false cast

American  

noun

Angling.

1. a throw of the line in fly casting in which the line, leader, and fly are prevented from hitting the water.

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Example Sentences

I made one false cast and dropped the fly above the rock, but a little too close to the bank.

From Washington Post • Jan. 8, 2015

By this means the jewels appear in their true and genuine lustre, while there is no colour that can infect their brightness, or give a false cast to the water.

From The Tatler, Volume 3 by Various

Sing "Lullay" full fast When thou hears at the last; And but I play a false cast   Trust me no more.

From "Everyman," with other interludes, including eight miracle plays by Rhys, Ernest