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| Fly Fishing Schools and Mini Schools Seattle, Washington  Our fly fishing schools are meant to serve a variety of different purposes for all levels of fly anglers. All to often, people associate fly fishing schools for beginners only. We want to not only help accelerate the learning curve for novice anglers but also make better anglers of people have been fly fishing for years. For novice anglers, the Full Day School is an intensive, informative and of course educational experience. Most of the day is spent in a fly shop with the casting portion taking place outside. 1. Cosmetic versus functional differences 2. Benefits of different lengths 3. Purpose of various actions and how they relate to line, leader and tippet when fishing 4. Action and your personal casting stroke, which is different for everyone Fly Reels Much the same topics as above Fly Lines Construction and shape to fit different fly rods by action and application Leaders and Tippet 1. Differences between Flourocarbon and Monofillament, both have many pros and cons 2. Different lengths and why 3. Appropriate diameter for various situations and why Fly Selection based on Entomology 1. Cover the major hatches on most rivers in the country and detail the physical characteristics of each so they are more identifiable, then translate that into the flies in your fly box 2. Cover basic life cycle of an insect and all the stages they go through, how to identify each in each stage Basic Knots 1. We cover between 3 and 8 knots to make you self sufficient on the water 2. Discuss differences in various knots that perform similar tasks in building your line/leader/tippet system Casting 1. Cast several different rods from fast to slow, expensive to affordable, short to long 2. Cover over head cast, roll cast, shooting line, stripping line 3. Teach self analyzation to help you recognize problems in own casting Species of fish -- Talk at great length about how the various species in the region vary from one to another in the following ways: 1. Water temperature 2. Seasonality 3. Anadromous vs Resident 4. Altitude and its affects 5. East of the mountains vs West 6. Hatchery vs Native/Wild 7. Saltwater vs Fresh, just scratch the surface really 8. Migration for hatches and spawning 9. Where to trout and other fish reside in rivers/streams and why Reading Water -- Second day is basically a guided day and is meant to apply everything learned the first day while on the water with the guide/instructor. 1. Differences in species and how they will choose different water for different reasons 2. Pocket water 3. Seams and runs 4. Structure 5. Sunlight direction, shade and time of day Line Management and Approach Go into great detail on mending, high sticking, various on water casts and other aspects of managing line while presenting a fly Link together how line management works in conjunction with your approach to the water you are reading and presenting your fly to Presentation of Fly -- Talk about various ways to present flies both on the surface and subsurface: 1. Stripping streamers 2. Dead drifting nymphs and dry flies 3. Swinging flies on surface and subsurface 4. Skittering or waking 5. Upstream vs downstream Hooking and Landing Fish Idea is to give you the opportunity to have your first fish on a fly rod experience with an instructor to discuss handling the fish, release, where to land fish in difficult situations, know whether trout is female or male and specie Locations We want you to be successful so we will give you a number of places to go fly fish on your own the first time Ettiquette -- Discuss various aspects of on water ettiquette in following areas: 1. Approaching other anglers or when they approach you 2. Handling fish for photos and release 3. Leave only footprints and take on pictures 4. Catch-and-Release and why 5. Trash on or near fisheries 6 Other on-water rules of awareness Either of these two schools can be advanced for anglers already with experience but wanting to learn more about other types of fly fishing. We offer the Advanced Full and Two Day Schools in the following areas: Puget Sound Saltwater Fly Fishing Steelhead Fly Fishing Tropical Warm Water Fly Fishing The 5 Hour Mini School is another option for those who want to freshen up on their skills before a big trip, educate themselves a bit before heading off to fish something they have never done before (steelhead, spey casting, flats fishing, saltwater knots and equipment rigging) or just want to take a taste of fly fishing class without going too deep. Anyway you look at it, this is the school which can be customized to your specific needs. Clothing and equipment checklist -- Summer, Winter Pricing:
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Contact Info info@emeraldwateranglers.com 206-545-2197 office 206-601-0132 Dave's mobile Seattle, Washington |