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December 21, 2003, Sunday, 1:00pm - 5:00pm Fly Tier's Round Table "Learn how to tie Basic Nymphs" This is a class for the trout guys (& gals). All of the hooks for this Round Table will be donated. The program and instructions are free. So are the coffee and snacks. Bring snacks to share if you want to. Bring your own tools, and materials and tie along. These flies are easy to tie. Beginners are welcome. Group Leader: John Jones

So you want to catch a winter steelhead with your fly rod?
We have exactly the right programs for you to learn quickly!
Offered are crash courses: one-on-one or group learning experiences.
Start with an affordable entry-level Spey Casting Class and put that knowledge to work during a Winter Steelhead School. You can also earn a PhD or go on guided quest.
We have the best team ever assembled to provide the experience!

"Elementary Spey Casting School"
Saturday, January 24, 2004
This class is for right or left handed casters, and will deal with the most efficient methods of casting from the river left position.
It will cover Single Spey, Snake Roll & Snap-T casts with both
floating and sinking tip lines. Each class is 4-hours.

The instructors are: George Cook, Mark Bachmann & Brian Silvey.
No other spey casting school features a two student per instructor ratio
with instructors of this caliber.
You will get maximum help and nearly constant personal attention.
Spey casters of all experience levels are welcome. However this class
focuses on the basics and is designed to give each student a
solid foundation to build on. Each class lasts 3 1/2-hours.
What our customers say.
Spaces are limited to (6) students per class. Book now!

One-Day Winter Steelhead Fly fishing School
Take a drift boat ride down the Sandy River with:
Mark Bachmann, Brian Silvey and Ron Lauzon.

Winter 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.
We will show you how.
This is a school that will cover a lot of water and fishing knowledge in one day.
Length of the class is 8-hours on the water. Three student per instructor format. Emphasis will be on giving you a solid 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 casting and sinking-tip line fishing, but will also cover single handed rod techniques. 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.

Bring your own waders, rain gear. Bring your own rod/reel set up if you want to.
A variety of premium quality 2-hand and single-handed 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 7:00am for orientation.  Coffee and donuts will be served.

Arrive back at The Fly Fishing Shop at 6:00pm.
What our customers say.
9 students per class only!
First come, first served.

The Setting! Your Guide's Bio. In brief.	Fly Fishing Only! 37 Seasons of Steelhead Experience!	Booking Now! For 2003-04 Winter Steelhead Season!!! 03 Winter Season Prediction: * Pacific Ocean Survival Conditions appear Favorable! * Climatic conditions Are Favorable! * Runs are about average in size. Bright fish are available. * Predictions Are Favorable!

Evidence Of Repeated Success!
Pictures of: Sandy River 03/29/00 - 05/02/00
Pictures of: Sandy River 01/26/00 - 03/23/00
Pictures of: Sandy River 12/22/00 - 02/11/01
Pictures of: Sandy River 03/07/01 - 04/07/01
Pictures of: Sandy River 05-25-01 - 05/30/01
Pictures of: Sandy River 01/22/02 - 01/29/02
Pictures of: Sandy River 02/08/02 - 04/24/02
Pictures of: Sandy River 05/19/02 - 06/28/02
Pictures of: Sandy River 01/04/03 - 04/15/03
Current

"I provide boat access to the best best parts of the Sandy & Clackamas Rivers. These reaches offer incredible beauty in the oldest designated "scenic river" section of river in the state. Add bright, wild, native steelhead, combined with ample runs of hatchery steelhead and you can see why this is one of the favorite floating/fly fishing adventures in Oregon", Mark.

Boats are used for transportation, but fishing is done while wading. A variety of fly fishing techniques are productive. Both single hand and spey rods are used. I realize that many anglers don't have a lot of experience in fly fishing for steelhead. Your trip can be a crash course in how to catch steelhead with a fly. All you have to do is ask. Your guide is very experienced in teaching single-hand and two-hand fly rod casting, presentational skills, wading and fly selection.

My boats are equipped with "state-of-the-art" fly fishing rod, reel and line combos that you can use (at no extra charge). I am are liberal with their newest hot flies.
Clients must provide their own chest-high wading apparel.

To give yourself the best advantage in learning to catch steelhead with a fly, book multiple days.
I will be happy to help arrange room and food accommodations from simple to elegant.

Due to water conditions, Sandy River float trips are available only November through June. Summer and winter Steelhead are the main target with Spring Chinook and Coho available at times. Call us for the latest scoop.
I also do fly fishing float trips on the Clackamas River another premier fly fishing experience.

Price: $350 - One day float trips (1 or 2 anglers per boat) $100 deposit required.
Float trip price includes hot lunch, munchies and soft drinks.
Please call for reservations.

4-day Spey Rod
Steelhead PhD Class
Spend 4 days on the Deschutes River with:
Mark Bachmann, Brian Silvey and
Andy Muray.
September 7, 8, 9, 10, 2004
September is prime time for the stretch of river we will be fishing.
This school intends that you will graduate with extensive proprietary knowledge
of steelhead fishing and spey rod casting.

We will camp on prime water and we will have walking and boat access to miles
of steelhead runs that will present a divers array of angling problems to be solved.
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 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 does not include Deschutes Boaters Pass or Oregon Fishing License.
Meet at The Fly Fishing Shop at 5:30am arrive back at 6:30pm.
Date: September 7, 8, 9, 10, 2004
6 students only !
First come, first served.

Private Spey Casting Lessons
Your teacher is Mark Bachmann an ardent spey fisher and experienced communicator. Start at the beginning to achieve a thorough understanding of how spey casting works. This 4 hr. class is for beginning or intermediate spey casters who want obtain better casting and fishing skills quickly.
Classes are per 1 or 2 students and are available by appointment only.

This class is conducted on flowing water and your instructor demonstrates the different casts commonly used in spey rod fishing in our region. There will be a narrative of exactly why certain moves with the rod and line produce predictable results.
After a short period you will be ready to start spey casting yourself. A properly balanced rod/reel/line combo is supplied for each student. Your instructor will take you step by step as you develop your own casting skills. Emphasis will be on improving your form, timing and understanding basic spey casting as it pertains to catching steelhead & salmon.

Several rod/reel/line outfits will be available for comparison.
Or you may use your own gear.
Please call for an appointment.
Bring outdoor gear.
What our customers say.

Price: $150 per (1) student class or $200 per (2) student class.
Class lasts 4 hours on the water.
1-800-266-3971 flyfish@flyfishUSA.com -for appointments. To Top

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Join this cast of Legendary Guides and Fly Fishing Instructors.
Mark Bachmann	Simon Gawesworth	Andy Murray	Brian Silvey	George Cook	Ron Lauzon
Elementary Spey Casting School
One-Day Winter Steelhead Fly fishing School
Guided Steelhead Trips On Local Rivers
4-Day Spey Rod/Steelhead PhD Class with Andy Murray
4-Day PhD Class with Simon Gawsworth Sold Out!
Private Spey Casting Lessons

Item	Description	Price
ETESCH-M	Elementary Spey Casting School January 24, 2004 - Morning	$65	-->SALE ENDED
ETESCH-A	Elementary Spey Casting School January 24, 2003 - After Noon	$65	-->SALE ENDED

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WST-CLASS-6	Winter Steelhead Fly Fishing School January 30, 2004	$175	-->SALE ENDED

Item	Description	Deposit	To Top
ST-CLASS-7	4-day PHD steelhead class with Mark Bachmann, Brian Silvey and Andy Murray, September 7, 8, 9, 10, 2004.	$399	-->SALE ENDED