Programme Casting Demonstrations 2023

Taming the snake: The Snake Roll
The Snake Roll is one of the most elegant and interesting spey casts. To change directions quickly and efficiently, there is nothing better than the Snake Roll!

Christopher Rownes   

11:00 - 11:30

News between Scandi and Skagit! How to catch big salmon in smaller salmon rivers in Norway with switch rods and shorter shooting heads
Arve will tell us about interesting new short line techniques from his everyday life on the smaller salmon rivers in Western Norway. It does not get any more practical than this!

Arve Evensen

All about fly fishing in salt water for Bonefish & Co
Jan will introduce us to the most important aspects of saltwater fishing! Here are some key points: presentation of the fly, double haul, casting in the wind, backhand cast, casting with heavy tackle and heavy flies, different stripping techniques, setting the hook correctly - strip strike and correctly playing a fish, influence of weather and tides. Something to look forward to!

Jan Kubala

Italian Casting Style on the Stream (TLT)
Paolo Rezzonico, instructor of SIM Suisse, will show casts with a short rod (7'6") and long leader to present the fly without dregs (furrows) and above all to have maximum fun fishing.

Paolo Rezzonico

Classic Tenkara Casting Techniques (level line)

Masami Sakakibara

Fly Fishing with Light Line Classes on Crystal Clear Alpine Waters for Trout and Grayling
Wolfgang will show us how to behave for successful fishing on alpine waters and how to use natural conditions as a guide. He will give tips and tricks on tactics and presentation, while also touching on the problem of leaders in crystal clear water.

Advantages/Disadvantages Casting with Short Lines for Salmon and Sea Trout, with Focus on the Danish Rivers
René will show us the advantages/disadvantages of casting short lines on double/single handed rods in small to medium rivers for sea trout and salmon in the Danish rivers where he has fished and taught for many years.
He will take you on a journey through the entire system of a Danish river, starting with the techniques and lines he uses at the upper end of the river where the river is very narrow and there is a lot of vegetation. He ends the demo where the river becomes wider and where there is also more wind, and makes suggestions on what to look for when casting and line selection here.

René Gerken

Transition from Single Hand Casting to Double Hand Casting
Most fly fishers come to double hand fly rod fishing after having used single hand rods for many years. Many find this transition frustrating as there are some major differences in technique involved in this process. Paddy will explain and demonstrate the main problems involved and give fly fishers some very simple exercises that will help them develop good double hand technique.

Basics of Euro Nymphing for Beginners
Katka will talk about the basics of the very successful „Euro Nymphing“ technique. What setup to use - rod, line, leader, tippet , flies - and how to cast & fish this combination successfully. Look forward to an informative demo by Katka!

Casting Soft Rods
This presentation will focus on fundamentals of fly casting and special considerations while using softer rods such as bamboo and fiberglass.
Basic Casting Stroke - is it different with a slower rod?
Rod position, tracking, power application, rod pre-load, the double haul (it is not just for distance casting) and casting for distance.

Mike McFarland

Spey Casting common Faults and Fixes
Spey casting can be a testing skill to self-learn, there are however many common faults, that having an awareness of are relatively easy to fix.
Self-diagnosing your own casting will improve your time on the water greatly.

What about the Gebetsroither Casting Style?
An attempt to determine where we stand in the environment of technical innovations from the perspective of someone who grew up on the river Traun.

10:00 - 10:30

Jan Kubala

Transition from Single Hand Casting to Double Hand Casting

Most fly fishers come to double hand fly rod fishing after having used single hand rods for many years. Many find this transition frustrating as there are some major differences in technique involved in this process. Paddy will explain and demonstrate the main problems involved and give fly fishers some very simple exercises that will help them develop good double hand technique.

Short-line Casting Techniques with a Tenkara Rod

Erhard Loidl            

Mike McFarland