Learning The Roll Cast

While fishing at Bennett Springs State Park two weeks ago, one of my goals was to practice a roll cast.  I hadn't yet done a successful roll cast on the water simply because I didn't know how.  Last August when I went fly fishing for the first time my brother had attempted to show me the roll cast, but whether from his not explaining very well or my not listening very well, I just didn't  get it.  More than likely it was my YBS (Younger Brother Syndrome) that caused my mental disconnect.


When I took the Orvis Fly Fishing 101 class a month ago I made a point to ask about roll casting.  I knew that it would be crowded at Bennett Springs and didn't want to have to remove my fly from another fisherman's vest, hat or ear because I wasn't paying enough attention to what or who was behind me. Ryan from Feather-Craft explained it to me pretty well.  Well enough that I thought that I had the general idea down and would be able to roll cast at Bennett.