Unskilled teachers may only teach you their bad habits without recognizing your problem areas and how to correct them. Presentation Casts You must learn to keep your fly on target. When you think about rivers like the Madison, with pocket water formed by exposed rocks, it takes an exact cast to be in the fish zone. During a heavy insect hatch, trout will often hold in one position with the insects being washed toward the fish in a feeding lane. With close observation, you ll find that the fish will rarely move more than six inches to either side to eat.
Practice does make perfect, and accuracy practice can be a fun game.
Begin with hula hoops as targets and eventually replace them with dinner plates. Place them on the lawn at selected distances and let the games begin. As you practice, try to hit the targets with backhand and sidearm casts, too. It only takes a small amount of water to provide the correct surface tension to grab the line. For your best accuracy, you need to move your casting hand from beside your body to in front of your body in line with your eyes.