Manipulating fly line layout by rod movement after Stop on a Delivery Cast.

• Aerial Mends - Mending before fly line/leader lands on water.
• Water Mends - Mending after fly line/leader lands on water.

Related terms in Casts and Techniques: Delivery Cast, Shooting line, Slipping line, Straight Line Presentations, Slack Line Presentations, Curved Presentations

Practise it: What is mending, and when do I need it?

From the FFI Fly Casting Definitions (2025 Edition), reproduced with attribution to Fly Fishers International.