Great White Shark circles kayakers off Australia

Man, this had to be seriously scary! Although I would have caught the shark handily on rod and reel or by hand if necessary, I can still empathize with the fear these guys must've been feeling.

Now that's flycasting!

One of the toughest challenges in learning to fly fish is getting off a good cast. I'm really grateful to Bob Shuey, owner of Neshannock Creek Fly Shop who reassured me that any cast which gets the fly where it should go and doesn't spook the fish is a good cast. That calmed my nerves enough to continue learning.

A well-done cast goes farther, easier and does more than any bad cast. Keeping that in mind here are a couple of ladies showing you how it's done. First, the amazing Spey casting of Jeong Park:



This one's of the "First Lady of fly fishing" Joan Wulff:


Taking the time to perfect your casting is a really valuable thing to do, because you'll find an amazing variety of specialty casts that will help you in any situation. Here's more with Joan Wulff demonstrating basic casts.

I've gotta go work on my roll cast! Lemme know how you do. :)