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FLY FISHING SCHOOLS |
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Fly Fishing Schools and Classes at The Fly Fishing Shop for your fun, enjoyment and continuing education. |
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These Fly Fishing Schools and
Classes are Sponsored by The Fly Fishing Shop for your fun, enjoyment
and continuing education.
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| Fly Fishing Schools: | |
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| A workshop with Rick Hafele and Dave Hughes, February 20, 2010. | |
| 3-day Fly Fishing School With Rick Hafele, Trout Fishing PhD, June 2010 | |
| Four Hour Private Fly Fishing For Trout Schools | |
| Four Hour Private Fly Fishing For Steelhead Schools | |
| The Complete Suite of Winter Steelhead Fly Fishing Schools | |
| “SPEY” Casting / Beginning – Intermediate | |
| One Day Winter Steelhead Schools | |
| Summer Steelhead Spey School With Andre Scholz, July 25-28. | |
| PhD Summer Steelhead School With Simon Gawesworth, September 19-22. | |
| Lodging in Welches | |
| Our Steelhead Guides & Instructors | |
| Steelhead Fly Fishing is a Learning Experience | |
| Learning to Cast | |
| An Instructor's View of Steelhead Schools | |
| General Class Policy and Refund Policy | |
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Because of its unique location, The Fly
Fishing Shop is able to offer high quality fly fishing schools. Our shop boasts
the most complete indoor fly fishing classroom on the west coast of North
America. Our instructors are second to none in their dedication and
understanding of the sport of fly fishing. Our community boasts a number of
unique man-made amenities that are well suited to beginning anglers. The Mount
Hood area has a myriad of small trout streams and lakes that are well suited to
both entry level and intermediate anglers. Within easy reach are many fabled
steelhead/salmon rivers such as the Sandy, Deschutes, John Day and Clackamas.
Each has a different personality and is suited to different experience levels.
Take our classes and you will learn a lot in a short period of time.
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Nymph Fishing, a workshop with Rick Hafele and Dave Hughes. Rick Hafele, author of Nymph Fishing Rivers and Streams Dave Hughes, author of Nymphs for Streams & Stillwaters |
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Rick covers nymph rigging and tactics to suit all of the situations you might ever encounter in nymphing: on streams and rivers, spring creeks and tailwaters, lakes and ponds. Learn to choose the right rig, and fish the right method, to catch trout from whatever water you find yourself fishing. Dave covers nymph pattern selection, with emphasis on an essential box of searching nymphs, another of imitative nymphs, and a third for stillwater situations. You'll learn about the insects and other trout foods that nymphs imitate. You'll learn to select the right nymph, or pair of them, to suit the situation and please the trout. A question and answer session assures that you'll get to hear about problems that have been bugging you in your own nymphing. This workshop is suitable if you're interested in improving your nymph fishing, increasing your catch, and having more fun doing it. You'll get a lot out of it whether you're a beginner, intermediate, or expert angler. Don't miss this opportunity to spend time with two experts in the field of fly fishing for trout, a chance that comes rarely, and one that you're not likely to get again. You'll learn a lot about nymphing. You'll also have a lot of fun. Rick Hafele, in addition to authoring the best-selling Nymph Fishing Rivers & Streams, is well-known for his series of Nymph Fishing DVDs with John Smeraglio. He is also the talent in the classic Scientific Anglers video 'Anatomy of a Trout Stream'. Dave Hughes, in addition to authoring the recent Nymphs for Streams & Stillwaters, is best known for his more than 20 books about fly fishing for trout, including Nymph Fishing, Trout Flies, American Fly Tying Manual, and Essential Trout Flies. Rick and Dave together are co-authors of the classic book Western Hatches and Western Mayfly Hatches. Rick and Dave's books will be available for sale at the workshop. They will also be glad to autograph any books you already own. Date: February 20, 2010Time: 10am to 4pm with a lunch break from roughly 12:00 to 1:00 Location: The Fly Fishing Shop Price (pre-registered): $50 (at the door): $60 Space is limited; pre-registration is recommended. |
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| NYMPH-WORK | Nymph Fishing, a workshop with Rick Hafele and Dave Hughes, February 20, at The Fly Fishing Shop, per person | $50 | |
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Summer Steelhead Spey School Sponsored by: The Fly Fishing Shop and R.L. Winston Rod Company |
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Spend 4-days
& 3-nights on the Deschutes River with: |
| Price: $1295 per person. | Non-Refundable Deposit: $295 | Balance Due: $1000 by 07/01/09 |
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| PHD-CLASS-072510 | 4-day, 3-night PHD steelhead class with Mark Bachmann, Josh Linn and Andre Scholz, July noon 25, 26, 27, noon 28, 2010 | Deposit $295 |
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By Popular Demand Summer Steelhead PhD School |
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Spend 4-days
& 3-nights on the Deschutes River with: |
| Price: $1295 per person. | Non-Refundable Deposit: $295 | Balance Due: $1000 by 07/01/09 |
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| PHD-CLASS-091910 | 4-day, 3-night PHD steelhead school with Mark Bachmann, Josh Linn and Simon Gawesworth, September noon 19, 20, 21, noon 22, 2010 | Deposit $295 |
| Four Hour Private Fly Fishing For Trout Schools | |||
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School will begin in our classroom with a PowerPoint presentation
geared toward fly fishing for trout in small streams. Casting and
fishing techniques for the local waters will be explored in detail.
Learn how to set up the rod and rig it for fishing with both wet
flies and dry flies.
After the PowerPoint presentation we move outside for hands on
instruction in the art of fly casting.
After you have the basic casts down, we will move to one of the
local streams and explore the fishing opportunities. Your instructor
will demonstrate the techniques that were explored in the class
room. You will learn basic stream entomology, how to match the
hatch, how to read the water, and the art of presenting your fly to
the fish. There is a good possibility that you will catch some fish.
Our fishing schools are taught by instructors that are full time
guides and dedicated to teaching the art of fly fishing. Our classes
a geared to teach you a lot in a short period of time.
These schools are 4 hours long.
Price: $120 for one or two students (Please give 24-hour notice).
We can accommodate larger groups if given advanced notice (Please call: 1-800-266-3971). What you should bring for outdoor classes. Trout Schools are taught from June 1
through October 31. |
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| TROUT-SCH | Four Hour Private Fly Fishing For Trout School for up to two people. | $120 | |
| Private Fly Fishing For Steelhead Schools | |||
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School will begin in our classroom with a PowerPoint presentation
geared towards steelhead fishing, casting and fishing
techniques for the local waters. Learn how to set up the rod and rig
it for fishing for steelhead. Both single-hand and two-hand rod
techniques will be explored
After the PowerPoint presentation we move to a local river for hands on
instruction in the art of fly casting with either a single-hand or
two-handed rod. Your instructor will demonstrate the theories that
were explored in the classroom presentation.
After you have the basic casts down, you explore fly presentation
techniques that are proven on local waters. Both floating line and
sinking tip line techniques will be examined
Our fishing steelhead schools are taught by instructors that are full
steelhead time
guides. Our classes
a geared to teach you a lot in a short period of time.
These schools are 4 hours long.
Price: $120 for one or two students (Please give 24-hour notice).
We can accommodate larger groups if given advanced notice (Please call: 1-800-266-3971). What you should bring for outdoor classes. Steelhead Schools are taught year around. |
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| STEELHEAD | Four Hour Private Fly Fishing For Steelhead School for up to two people. | $120 | |
| An Instructor's View of Steelhead Schools | |
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You can never know too much about any subject. Going to a school and obtaining the guidance of skill instructors is accepted as the quickest, most efficient way to learn. Learning comes in measured stages for most people. Rarely is complete knowledge of any technical subject obtainable in only one day. This progression from lower to upper grade status is obtainable only if the knowledge of the lower grade is well |
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learned. For instance catching a steelhead with a fly rod is only "achievable" if the angler has learned how to cast with a fly rod. An student who has taken the time to learn how to cast "well" with a fly rod can reach more steelhead than one who hasn't. This fact was brought home during our 02/13/04 Winter Steelhead School which included (6) students. The three students who brought steelhead to their flies during this school had attended previous schools with us. Jim Stone got a good bite at |
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our first stop. He had attended a Deschutes Steelhead School with us two years ago. Jim Walker hooked (4) steelhead during the school and Peter Spooner hooked one. Spooner landed his steelhead and Walker landed two. Both of these fine anglers had taken our Spey Casting School in January. During the late afternoon Instructors Mark Bachmann and Brian Silvey had their boats parked across the river from each other. Jim Walker who was riding with Brian hooked an nice bright steelhead and |
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everyone was watching and cheering him on. Then Pete, who was riding with Mark hooked one that was just as bright. Both fish were released with help from the guides. It was a fitting graduation ceremony for both angling students. We provide the instruction. The steelhead issue the diplomas. |
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During this day we didn't get one piece of water that hadn't already been bait fished shortly before we got to it. There were about eight other boats on the water ahead of us including two very talented gear guides. We got strikes fishing behind them. It was February, Friday the thirteenth. Who knows whether the strikes were do to luck or skill. We instructors will take victory any way it comes. We had a very dedicated group of students. Also there were good numbers of fresh fish in our stretch of river. However, there was hard wind the early part of the day. We fished through it and were a stronger team because of it. Most of the fish were hooked during the wind. It was a fun day. I would do it again in a minute. I have a feeling that Brian & Ron feel the same. MB |
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Steelhead Fly Fishing: Is A Learning Experience |
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It can be called, "Steelhead Fly Fishing" or "Fly Fishing For Steelhead". This sport leads to a deeper understanding of the natural world that we and steelhead live in. Steelhead are magical creatures; unique among fishes. They have much to teach us. For that reason alone, fly fishing for steelhead is worth the pursuit. You know they are beautiful. You've seen all of those fresh steelhead pictures on our web site. There are pictures from all times of the year and from many different rivers. All those beautiful |
| steelhead were caught with flies. You know that. And now you want to catch some steelhead with flies yourself. But, you've heard from other anglers that catching steelhead with flies is very difficult. You've heard right. A very small percentage of the fly-angling public catches steelhead with flies. Yet, some of those anglers catch lots of steelhead per season. They do it with the right tackle and the right acquired skills. Our steelhead schools are designed to give you those skills in the quickest, most efficient, most fun, most cost effective manner possible. It's easy: First learn to cast. Then learn to present the fly. Then learn to hunt. Then learn to land steelhead. | |
| Our Steelhead Class Instructors & Guides An instructor is the person who teaches a school to prepare you for a certain task. A guide is a person who takes you to a certain place. Our guides are also instructors. However, any guided fly fishing trip will be more productive if you have already acquired the skills to deliver the fly to the fish. Attending a series of steelhead fly fishing schools before going on a guided trip can pay real dividends. |
Mark Bachmann |
Josh Linn |
Simon Gawesworth |
George Cook |
| LEARNING TO CAST Learning to cast well is the most essential part of learning to catch steelhead. We use both shingle-hand and two-hand fly rods. The two-hand fly rod, also spey rod, has recently become the most popular instrument for presenting flies to steelhead and salmon. This is especially true when larger rivers are being fished. Spey rods allow any angler to cover more water, more efficiently. A spey rod enables an angler to present his or her flies at longer ranges, even where there is little room for a back-cast . This is because the back cast is not aerolized. Rather a change-of-direction roll cast is performed. This is called a spey cast. There are many types of spey casts. Some are hundreds of years old. Others have recently evolved. You can learn all of them from us. We offer the best instruction in a comprehensive, yet affordable package. |
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Class Policy and Refund Policy We take our schools
seriously. They are the best of their kind you can attend. In order
to coordinate students, equipment and instructors with a minimum of
problems, we stick to an exacting schedule and curriculum. In order
to maintain an atmosphere where teaching and learning can be done
efficiently, disruption has to be kept to a minimum. In group
classes no alteration in starting time or place will be made for any
individual. Show up on-time, organized and ready to be part of a team
effort. Scheduling a class involves scheduling instructors time and
in some cases scheduling support people. Once your deposit is
received those people are reserved for you. When we accept your
deposit we have formed a contract to serve you. You have signed a
contract to attend.
Classes not booked with the minimum number of students to hold a class, (or float), seven days before the classes starting date- students will be notified, and the class may be subject to change - and may be rescheduled to the next session. If less than the minimum number of students needed to hold a “group” class are registered, the class can still be taught, but the cost will be according to the “number of individual” students per instructor. Students who don't show up for a class will not be rescheduled without a new fee. |
What you should bring for outdoor classes.
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The Fly Fishing Shop, Welches, OR
1 (800) 266-3971
