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The purpose of the reach mend is to allow the caster to present the fly to the fish in a drag-free fashion. In other words, the fish sees the fly before the leader and fly line. The upstream mend can be performed with or without shooting line and is usually done to position the fly […]https://gulfcoastflyfishingschool.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Reach-Mend-image.jpeg621722