Help!

[granters]

I was out on the river yesterday fishing the right bank. Recently i've been using the double spey but i'm just not comfortable with all the commotion it causes on the water, so i began casting single spey, left hand up. It took me about 30 mins to get into a good rhythm and, if anything, my casting was actually better than off my right shoulder (i am right handed)

Anyway, after moving pools my casting started off just as good as it had been previously. After about 5 minutes though i just couldn't get the line out straight. The fly was landing upstream of the line, with the line landing in a horrible "J" curve.

I'm not experienced enough with casting to know what i'm doing wrong so i wonder if anyone has any suggestions as i assume this is a fairly common fault

Cheers

[granters]

Springer,

there was pretty much no wind and it was left hand up, single spey. I was shooting line, probably about 6 or 7 feet and i was casting about 25 yards or so. I was casting welll within my limitations, i don't need to cast massive distances on my river. It was very frustrating as i had been casting better than ever before this fault crept in.

[beanieboy]

Quite possible you are overpowering the sweep - over compensating due to using your non natural side. This will send the anchor out of line [ie beyond your point of aim for the forward cast] - when you cast forward the anchor will not shoot straight and will 'kick' to the side. An unsuitable leader set up or tip will further exaggerate the problem. Fatigue will also set in much more quickly when you are using your non natural side - this will affect your timing.

[granters]

Thanks Springer and Beanieboy, brilliant answers. I think tiredness may have contributed but now i think about it, i might have just been concentrating TOO hard on the stroke, and forgetting about the anchor point. I'll certainly bear in mind the advice next time i'm out. I was definitely losing power somewhere along the line anyway. Greatly appreciated.