Well...I'm fairly new to both fly fishing in general (this summer being my 5th year), and esn in particular (since last December)...but I've been fishing my whole life over 5 decades. There are a handful of individuals in each genre of fishing that not only have a passion for their sport, but have cultivated an attention to detail that separates the good fishermen from the great ones...and clearly you are one of them. I, like thousands of others new to this sport, spend countless hours combing the available resources for knowledge and insight to help them learn how to become better at their endeavor. There is an almost overwhelming amount of info available, and it can be difficult to wean out the noise from the relevant material. I'm glad I found your channel.

Man Devin, I wish one of these days I'm nonchalant as you when I bring in a toad like that. Nice video, can't wait to focus more on trying that.

That makes a lot more sense to me know. Both on the objective and how to. That angle was very helpful.

Wow! Really well done. It is so much nicer to be able to see the cast and kick. I’ve been struggling with pocket water but I’m confident this will help with the fish take.

Great info Devin. I really do enjoy. I use it the cast a lot due to how tight some of the water I fish is. Let’s me put my flies where I want it.

Appreciate your videos and all the help and information you give. It has truly helped me improve as a fly fisherman.

Just practiced this in my back yard and it makes sense. Looking forward to trying this on the river. Thank you for another great tip!

Thanks Devin, a small thing that makes a big difference!

"Annnd there's a fish right away" You make it look too easy! Love the modern nymphing movies. Thanks again for the great instructional content.

Great tip, thanks Devin!

Great video and instruction-- illustrated the application and the cast mechanics clearly. Nice fish too!

Thanks for a great tip, I’ll be using this a lot ...

Loved the intro! Nice work!

Great tip!!!

Great video. Been wondering how to get the flies in those slots. Thank you for sharing

Thanks Devin! Can you confirm/clarify: 1) kick occurs during forward cast and 2) where are the flies traveling when you kick - are they extended all the way behind you, alongside you, in front of you, etc. Not sure at what point of the forward stroke to kick.

Exactly the same doubts. I have bought the videos, and in the second of them I have stayed the same as I was at the beginning. And the saddest thing is that I am still similar to the way I was before this new youtube video. I have the same doubts as, for example, Peter Cacioppo or Pablo Sebastián, both below. And I say, is it so difficult to make a sketch, where the mechanics of that cast are explained briefly and quickly? Thank you.

Any chance of using a rig where the line and/or leader are visible on future videos for demonstration purposes only?

Awesome video! What river is this? Big fish for a small river.

Thanks, seeing the video is better than trying to read the photos in your book. Does this make the flies curl inward also? In other words, does it have sort of the same effect as a tuck cast but in a 90 degree change of plane, where you get the flies to tuck in toward you so they're shooting upstream in a parallel direction while being off to your right? If that makes sense....

Can you explain the difference between the parallel kick cast and helicopter cast. It seems like both continue the oval cast a quarter turn to get the flies further out and in line with the current. are you extending the cast by continuing the cast from the high part of the O down to where your rod is perpendicular to the flow? Thanks

Devin, is the "kick" a readjustment of the rod tip after the forward cast or is a "flick" after the forward cast?

Devin, why did you think (correctly, of course) that there would be a fish at that specific spot at 1:10?

Intro is waaaaay toooo looong