FLY FISHING -- Distance casting isn’t necessary for most fly fishers working small trout streams.

“But there are times, if you can cast an extra 10-13 feet, it will increase your success, especially for salmon and steelhead,” said Steve Rajeff, of G.Loomis Rods.

Rajeff is a bit of an expert on this subject. The nternational casting champion, featured in my recent Sunday Outdoors feature story, holds the American Casting Association one-hand rod record cast of 243 feet.

“If you cast a little farther when fishing a lake, you get a longer retrieve and therefore you cover more water. Saltwater anglers definitely benefit when they can lengthen their cast.”