🎣 FISH — A Fly Casting Game

I guess I’m just out of the norm. I like to practice casting to get better, faster and hopefully catch more fish. I come up with different challenges out in my yard all the time and I absolutely know it helps to keep practicing and the challenges help keep me interested. Casting to sighted fish from the bow of a skiff requires some skill and practice is definitely a good idea.

A few months ago I attempted to get my fly fishing club’s members to play a simple game of HORSE using flyrods and hula hoops on a lawn. The results were disastrous, nobody would take it seriously, most wouldn’t play, some would just walk around and cast not paying any attention to what we were trying to do. I figured it must be my fault, I didn’t present the idea well enough and I didn’t provide instructions.

In an effort to correct my mistakes I asked ChatGPT to help me out. I asked it to design a fly casting game modeled after the common basketball game of “HORSE”. Below is the result. Yes, I could have done this myself but ChatGPT did it faster and honestly, I can’t believe I didn’t even think of using “FISH” instead of “HORSE”! Anyway, it’s described below, I hope somebody tries it and has more luck with getting the right kind of participation than I did.

🎣 FISH — A Fly Casting Game

Based on the classic game of HORSE
Designed for saltwater fly casting practice

🎮 How to Play

Players take turns calling and making a cast.
- If the cast is successful, all other players must repeat it.
- If a player fails to duplicate the cast, they receive a letter: F, I, S, or H.
- If the original caster misses, the next person becomes the “leader” and makes up a new cast.
Last player remaining who hasn’t spelled FISH wins.
Creative cast ideas are encouraged!

🧠 Example Cast Challenges

Cast Type	Description
🎯 Target Shot	“40 feet at 2 o’clock in 1 false cast”
🌬️ Wind Cast	“Cast into the wind at 50 feet with tight loop”
💪 Strip Set	“Deliver, strip-set into foam fish target”
🎭 Trick Shot	“Sidearm cast under a table”
🦶 Balance Cast	“Stand on one foot, hit 30-foot circle”
🔁 Roll Cast	“Roll cast into the 20′ ring”
🧵 Thread-the-Needle	“Cast between two cones to a 45-foot target”