Click on each part of the Fly Fishing Lessons to see what will be covered!
- Introduction To Fly Fishing
Obtain Names/Address/Fishing Experience
Explain Class Objectives
Explain Predator Concept
Explain Fly Vs Conventional - About Fly Fishing Equipment
Fly Reels
Explain Fly Reel Arbor Size Benefits
Explain Reel Tension
Explain Reel Attributes - Reel Backing
Dacron Length/Strength
Explain Benefits - Fly Line
Floating Line
How It’s Made
Line Weight/Match Rod Weight
General Length And Weight Forward Feature
Floating Nomenclature On Box
Line Maintenance - Sinking Line
How It’s Made
Sinking Line Nomenclature On Box
Sink Tip Vs Full Sink
When To Use Sinking Line
Poly Leaders As Option
Benefits Of Short Options - Leader
Demonstrate Opening Pkg
Demonstrate Straightener
Explain X Factor/Benefits
Explain Size Features
Explain Copolymer Vs Fluorocarbon
Explain The Strengths And Performance Of Both - Tippet
Main Function/Purpose
Explain X Factor
Weight Factor/Benefits - Fly Rod
Explain Weight Features
Explain Length Features
Show And Explain Action Features
Discuss Best Rod For Beginners And Why
Explain Nomenclature On Rod
Demonstrate Threading Line
Demonstrate How To Assemble Rod - Knots
Explain Why To Wet Every Knot
Distribute Line For Practice - Tie Improved Clinch Knot
Explain Function
Student Performs Knot - Tie Perfection Loop Knot
Explain Function
Student Performs Knot
Illustrate Loop To Loop Function - Tie Double Surgeons Knot For Tippet To Leader
Explain Purpose And Function
Illustrate Retaining Tag For Drop Fly
Student Performs Knot - Tie Blood Knot For Tippet To Leader
Student Performs Knot
Explain The Difference To Double Surgeons - Tie Nymphing Loop Knot
Explain Benefits
Illustrate Dropper Fly Knot Options
Student Performs Knot - Trout Habitat
Learn Where Fish Hang And Why
Any Structure And Why
Edges And Why
Seams And Why
Riffles And Why
Drop Off And Why
Runs And Why
Back Eddy And Why
Identify Food Channels - Water Temp
Metabolic Rate Is A Major Influence On Feeding And Why
Illustrate Ideal Trout Temp - Entomology /General
Explain The Life Cycle Of Aquatic Insects
Explain Roughly 85% Of Consumption Is Subsurface
Suggest Reading Material For Purchase To Understand Hatch Sequence
Identify Current Hatch/Study Hatch Pattern
Research Water To Fish Before Traveling
Understand Hatch Conditions/Weather Influence
Make Visual Observations Beforehand
Shake A Riverside Shrub
Look For Spider Webs Holding Bugs
Look Under River Rocks
Learn Influence Of Water Temp And Sun And Overcast Has On Hatch Activity
Understand Monthly Hatch Timing - Handling Fish Assuming Catch And Release
Always Pinch Barb
Bring To Net Quickly
Keep Fish In Net Underwater
Release Hook
If Photoing Hold Fish By Tail And Hold Body By Cupping Belly
Only 3-4 Seconds Out For Photo - Fishing Etiquette
Flyfishers Appreciate Some Amount Of Distance
In Moving Water, Ask If He/She Is Fishing Up Or Down - Entomology Specific
Identify Three Major Western Hatches
- Mayflies
Bluewing Olives And Pale Mourning Duns
Importance Of Colors And Sizes
Discuss Subsurface And Mating Sequence - Caddis
Importance Of Color And Sizes
Discuss Subsurface And Mating Sequence - Stone Flies
Importance Of Color And Sizes
Discuss Subsurface And Mating Sequence - Casting The Rod (inside The House)
Explain Rod Loading
Explain Benefits Of Narrow Loop
Explain Benefits Of Wide Loop
Discuss Grip Options And Why
Discuss Five Essentials Of A Good Cast
Discuss Importance Of Accurate Casting
Discuss Importance Of Holding Line With Casting Hand’s Forefinger - Casting The Rod Outside (on Grass)
Review Five Essentials
Demonstrate Straight Rod Tip And Why It Is Important
Student Casts Straight Line
Demonstrate How To Minimize Slackline
Student Shows Understanding Of Controlling Slackline
Demonstrate Short Line With Short Pause
Student Casts Short Line To Learn Pause Length
Student Casts Long Line To Understand Long Pause
Demonstrate The Right Power At The Right Time
Student Learns To Apply Power At The Right Time
Demonstrate Length Of Stroke Is Increased With Amount Of Being Cast
The Student Learns The Stroke Increases With The Amount Of Line Out - Student Casting (on Grass) For Accuracy
Pick-up And Lay Downcast
10’line Straight To Target
Smooth Acceleration To Vertical Stop
Hand To Forehead
Short Pause
Cast To Target And Stop To Lay Down Line
Like Throwing Darts
Execute Until Successfully Reaching Target - Student Casting On Water
When Approaching The River, The Student Will Be Reminded The Importance Off
Reading Water To Determine The Most Likely Holding Areas For Fish - After A Demonstration, Students Will Accomplish A Roll Cast
Student Learns The Benefit Of The Roll Cast
Students Will Execute The Roll Cast - After A Demonstration, Students Will Learn About Three Methods Of Mending And Why They Are Utilized
The Air Mend/Reach Mend
The Downriver Mend
The Up River Mend
The Student Will Execute Each Mend - To Execute Long Cast, The Student Will Learn To Strip Line Off The Reel To Accomplish Distance
The Student Will Learn The False Cast To Dry A Wet Fly Before The Presentation
- Because Nymphing Is Becoming More Popular, Letting The Water Load The Rod Setting Up
The Up Water Cast Is Demonstrated. The Student Learns To Avoid False Casting When
Implementing A Multiple Fly Rig
The Student Experiences The Loaded Rod Up River Cast And Mending Techniques To Lengthen A Longer
Drag Free Drift