A cast in which the line is kept moving above the water's surface; used to progressively lengthen a cast, change the direction of a cast or dry a fly
A common fly fishing cast; used to lengthen and shorten line, to change direction, and to dry off the fly. In false casting, the line is kept moving backwards and forwards without touching the surface of the water or the ground. The fewer false casts you need to get it back into the zone the better (like a u-turn…if you've got to engage from drive to reverse more than a few times, you've got issues).
Casting that does not put the fly on the water.
The act of feeding line out while casting, or positioning the fly for the presentation. False casting also keeps dry flies dry.
standard fly fishing cast; used to lengthen and shorten line, to change direction, and to dry off the fly; frequently overused. In false casting, the line is kept moving backwards and forwards without being allowed to touch the surface of the water or the ground (see casting arc, back cast, and forward cast).
Making a complete cast (Forward and Back) without allowing the fly to touch the water. False casting is done to 1) Change the direction of your cast. 2) Shoot more line into your cast. 3) Timing your cast to coincide with waves. 4) Impress people who are watching you. (Hopefully, you won't make them laugh at you.)