Stick the Landing -- Tight Line and Euro Nymphing Skills, #3

Part three of this Troutbitten Skills Series focuses on sticking the landing. Because after putting ourselves in great position to present the fly, we shouldn't waste the perfect tuck cast and delivery. As the fly hits the water, all the elements of our system are in position and ready to drift. That's sticking the landing.Like a gymnast who tumbles, somersaults and then lands on two feet with no body movement, the best completion of a cast happens with no extra movement. Instead of landing and then recovering or correcting, we stick the landing, ready to drift.My friend, Austin Dando, joins me on Episode Three for an in-depth discussion of this technique.(Season three will return to my full panel of friends, with longer form discussion about all things fly fishing.)We Cover the FollowingWhat sticking the landing looks likePosition of rod tip, leader, sighter and tippetWhy it mattersMaximizing the drift timePreserving good slack with tippet positionSighter angleLeading angleThe negative results of reachingWhere to stop the forward castCorrecting mistakesRemember, each of these podcasts is supported by a companion article of the same topic. And you can find the full overview of the Nine Essential Skills for Tight line and Euro Nymphing here:READ: Troutbitten | The Nine Essential Skills for Tight Line and Euro NymphingREAD; Troutbitten | #3 Stick the Landing -- Nine Essential Skill for Tight Line and Euro NymphingResourcesREAD: Troutbitten | The Nine Essential Skills for Tight Line and Euro NymphingREAD: Troutbitten | Category | The Mono RigREAD: Troutbitten | Stick the Landing While Tight LiningREAD: Troutbitten | When the First Cast Matters MostREAD: Troutbitten | It's Casting, Not LobbingREAD: Troutbitten | Put More Juice in the CastVisit:Troutbitten WebsiteTroutbitten InstagramTroutbitten YouTubeTroutbitten FacebookThanks to TroutRoutes:Use the code TROUTBITTEN for 20% off your membership athttps://maps.troutroutes.com Thanks to SkwalaUse the code, TROUTBITTEN10 for 10% off your order athttps://skwalafishing.com/