I received this notice from the Southern Council of the International Federation of Fly Fishers. Our club is an affiliate member so even if you don’t have an individual IFFF membership, this is still open to you. Bob Randall

Fly Fishing Schools for Spring 2017

2017 Fly Fishing School

Come have fun and learn to Fly Fish at a super affordable price! Great instruction by fly fishing guides and IFFF Casting Instructors.

Have you always wanted to learn to fly fish? Or improve on the fly fishing skills you have? Or add new skills? You can read all the books and watch all the videos you like, but there’s no substitute for on-the-water instruction from a patient, helpful, experienced guide/instructor. Our program will take your fishing to the next level. We’ll walk you through fly selection, reading the water and picking the prime spots, casting and presentation – all while fishing one of the nation’s finest trout streams. These trips are a great way for people of varying experience to enjoy fly fishing. You will receive one-on-one casting instruction, not group instruction. Seasoned anglers can focus on improving already known techniques, while less experienced anglers can learn the skills on which to base a lifetime of fly fishing.

Two nights lodging, two and a half days of instruction and all your meals for just a little more than one day of fishing with a guide. The Fly Fishing School is held at Riverside Retreat on the White River.

Information geared to help you catch fish! The focus of this learning opportunity is to pass on knowledge that will help you catch fish, or more fish, or larger fish. We do not spend your time covering simple things you can learn on the internet, such as information on rods, reels, knots, wading safety, basic fly line rigging and the like. We do teach you:

* how to read a river
* 3 knots you need (for novices only)
* playing, landing & handling fish
* steamer fishing techniques
* dry fly presentation techniques
* fishing nymphs productively
* how to fish wet flies

1st Session – April 7, 8 & 9 , 2017 – This session is for those new to the Trophy Brown Trout picsport and those who are intermediate fly fishers, but have limited casting skills and are only are comfortable with one or two techniques and wish to catch more fish. Even if you are an advanced angler you will learn new things at this session. This session has a cost of $495 (Double occupancy) $695 single occupancy.

2nd Session – April 28, 29 & 30, 2017 – This session is not for those who have never fly fished. It requires at least a basic overall knowledge to be able to apply the advanced information presented. This is a great session for those who want to learn tight line nymphing techniques. Special guest, author Jason Randall will present portions of the instruction. His insights combine the science of hydrology and the science of fish biology and how they relate to fly fishing. If you want to know more about the ‘where, when and why’s of fish behavior’ this session is for you. In addition, one of our casting instructors at this session can offer instruction on 2 handed casting. This session has a cost of $595 (Double occupancy) $795 single occupancy. Learn more about Jason Randall.

3rd Session – Sept. 1, 2 & 3, 2017 – Labor Day Weekend – This session is for those new to the sport and those who are intermediate fly fishers, but have limited casting skills and are only are comfortable with one or two techniques and wish to catch more fish. Even if you are an intermediate mck-dry-runor advanced angler you will learn new things at this session. This session has a cost of $495 (Double occupancy) $695 single occupancy.

4th Session – Nov. 3, 4 & 5, 2017 – This session is for those new to the sport and those who are intermediate fly fishers, but have limited casting skills and are only are comfortable with one or two techniques and wish to catch more fish. Even if you are an intermediate or advance angler you will learn new things at this session. This session has a cost of $495 (Double occupancy) $695 single occupancy.

Complete information can be found at whiteriverresort.com/white-river-fly-fishing-school/

To reserve your spot, call 870 499-3056 and speak with Chris or Carol at Riverside Retreat. You can mail a check or use Visa or MasterCard. Got questions? Email me at ChrisAtRiversideRetreat@gmail.com or call me (870) 499-3056 .

Due to the fact that a large amount of lodging, guiding and instruction time is being reserved far in advance, reserving your spot requires a nonrefundable purchase. If we can re-book your reservations we will refund your payment, less a $50 cancellation fee. If we cannot re-book your reservations, you will forfeit your payment. We recommend you consider purchasing travel insurance. Trip insurance coverage can be purchased for 7% – 10% of the trip cost through travel insurance companies. An online travel insurance company I’ve used is www.insuremytrip.com. Fill out the online form, choose your plan, purchase and your done in 3 minutes. If you prefer a person to talk to, Rachel Piccione at ISA Brokers can help you; rachel@isabrokers.com – 800 647-4589 – (480) 821-9052. Rachel just insured my trip to Belize.