L.L. Bean Fly-Casting Handbook » (Revised Edition)

Macauley Lord is Head Instructor at the L.L. Bean Fly Fishing School, where he has taught since 1986. He is the fly-casting columnist for American Angler magazine. As an emeritus member of the Casting Board of Governors at the Federation of Fly Fishers, he trains and certifies fly-casting instructors around the country at the primary and master level. He lives in Brunswick, Maine, with his wife, Carol.

 

Jim Rowinski, photographer, is the former Director of Fly Fishing for L. L. Bean and past Coordinator of the L. L. Bean Fly Fishing Schools. He is also wrote “The L. L. Bean Guide to Outdoor Photography,” with his wife, Kate. They live in Charlottesville, Virginia.

This updated, all-color edition of the famous L.L. Bean Fly-Casting Handbook is based on the methods time-tested in the Bean Fly Fishing Schools.

Preface     vi
Acknowledgments     ix
Introduction: How to Use This Book     1
Eleven Habits of Highly Effective Casters     3
The Four-Part Cast on a Lawn     11
The Roll Cast     37
The Four-Part Cast on the Water     47
False Casting     57
Lengthening Your Cast (Stripping + Shooting + False Casting)     69
Wind Casting     85
The Double Haul     93
Long Casts, Aerial Mends, Special Casts     107
Finding Your Own Style     121
Shooting Heads for Depth and Distance     131
Afterword: Just One More Cast     141
Index     143