Cast	79
	The Off-the-Shoulder Roll Cast	81
	The Side Roll Cast	83
	The Aerial Roll Cast	86
	The Roll Pick-Up	92
	A Special Roll Cast Variation for Removing Debris from the Fly	94
	The Single Water Haul	96
	The Double Water Haul	98
	The Reach Cast	101
	The Back-Forward Cast	104
	The High-Forward Cast	108
	The Long-Line Pick-Up	109
	The Double Haul	114
	Curve Casts	125
	The Tuck Cast	135
	The Slack Line Cast	141
	The Skip Cast	144
	The Short Cast	146
	Throwing a Deliberte Big Loop	150
	Tight-Loop Exercise #1	154
	Tight-Loop Exercise #2	156
	Index	158