The fundamental physical skill in fly-fishing is the cast. And the purpose of the cast is to place the fly with accuracy, without spooking the fish. We often lose sight of that; we want to cast for ...

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Henry Clark of Fairhope does some fly fishing on Smith Lake in this January 2009 photo. (Birmingham News file photo) If you've ever wanted to learn how to fly fish, Orvis has an unbeatable deal for ...