Saltwater Casting Tips

If there’s one thing you should do before your next saltwater trip, it’s to improve your casting. Whether you’re wading in cold saltwater for stripers or sight-fishing from a skiff on the flats, a better cast will give you more opportunities to hook a fish. While a rod with the right action for windy saltwater conditions will significantly improve your casting, it will only get you so far.

In this collection of videos, Orvis master instructor Pete Kutzer shows you the basic skills necessary to improve your saltwater casting and catch fish in big, open environments. And just like Pete, you don’t need to be on the ocean to practice: Just take your fly rod into your yard, a nearby grassy park, or a pond, and practice these drills.