Any advice on the following.

I was fishing on the weekend and noticed that quite a few times as I was casting, the fly was catching on the fly line as it was attempting to turn over - leaving it in a bunch on the river.

What is happening here - is it wind effect, hook size etc?

I was using a WF6 Floater - about 12 ft leader and 14-16 dry flies/nymphs.

Cheers,
Craig

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It's called a "tailing loop".

I'll let one of the instructors on the forum explain what causes it and how to remedy it but, essentially, you are forcing the forward cast, i suspect.

Charlie

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firstly you are probably hitting it too hard on the forward cast but this also happens on the back cast when hit hard,what happens is when you cast too hard or jerk the rod to a stop the rod tip dips and instead of the line rolling out above the rod tip your rod tip actually dips and throws the line underneath and causes a loop that knots at the end,its like if you imagine taking the rod say to 3 oclock on the back cast then stop the rod at ten on the forward cast the line travels under the rod tip causing a loop that knots at the end,your angles must be the same on the forward cast as the back cast,they are also caused when hit hard you throw vibrations down the line and when the vibration comes to the end of the line it has nowhere to go and kicks back on itself,hope you understand this ok,remember the rod tip has to follow a straight line path between the two angles of the back and forward cast

That would make sense - I was prob too keen to get in to a load of rising fish at the time and was a bit excitable I guess!!!

Thanks for the tips.

Craig

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The effect of tangling from a tailing loop is exacerbated (not caused) if you are using braided loops and the braid has frayed where any has projected under the sleeve. This provides a nice purpose built trap for the leader, tippet and fly if they do collide during the cast. Trim off the frayed bits.
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