Fish, Flies & Water Blog

There are three primary types of writing in fly fishing: "how-to," "where-to" and "why-to." Used together, all three types allow anglers to better understand, utilize and appreciate their collective sport.

The advent of inexpensive DVD players and the Internet have given fly-fishers easy access to information, and that information can be watched (or listened to) on perpetual repeat. Video instruction has bridged the gap between the written word and hands-on teaching, allowing for a complete educational strategy.

FLY-FISHING BOOKS

Jason Borger's Nature of Fly Casting-a modular approach
16 chapters, 3 appendices and 238 subtopics. 320 total pages with more than 250 figures drawn from photo, film and video stills. (2001, Shadow Caster Press, ISBN 0-9711570-0-6).

Download the Table of Contents (PDF format/139KB)
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Review Excerpts for Nature of Fly Casting

"[Nature of Fly Casting] is what we have been waiting for. I'm sure this book will be the basic text for our teaching in flycasting for a lot of years to come. The modular way to explain casting is great." -Hans Lindegaard (Sportsfiskeri magazine), Denmark

"Jason Borger...presents Nature of Fly Casting, one of the most meticulous books written on the subject of fly casting. This book...should be included in any fly-fishing library. Borger has pieced together the essential skills of fly casting in an organized, logical manner that should allow casters to analyze and improve their own techniques. Borger has done an excellent job of balancing written explanations of complex movements with illustrations that demonstrate his advice. What results is instruction that is clear and easy to follow. Nature of Fly Casting can help most fly casters improve their skill in the most important aspect of our sport." -Ben Romans (Fly Fisherman magazine), USA

"This book [Nature of Fly Casting] gave me a better understanding of the basic cast than anything that I have read before it. This is an extremely well written work, full of fresh and authentic ideas and at once a valuable source of technical reference as well as a practical instrument of learning. Whatever you do, however you cast—please don’t miss out on reading this book." -Tom Sutcliffe (The Complete Fly Fisherman magazine), South Africa

FLY-FISHING VIDEO

The Fifteen Most Common Casting Errors

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