FLY FISHING SCHOOLS

Fly Fishing Schools and Classes at The Fly Fishing Shop for your fun, enjoyment and continuing education.

These Fly Fishing Schools and Classes are Sponsored by The Fly Fishing Shop for your fun, enjoyment and continuing education.
Learn the ancient art of fly fishing from experts who love to teach.  
Last up-dated 05/05/08.

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 fables 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.   
1-800-266-3971     flyfish@flyfishUSA.com

Basic Fly Fishing / Beginning – Intermediate:
These in-depth schools include many opportunities for hands-on learning with experienced fishing guide/instructor Ron Lauzon.  Learn to use the fly rod, fly line and body to develop a strong fly fishing foundation with basic concepts. Progress to gain the skills and presentation techniques needed to become a worthy fly fishier. Learn the secrets and techniques that enable you  to go out and catch the big one (or tell one whale of a tale about the one that got away).
Ron is a professional fly-casting instructor and guide, FFF Certified (Certified by The Federation of Flyfishers). Two classes (3  hrs. each), with one 2 hour on-the water field session;  equipment provided / or bring your own.  Students take the follow up classes to continue their skills.

Dates: 2008:
School #1: Classes,  Jan. 13, 20, outing 1/26;
School #2: Classes: Feb. 24, March 2, outing 3/9;
School #3: Classes: Sept. 7, 14, outing 9/20;
School #4: Classes: Sept. 28, Oct. 5, outing 10/11;
School #5: Classes: Nov.9, 16, outing 11/22; (all 2008).

Time: Two – 3 ¼ hr. classes: 2 – 5:15 p.m., one – two hour river outing: 2 – 4 p.m. Location: Classes: The Fly Fishing Shop Class Room & outside, River outing: TBA.
Cost: (8 ½ hrs.): $75 per student. {Min. 4, Max. 8, Students; SEE CLASS POLICY}
[No Fishing License needed for this class]!

If you do not presently own fly fishing equipment, you will be able to make informed decisions on the type of gear that will best suit your needs and style of fishing.
You will be able to use and evaluate some of the world's finest fly fishing tackle because you will be able to use it during the class.  

By the end of your first day with our guidance,
 you will be able to assemble and rig your rod correctly, tie your leader and tippet, select a fly, cast and make a good presentations to the fish.  

The class will begin with a two-hour session in our new state of the art classroom.  Videos, slide projections, diagrams and demonstrations will proceed while you are provided with snacks and soft drinks.
 The class will then move out of doors.  We have arranged the use of a private facility beyond your wildest dreams.  It is spacious and beautiful with the sophistication and charm of an English Manor.  Our facility is complete with 13 acres of lawn and 7 small lakes full of hungry trout.  Picnic tables and restrooms are conveniently located. Parking is generous. 
You will have the opportunity to hook, play and land (3) fish that 
you will be able to keep during this class.  
The staff will clean and package your fish.

Class sizes are limited to four students for each scheduled session.  
SEE CLASS POLICY
Classes will start at 9:00 sharp, break for lunch at noon, resume at one and last 'til five.
Lunch is provided.
Equipment: Provided / or bring your own.
[BRING COOLER TO TAKE FISH CAUGHT HOME].
No Fishing License needed.
We will also be glad to schedule special fly fishing classes for your group. 
Four student groups are ideal . 
Bring outdoor gear.

Our outdoor classroom is beautiful.

One of our students learning to fly fish for trout.

This class is for those Fly-fishers who have a basic knowledge of casting, rigging, and fly selection with a desire to further acquire the skills needed to fish for, and catch trout in moving water.  Newcomers are also welcome.

With our guidance, you will learn the above, and gain the experience to fish a dry fly, wet fly, and nymph and also the rigging and presentation for each.

The class time will be split up into two sessions-verbal instruction at the shop, and time on the Salmon River which is just minutes from The Fly Fishing Shop.  Here you can apply you newly learned skills.

Class size limited to 6 students.
Instructor: Ron Lauzon.
Meet at The Fly Fishing Shop, Classes will start at 9:00am sharp, bring your own lunch. We will spend one to two hours at the shop, (on equipment, knots, flies, and casting), travel to the Salmon River location, walk-in and spend four to five hours on the river, (half -hour break for lunch on the river), and last ‘til 4:30pm.

Dates: 2008: June 22; Aug. 17. [Note: These dates are set up so a person can take the “Learn to Catch Trout the First Day / Lake”, and the “Learn to Fly Fish a River for Trout”, BOTH ON THE SAME WEEKEND.
 
EQUIPMENT NEEDED:  You must have: Rod, reel, line, leaders and flies. You must have your own wading gear, including boots and waders, (may be able to wet-wade) Oregon fishing license (or day license OK).
A wading staff may be used at your discretion.

COME EARLY AND LET THE EXPERIENCED STAFF AT THE FLY FISHING SHOP HELP YOU WITH THE EQUIPMENT & GEAR YOU NEED FOR THIS CLASS.

Fly Fishing: “SPEY” Casting / Beginning – Intermediate
Spey casting is not a skill only for the “jeti” fly fisher, it can be learned quite easily with the assistance of a professional instructor - who has trained how to teach, to make learning easier and rewarding. Once the tempo of the flowing movements of the fly rod and line have been introduced to you, they will become a tool for you to fly fish wherever you thought impossible before.  You can spey cast with both a single handed, and a two handed fly rod, and also the new “switch rods”- which are designed to be cast with either one or two hands.  You can use your new skills to fish rivers and lakes; to fish for trout, steelhead, salmon, and any other species you may want.  With the new advances in equipment, both for fly rods and fly lines, there is nothing wrong with making your fly fishing easier, and more successful, using spey casting.

For more information on this subject, go to SEARCH, on the heading of our web site: www.flyfishusa.com, and enter, SPEY CASTING, and there will be related articles that have been written in our weekly NEWSLETTER, that will show and tell how it has changed peoples outlook on fly fishing, that they are glad they tried, and are now using spey casting.  (Suggested favorites are articles numbered: 3, 9, 11, 14, 21, and 26).
FFF Certified Fly Casting Instructor / Guide, Ron Lauzon, {Lauzon’s-bio}, has been teaching on the water Spey casting classes, and summer and winter steelhead float schools here at The Fly Fishing Shop for five years. Observing and listening to the students evaluations, these classes and schools were developed: 

6 hr. “SPEY” Casting Class / Beginning – Intermediate:  Be introduced, or develop to the spey casts that will provide the “tools” and the foundation for you to fly cast for trout or steelhead / salmon.  We will cover the roll cast, overhead cast, and switch cast for both single and double handed rods. Then move to the single spey, “C” spey, snake roll, double spey, and the “poke”.  This will enable you to cast on both sides of the river, whatever the wind direction will be. 
(Note: attending this class again, will improve your effectiveness on the river)!
Dates: Dec. 9, 2007
2008: Jan. 5, 19
[Note: These classes have been scheduled to coincide with both the 4 hr. & 8 hr. Float schools].

Time: 8 a.m. – 2:40 p.m. (Bring your own lunch, or purchase at Barton Store deli).

Location:  Barton Park / Clackamas River

*Cost (6 hrs.): $125. * [See Special Rate, if you pay for this class and the 4 hr. Float, at             the Same Time]. {Min. 3, Max. 4, Students; SEE CLASS POLICY}.

Equipment:  Waders and boots; 9’ 5/6 wt. fly rod outfit, and spey rod outfit of your                 choice. (If equipment is needed, students should make arrangements at time of registering, to contact the instructor - for the equipment to be used in the class, before the scheduled class).

A boat is used for transportation.  Fishing will be conducted while wading.

Time:  Meet at The Fly Fishing Shop at 6:30 a.m., 4 hr. float trip, return no later than             1:30p.m. (Bring your own lunch or snacks).

Cost: $125 per person (Minimum $375 per boat). Some boats carry four people.
*[Special Discount of $25 per person, if you pay for the 6 hr. Spey casting class, and the 4 hr. Float, at the Same Time].  {SEE CLASS POLICY}.

Equipment: Chest-high waders and wading shoes, fly fishing outfit of choice, flies.
(Come early and let the experienced staff at The Fly Fishing Shop help you with your selection, and gear you need for this school). Oregon Fishing License is required.

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

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 

Steelhead Fly Fishing: Is A Learning Experience

Two Day Summer Steelhead Fly Fishing Schools for October 2008

Take a jet boat ride on the Deschutes River with: 
Mark Bachmann
These two schools will cover a lot of water and fishing knowledge in two days.
Summer Steelhead will bite any time of day on the Deschutes River, 
however odds go way up during the low light hours of morning and evening.  
That is why we are starting early and are staying late.  
I want to give you maximum advantage 
by having as many fish hooked during these classes as possible.  
Nothing teaches you more about fishing than being where 
fish are being hooked and landed.
Emphasis will be on floating line fishing, 
but will also cover sinking tip fishing during mid-day periods. 
Emphasis will be on two-hand fly rod casting and fishing.
Learn how to locate steelhead water and how to approach it. 
Watch an expert guide as he fishes and discloses the secrets
 and proven methods that put fish on the beach.  
Get a lot of hands on help so that you too can be productive.
Save yourself five years of experimenting on your own. 
Camp will have electric power & lights in main tent.
School will be complete with Computer/PowerPoint presentation.
Bring your own waders & rain gear.  Dress for cold mornings & evenings.
Bring your own tackle or Fishing tackle & flies will be provided.
Price includes Deschutes Boaters Pass.
Meet at Mack's Canyon at 8:00am arrive back at 5:30pm.
How to get to Mack's Canyon
Deposits (non-refundable) must be received by shopping cart no later than 07/01/08.
Phone orders will not be taken.
4 students per class only!
Dinner and brunch will be served. 
Be sure to bring a sleeping bag, change of clothes & camp shoes.
Tents, cots with pads and full accommodations will be provided.
First come, first served.
Pictures From Last Year's Schools

$200 deposit
per student

What you should bring for outdoor classes.

1. Rain Coat (earth-tones for fishing schools).
2. Polarized glasses.
3. You should bring waders for spey casting schools, or and classes that involve being on a river.
4. Rod, reel & flies will be provided.