ORVIS - Fly Casting Lessons - Making An Accurate Roll Cast 

what cast from the boat?

@@TheNorthwestWind yup after that first time fly fishing from the kayak for bass it became my favorite way to catch them.

@@differentfins i just bought my first fly gear. itching to get out

@@TheNorthwestWind nice! I started using foam terrestrials and it was like candy for the bass. Next thing I want to learn is pike/muskie fishing with streamers and then using nymphs and dry flies for trout.

@@differentfins appreciate the tips brother. cheers and best of luck

That's A Spey Cast.

If the line is downstream and taught, it has a load on it, just forward cast. River Loading the line is the back cast

@@galatura which is just a variation of a roll cast

@@briantalbot7929 Yes, more or less

@@galatura i mean I spey fish and I basically just explain it like that whenever I talk to my friends about casting lol

Yes, you can under the right circumstances. You can also use a haul to get more line speed. My single hand roll casting improved dramatically when I learned to Spey cast (double-handed). All of those casts are basically sophisticated roll casts requiring very little room behind the caster. But the answer to questions like this will always be, “It depends.” If you practice this basic roll cast like Pete instructs and you get a decent loop and distance, then you can start experimenting with shooting line, hauling and trying non-linear double-handed roll casts from the Spey tradition. My two cents only! 😅

Yes

Yes but you’ll want to do perhaps another preparatory roll cast to get the rig up high in the water and then cast with a more open loop which takes practice.

Yes. Like all casting, the limits are based on several factors such as wind, current, skill, line, fly type. But mostly skill. Really good roll casters can really sling it. My roll casting improved when I learned to Spey cast (double handed). They have perfected how to really huck it out there from non-linear hang-down positions, as in when the line is downstream after a cast or swing and you want to put it back out there 90 degrees to the flow. It all requires practice and Pete’s instruction is spot-on as the Brits say. 😊

Roll cast in grass is the best way to practice.

In this very video he demonstrates it on the water. And note that he demonstrates the basics on the grass and hits his redfish target on the money every time. That shows that although water “stick” helps, skill and practice helps more. As he recommends, it’s best to practice in the water, but if you can’t, it’s best to practice on the grass. Practice is the most important thing. 😊

It's actually easier on a stream because the drag on the line from water helps a roll cast. Try it and you'll find out.

The Orvis Company i have more trouble on the water and i dont understand what i do wrong

If you practice like Pete advocates, when you try this on a real stream it will work like a dream. Most really accomplished fly fishermen can execute roll casts and catch fish (key) in a variety of very challenging situations. In some fishing environments such as small streams the roll cast might be the only one you employ. So it’s good to practice, practice, practice. As Pete says. 😊