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Winter Steelhead Fly Fishing Schools for every skill level of student |
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Winter Steelhead Fly Fishing Schools |
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Winter Steelhead Fly Fishing Schools for every skill level of student |
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| We know that steelhead are often uncooperative and unpredictable. That is why they are such great sport fish. It takes skills to get them, and acquiring the skills takes dedication, and a well laid out plan. Many anglers stop half way to their goal because they weren't even able to lay out a comprehensive plan. Now you don't have to, because your plan has been designed by a team of anglers who have landed hundreds of steelhead with flies in the most traditional manner. No we're not talking about side-drifting with a slinky on the end of your fly line, nor are we talking about harassing spawners with glo bugs and split-shot. We are talking about swinging flies with a Spey rod for bright moving fish in the most respected fashion possible. There is probably no more experienced steelhead fly angler than Mark Bachmann. He is joined by the talent of Josh Linn, Travis Johnson and Hawkeye Hawkins. You have a formidable team to help you get to the finish line. Our plan is as simple as it is effective. First you learn to cast precisely. (You can only catch a fish when your fly is in the water and you can only catch fish that you can reach.) Then you learn how and where to find your prey. Then you learn to present the fly properly to the prey, covering vast amounts of water in the most efficient manner. The method is academic, show the fly to the largest number of fish in the shortest period of time in the most enticing manner. When you finish our curriculum, you won't have many doubts about how it works. Winter steelhead are available in fishable numbers by mid-November. |
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Fly Fishing: “SPEY” Casting, Entry Level |
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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 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. br> Our crash course starts in a nice warm class room with donuts and coffee. 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. Time: 8 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (Lunch is provided). 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. (9) 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-011912 | Spey Casting Class, January 19, 2012 | $150 | |
| SPEY-CL-012612 | Spey Casting Class, January 26, 2012 | $150 | |
| SPEY-CL-021612 | Spey Casting Class, February 16, 2012 | $150 | |
| SPEY-CL-022312 | Spey Casting Class, February 23, 2012 | $150 | |
| SPEY-CL-031512 |
Spey Casting Class,
March 15, 2012 With George Cook |
$150 | |
| SPEY-CL-032212 | Spey Casting Class, March 22, 2012 | $150 | |
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One-Day Entry Level Steelhead Fly Fishing Schools |
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Steelhead fly fishing is very
practical if you know how. Being able to find fish and being able
to present the fly properly are key factors. Save
yourself five years of experimenting on your own. We will show you how. This school will cover a lot of water and fishing knowledge in one day. Length of the class is 8-hours on the water. All schools conducted on the Sandy River. Big, safe, roomy pontoon boats will enable us to cover 12-miles of river during the class. Two students |
| per boat/instructor format. Learn how to locate steelhead water and how to approach it. Emphasis will be on giving you a foundation of skills to build on, with a high priority given to hooking fish during the class. We want to give you maximum advantage by having as many fish hooked during this class as possible. Nothing teaches you more about fishing than being where fish are being hooked and landed. Emphasis will be on spey rod use and sinking-tip line fishing. Students should at least have moderate casting skills. This is a fishing class. |
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| If you need basic knowledge or a brush-up on Spey Casting skills, we suggest signing up for a Spey Casting School and be ready to use these skills to catch winter steelhead. | |
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What you need to bring: Bring your own waders and rain gear. Bring your own rod/reel set up if you want to. A variety of premium quality 2-hand rod/reel set-ups will be available for you to use at no extra charge. Flies are supplied. A hot lunch will be served on the river. There will be a very short rest period after lunch. Meet at The Fly Fishing Shop at 6:30am for half-hour orientation. Coffee and donuts will be served. |
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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. |
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| EST-CLASS-012012 | Entry Level Steelhead Fly Fishing School January 20, 2012, Sandy River, 2-students per boat, 8-students maximum |
$250 | |
| EST-CLASS-012712 | Entry Level Steelhead Fly Fishing School January 27, 2012, Sandy River, 2-students per boat, 8-students maximum |
$250 | |
| EST-CLASS-021712 | Entry Level Steelhead Fly Fishing School February 17, 2012, Sandy River, 2-students per boat, 8-students maximum |
$250 | |
| EST-CLASS-022412 | Entry Level Steelhead Fly Fishing School February 24, 2012, Sandy River, 2-students per boat, 8-students maximum |
$250 | |
| EST-CLASS-031612 | Entry Level Steelhead Fly Fishing School March 16, 2012, Sandy River, 2-students per boat, 8-students maximum With George Cook |
$300 | |
| EST-CLASS-032312 | Entry Level Steelhead Fly Fishing School March 23, 2012, Sandy River, 2-students per boat, 8-students maximum |
$250 |
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Two Day Spey School - Save $25 |
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Acquiring skills helps achieve success. This school is for beginning and intermediate fly fishers, who want to acquire new winter steelhead fly fishing skills in the most efficient and cost-effective way possible. Spend the night between the two days in our community. We know the best places to stay, and we know the best places to eat. We will be glad to help make the arrangements. We will be glad to show you around our home turf on the way to and from schools. It could turn you on to your next fly fishing playground. Save $25 by taking a Spey Casting Class followed immediately by a Winter Steelhead School. Get twice as much for your money and save money while you are doing it. It will be a lot of fun. Community Links |
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| EST-CLASS-01192012 | Spey Casting Class, January 19 - PLUS - Entry Level Steelhead Fly Fishing School January 20, 2012 - TWO DAYS. | $375 | |
| EST-CLASS-01262712 | Spey Casting Class, January 26 - PLUS - Entry Level Steelhead Fly Fishing School January 27, 2012 - TWO DAYS. | $375 | |
| EST-CLASS-02161712 | Spey Casting Class, February 16 - PLUS - Entry Level Steelhead Fly Fishing School February 17, 2012 - TWO DAYS. | $375 | |
| EST-CLASS-02232412 | Spey Casting Class, February 23 - PLUS - Entry Level Steelhead Fly Fishing School February 24, 2012 - TWO DAYS. | $375 | |
| EST-CLASS-03151612 | Spey Casting Class,
March 15 - PLUS - Entry Level Steelhead Fly Fishing School March 16, 2012 - TWO DAYS. With George Cook |
$425 | |
| EST-CLASS-03222312 | Spey Casting Class, March 22 - PLUS - Entry Level Steelhead Fly Fishing School March 23, 2012 - TWO DAYS. | $375 | |
 Improve your Spey Casting techniques and learn how to deal with the tough spots. |
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This
class is for the angler that wants to take his/her casting to the next
level!
These are "Finishing Schools" for intermediate and accomplished Spey casters.
Spend a day with expert casters Josh Linn and Travis Johnson and focus
on expanding the fundamentals and mechanics of Spey rod casting.
The
steps in this class will be toward any subject you feel that you need
more information or practice in order to bring your casting up a notch
or two. Whether you need help
casting a Skagit or Scandi line farther, controlling a sink tip, or
learning how to handle a mid or long belly line, let us save you the
energy, time, and frustration.
These classes are offered during the summer and fall seasons, and each
is a full 8 hour day of learning.
The first part of the day will include a classroom style tutorial
and PowerPoint presentation, after which the real nitty gritty begins—on
the water!
While on the river, the class will have a regimented style at first and,
towards the end, provide an in-depth question and answer segment, along
with hands-on problem solving
situations for real life applications.
With
this open style forum, an angler can really bring to the table what they
want out of the class, receiving the one-on-one attention that makes
this class worth the $175.00 cost (per student).
Lunch and beverages will be provided.
Bring your favorite setup and we will also have a lot of rods for
you to try.
Spey Casting Finishing School limited to six students per class.
Private lessons are also available. $50 per hour, 4 hour ($200) minimum. Please call for an appointment. |
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| SPEY-CL-012112 | Spey Casting
Finishing School, January 21, 2011 |
$175 | |
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Rio's Modern Spey Casting, (3)-DVD Set, 4-hours Cast of Characters: Simon Gawesworth, George Cook, Mike McCune, Scott O'Donnell, Dana Sturn, Ed Ward. The most comprehensive film on spey casting ever made. This triple disc DVD from Rio stars the notable team of experts listed above. Not only learn from these masters the classic Single Spey, Double Spey, Switch cast and Roll cast, but also the modern spey casts such as the Snake roll, Circle Spey, Snap-T, Snap-Z, Wambat cast, Underhand cast, Spiral Spey, Spiral Double Spey, Jelly |
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| Roll, Perry Poke and Skagit casting. This film also teaches the viewer the most common faults to recognize and avoid and has superb bio-kinetic footage so you and study the hand, arm and body movement of each cast. There is also great information on casting sinking lines, saltwater spey casting and trout fishing spey casts with single hand rods.br> Save $10 on these instructional DVDs when purchased with a Spey Casting Class or a Winter Steelhead Fly Fishing Class. Click this button when signing up for either class. | |||
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| 260695 | Rio's Modern Spey Casting, 3-DVD set. Save $10 on these instructional DVDs when purchased with a Spey Casting Class or a Winter Steelhead Fly Fishing Class |
Reg. $49.95 With A Class $39.95 |
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FREE VIDEO TO WATCH For Basic Casting
Stroke Lesson LEARN WITH THE BEST. CHOOSE US! |
| Beulah Spey Rods | Sage Spey Rods | About Spey Rod Fishing |
| C.F. Burkheimer Spey Rods | TFO Spey Rods | Sandy River Spey Clave |
| Echo Spey Rods | Winston Spey Rods | Spey Lines |
| G. Loomis Spey Rods | Spey Rod/Reel Cases | Spey Videos |
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Please feel free to give us a call with
your Spey Rod questions:
1-800-266-3971 We Carry A Gargantuan Selection Of Spey Rods |
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Pictured above is the west wall of our show room where 32 different models of Spey rods are on display. There are many more models in the stock-room that won't fit on the wall. Steelhead fishing is a passion at The Fly Fishing Shop. We are surrounded by steelhead and salmon rivers; huge rivers, big rivers, medium rivers and small rivers. These rivers offer a diversity of angling opportunities and challenges. That is why our selection of Spey rods is so large, so you can have just the right rod for every situation. Other reasons are that we really like fishing with Spey rods. We like experimenting with Spey rods and learning about Spey rods. We like playing with Spey rods and talking to other Spey fishers about Spey rods. We might be called Spey obsessed. Spey rods are very cool. And we have cast every rod pictured here and caught fish on most. |
| Where Anglers Stay in Welches, Oregon | |
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For your convenience, The Fly Fishing Shop in Welches, Oregon can now integrate your lodging with your fly fishing school or guided trip fee when booking with us. The Cabins Creekside at Welches is the best place for fly fishers to stay within our community, and is a hard bargain to pass up. We have always wished there was a place for our customers to stay, where the special needs of traveling anglers could be met. Well it has happened! Long term friends, Bob and Margaret Thurman built their cabins with |
| special amenities like a secure room for storing gear and drying waders. These cabins offer much privacy and a beautiful tiny mountain stream coursing through their midst. And don't forget, we can make all of your arrangements for lodging when you book one of our guided trips or schools. Come to Welches. We're going to show you a good time! | |
The Fly Fishing Shop, Welches, OR
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266-3971
