Upcoming Scheduled Classes and Events:

Group Casting Lessons are as follows:

Hourly Private Casting or Spey Casting Instruction, with Video Analysis
For novices and advanced fly anglers alike. Spend an hour or two with one of our personable and professional guide/instructors to improve on your casting technique, add distance to your cast or put some new tricks in your casting repertoire. This hourly private instruction is intended to give personal hands-on guidance and is a great way to drop old habits and set in motion new skills that will make your time on the water more enjoyable. Advanced reservations necessary, equipment can be provided. READ MORE...

Location: Seattle, WA
Cost: $50 per hour for Single Handed-- 3 Max
Cost: $300 per 1 1/2 hours Single Handed party of 5
Cost: $75 per hour for Spey -- 3 Max

2 Hour Single Handed Group Casting Clinic
The two-hour casting clinic is designed for beginners and intermediates to become familiar with two fundamental types of casts; the overhead and roll cast. This clinic is designed to give students the casting proficiency to be on the water and catch MORE fish. Additional casting techniques and concerns may be addressed during the lesson. All equipment can be provided for class. READ MORE...

Location: Seattle, WA
Cost: $60 per person
Maximum: 6 anglers

3 Hour Group Spey/Two Handed Casting Clinic
The three-hour casting clinic is designed for beginners and intermediates to become familiar with three fundamental types of casts; the Snap-T, Double Spey and the Single Spey. This clinic is designed to give students the casting proficiency to be on the water and feel comfortable with a spey rod from either side of a river. Additional casting techniques and concerns may be addressed during the lesson as well. All equipment can be provided for class. READ MORE...

Location: Seattle, WA
Cost: $95 per person
Maximum: 4 anglers

5 Hour Mini-School/ Advanced Spey Casting School
The mini-school has been structured for the person going on a trip with friends who may be more experienced and don't want to slow them down. Three and one-half hours learning essential knots for freshwater fly-fishing as well as an intro to fly selection based on entomology. The last hour and one-half is spent becoming familiar with casting a fly rod. This class is meant to prepare you to be on the water and confident in your ability to tie on your fly, cast to and hopefully land a big fish. During this time the instructor will also talk about reading water and understanding where fish will be located and why.

This is also a great class for more experienced anglers heading into a new realm of fly fishing. For freshwater anglers heading to the tropics for the first time, this is great class to take advantage of our staffs vast experience guiding/hosting/fishing all over the world. We can introduce you to new knots that will be essential in a new environment, fly patterns, casting techniques for wind on the flats and general discussion of what to expect, wherever you might be wetting a line! READ MORE...

Location: Seattle, WA
Cost: $125 per person
Maximum: 4 anglers
Comments: Emerald Water Anglers Intro to Fly-Fishing Manual included.

1-Day On Water/Classroom Introduction to Fly Fishing School (9am -5pm)
In this full day school, the instructor starts by giving an in-depth discussion on the basic equipment needed by a fly angler.

A portion of the day will be spent on fly selection based on entomology and aquatic insect behavior, river geography and fish habitat. The instructor will also give an in depth lecture on knots, including their appropriate usage and instruction, ensuring each student masters the basic knots needed regularly on the water.

The day ends with students practicing the overhead and roll casts, as well as, the importance of mending and presentation of the line and fly. The instructor will demonstrate and guide students towards proper form in these casts and will also talk on aspects of fly fishing ethics and etiquette. READ MORE...

Location: Seattle, WA
Cost: $195 per person ON WATER
Cost: $160 per person CLASSROOM
Maximum: 4 anglers per instructor
Comments: Digital Emerald Water Anglers Intro to Fly-Fishing Manual included.

2-Day Immersion Fly Fishing School and Advanced 2-Day Schools
This 2-day school will cover the material mentioned in the 1-day school plus a second day of guided fishing with your instructor.

The object of this school is to benefit from day 1 discussions by putting your knowledge to use on the river with your instructor at your side.

You will learn how to cast in tight spots, get more distance out of your cast, line management, how to read water, more about regional fish species and work on improving any bad habits you may have. This school is a fantastic way to quickly feel comfortable on the water by yourself. READ MORE...

Location: Seattle, WA
Cost: $375 per person
Maximum: 3 anglers per instructor
Comments: Digital Emerald Water Anglers Intro to Fly-Fishing Manual included.

Pontoon/Drift Boat Rowing Class
So you just bought a new boat, yet your experience behind the "sticks" is minimal, or you have a boat and your friends give you a hard time for not keeping them in the zone while fishing. This is the class for you!

Learn how to read water currents, white water and how to properly and safely negotiate most situations. The goal is to make you feel comfortable rowing your boat in the water you are going to use it in most often. Great for beginners or experienced boaters wanting to learn some new tricks to help you become more efficient and safe while on the oars. READ MORE...

Location: Washington or Oregon
Cost: $200 per person
Maximum: 2 persons per instructor


Guide Training School
This is not a school for those looking to get into the sport. This school is designed to train eager, well knowledged individuals who are looking to guide in this part of the country. Having the ability to do everything here and do it exceptionally well, puts you in an elite group of professional guides across the country who are talented and capable of guiding anywhere in the world.

That means an intense week of saltwater, stream and stillwater trout as well as steelhead and salmon with spey and single handed rods, tactics for these and other species as well as locations. We are not looking to teach you basic knots and how to identify the 3 major insects in trout streams, you need to come knowing this already.

Instructors will be a mix of our 3 staff guide trainers. Qualified individuals will possibly be hired as a part of our staff. We are not looking to place guides elsewhere, just here. READ MORE...

Location: Seattle, WA
Cost: $3100 per guide
Maximum: 3 guides per instructor