Getting Started in Fly Fishing: Learn the Roll Cast Change of Direction Cast

When we fish nymphs under an indicator, it can be a pain to reposition the cast upstream if all we know to do is overhead cast. Here's a simple way to turn the Roll Cast into a usable fishing cast to reposition our indicator rigs upstream for the next drift.

[@hirundio]

thank you very much for this explanation, peter! best wishes

[@abcsandoval]

easy to understand and apply - Thank you! will practice tomorrow.

[@charlesashmore9571]

Best explanation of roll casting with the 3 planes!

[@jessec7565]

Just the cast I was hoping for. Thank you!

[@neosovereign5954]

Great video, good clear explanations. I've seen Klaus Frimor call this a Scandi-cast as well. At least, I'm pretty sure they're the same thing. Anyway, keep up the good content!

[@hooked4lifeca]

Well, you're not wrong. :) It's the Göran Andersson Underhand cast with a low stop to produce a nice wide loop so that all of that nasty junk on the leader will roll out smoothly. However, if I called it the "Göran Andersson Underhand Cast with a Low Stop to Roll Out the Nasty Junk Cast" nobody would be able to learn it. Instead it's just a roll cast with a change of direction. We just won't tell anyone about the Underhand thing, OK?

[@cyguy8577]

So this is the underhand cast! Scientific Angler makes an Overhand & D line (sold in Japan) and was wondering what an overhand cast is …

[@xiaowenjiang786]

What is the plain of the cast? Is that where the rod tip is pointing?

[@hooked4lifeca]

Yes, it's the path of the rod and the direction of the cast.