Let's see what everybody's favorite fly fishing tip or technique is. Post them here!

If it's April and the insects are just beginning to spawn, then try using a fly that mimics larvae. If it's late in the season then use a dry fly. Fish will see this as normal and won't be so hesitant to bite.

Now let's here your's...

Here's a casting tip I use religiously. Take a small hand towel with you next time you go fly fishing. When your done fishing, make one last long cast to wet the fly line, then clean the line with your towel while your reeling in. This helps my line to cast smoothly next time I go fishing by cleaning the line and removing any dirt or deposits.

Do not start your overhead cast with a pile of slack at your feet, or with your fly rod tip more than 6" above the water. The fly rod won't load until the fly line becomes tight to the rod, so this is impossible if your fly line is in a pile at your feet. Instead, roll cast the fly line out straight and then make the cast.

With your line out fairly straight and your fly rod tip at the water, you'll notice that the rod tip starts to load (bend) almost immediately when you initiate the cast. Because of the surface tension of the water, the line resists the lifting of the fly rod and starts to load it as soon as you move it. If you start that same cast with the fly rod tip four feet above the water, you just lost four feet of free energy and the cast becomes much more difficult to complete. Start and finish your cast with the fly rod tip at the water. Use this fly casting technique and make the fly rod do the work so you don't have to.