Most flyfishers will complain if the wind is too strong. And true enough: the wind can spoil a good day of fishing -- but it should not be because you cannot cast. All other excuses are acceptable, such as a broken surface, no hatches, dirty water or frothy waves. But not being able to cast due to a wrong wind is a bad excuse unless you have a light rod and strong wind head on or we are talking about a storm. Wind can be coped with in different manners. Here is one trick.
The most common problem is wind from the wrong side, in most cases meaning from your right if you are a right hand caster. Even a moderate right side wind can push you line towards you and over your head, and most fishers will fear for stray flies hitting them in the neck or on the shoulder.
The absolutely easiest way to overcome the problem is to turn and cast backwards! Just swivel your body 180 degrees and face the bank or at least away from the water.
Cast as you always do, but let go and shoot line in the backcast. You can learn to do this in a few minutes. Use your normal technique: double hauls and rod motions. You can shoot line in the forward cast as you usually do, but make sure that the last shooting takes place in the opposite direction. When the line is out, just turn your body towards your rod hand, which is already pointing towards the water, and fish as you would any day.
This trick can make a windy day successful. It can also facilitate fishing with people who use the opposite hand of you.
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