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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 05/28/09.
Fly Fishing Schools:
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Four Hour Private Fly Fishing For Trout Schools
Four Hour Private Fly Fishing For Steelhead Schools
“SPEY” Casting / Beginning – Intermediate
Summer Steelhead PhD with Simon Gawesworth
2-DAY Summer Steelhead School
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
	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. 1-800-266-3971 flyfish@flyfishUSA.com
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Four Hour Private Fly Fishing For Trout Schools
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. First come, first served. Deposits are payments in full. Deposits are non-refundable unless water/weather conditions prohibit class. SEE CLASS POLICY Trout Schools are taught from June 1 through October 31. Please write your class date in the "Comments" section of your order form or call: 1-800-266-3971. Also include the number of students in the same order form.
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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
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. First come, first served. Deposits are payments in full. Deposits are non-refundable unless water/weather conditions prohibit class. SEE CLASS POLICY Steelhead Schools are taught year around. Please write your class date in the "Comments" section of your order form or call: 1-800-266-3971. Also include the number of students in the same order form.
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STEELHEAD	Four Hour Private Fly Fishing For Steelhead School for up to two people.	$120

Fly Fishing: “SPEY” Casting / Beginning – Intermediate

Spey casting can be learned quite easily with the assistance of a professional instructor. This class starts with the most basic fundamentals so that you will have a solid foundation on which to build your "Spey Casting Skill Set". Our approach allows you to easily understand the scientific principles of how a rod and line work together to propel your fly to the target. This crash course starts in a nice warm class room where the necessity of acquiring good casting skills becomes apparent. Here rod and line theories are discussed in detail so that before you get to the water, you have an understanding of the principals you are going to use. Then you will ride to the river with your instructors. There your instructors will demonstrate the theories you have already explored. Then you will take a rod into your own hands and be able to practice what you have learned. You will be amazed at how easy it is. All the major Spey Casts will be explored. Both floating and sinking tip lines will be learned. This class is centered on developing casting skills that will make you a better fisherman. Time: 8 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (Lunch is provided). Meet at: The Fly Fishing Shop - Instructors: Mark Bachmann and Josh Linn Cost (8 hrs.): $150. You will need the following equipment: Waders, boots, rain coat, hat and polarized glasses. You may bring your own rod and reel if you want to. Properly balanced Spey Outfits will be provided. (6) Students total. First come, first served. Deposits are payments in full. Deposits are non-refundable unless water/weather conditions prohibit class. SEE CLASS POLICY
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SPEY-CL-071109	Spey Casting Class, Saturday, July 11, 2009	$150

Two Day Summer Steelhead Fly Fishing School, October 17-18, 2009

I will be glad to net your fish... Photo by: Dean Finnerty

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.
Bring your own waders & rain gear. Dress for cold mornings & evenings.
Bring your own tackle.
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 08/01/09.
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.

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ST-BACH-1017-18	2-day steelhead class with Mark Bachmann, October 17, Stay overnight and fish October 18, cost $695 per student, non-refundable deposit $200, $495 will be rang up on the same card August 1, 2009	$200 deposit per student

Back By Popular Demand and Supersized!
Summer Steelhead PhD Class

Simon Gawesworth on The Deschutes River, photo: Mark Bachmann

Spend 5 days/4 nights on the Deschutes River with:
Mark Bachmann, Josh Linn, Ron Walp and Simon Gawesworth.
September 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 2009
The popular PhD School has been stretched an extra two fishing sessions. It features four guides, two big jet boats, and the best camp on the river. Mid-September is prime time for Deschutes River steelhead fishing. This school intends that you will graduate with extensive proprietary knowledge of steelhead fly fishing and spey rod casting.

We will camp on prime water and we will have boat access to miles
of steelhead runs that will present a divers array of angling opportunities.
Classes will be held mid-day. You will fish with a guide each morning and evening.
Brunch and dinner will be served at times to give you the best fishing periods.
This will give you the best advantage for hooking as many steelhead
as possible during your stay with us.
Nothing teaches you more about fishing than being where
fish are being hooked and landed.

You will learn all aspects of spey rod fishing with both floating and sinking-tip lines.
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 (4-guides for 6-students) so that you too can be productive.
Save yourself years of experimenting on your own.

You will be pampered!
You will stay in a very comfortable tent camp on the water.
A Camp Person will be available at all times to make your stay as comfortable as possible.
All cooking and eating will be done in a spacious screen-house.
Comfortable sleeping cots and pads are supplied in double occupancy tents.
All food & non-alcoholic beverages are included.

Bring your own sleeping bag, clothing, toiletries,
waders, rain gear, rods, reels, flies & tackle.

Price includes your Deschutes Boaters Pass.
Price does not include your Oregon Fishing License, which may be purchased online.
Meet at Mack's Canyon Camp Ground at:
Noon 9/16 arrive back at Mack's Canyon a Noon 9/20.
Date: September 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 2009
6 students only !
First come, first served.

Price: $2,495 per person.

Non-Refundable Deposit: $1,000

Balance Due: $1495 by 07/01/09

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PHD-CLASS-091609	4-day PHD steelhead class with Mark Bachmann, Josh Linn, Ron Walp and Simon Gawesworth, September 16, 17, 18, 19, 20	One opening only! $1,000.00 Deposit

An Instructor's View of Steelhead Schools

Brian Silvey helps Jim Walker land a steelhead.

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

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

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

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.

Pete Spooner & Jim Walker hooked up on oposite sides of the river.

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

Steelhead Fly Fishing: Is A Learning Experience
	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.

General 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.

Rain Coat (earth-tones for fishing schools).
Polarized glasses.
You should bring waders for all fly fishing schools.
Rod, reel & flies will be provided.

The Fly Fishing Shop, Welches, OR

1 (800) 266-3971

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