| Friday |
| 6:30pm |
Meet @ Baldwin Bait & Tackle, then head on out to Motel BBT. We have reserved the entire facility.
|
| 7:00pm |
Wine and cheese reception and introductions. |
| 7:30pm |
Equipment Basics - The Matched System
Flies - The basic types, sizes, what they represent, construction basics.
Tippet - The X system, size and strength.
Leaders - Construction and tapers.
Lines - Weight, taper and function.
Rods - Length, weight and action.
Reels - Types, size, drag, set-up and backing.
Gear - Waders, vest, etc.. |
| 8:30pm |
Knot Lab.
Clinch Knot
Surgeon's Knot
Surgeon's Loop
Duncan Loop
Nail Knot |
| 10:00pm |
Bedtime |
| Saturday |
| 8:00am |
Breakfast, show up dressed comfortably. |
| 8:45am |
Get ready to hit the stream. |
| 9:00am |
Depart for morning casting clinic. If you have a rod that you'd like to get acquainted with, feel free to bring it along. |
| 9:15am |
Casting Clinic.
Roll Casting
Overhead Casting
How the rod and line work together to help you cast.
Troubleshooting: wind, obstacles, tailing loops, open loops
Shooting line
Hauling
|
| 1:00pm |
Back to camp for lunch. |
| 2:15pm |
Trout foods and basic entomology: Mayflies, Caddisflies, Terrestrials, Bait Fish. |
| 3:00pm |
Collect actual food samples and compare actuals to artificials to match the hatch. |
| 3:30pm |
Dry fly and nymph fishing tactics will be demonstrated and used in appropriate areas of the river. We will begin to learn how to find fish, present the fly properly, hook, play and release the fish. It will also give us a chance to discover and over-come some of the difficulties of small stream fly fishing. |
| 6:30pm |
Dinner. |
| Sunday |
| 8:00am |
Breakfast |
| 9:00am |
Head out to the river for a brief casting review. The morning will be spent learning how to fish nymphs and streamers, understanding trout behavior, selecting the proper flies, reading water and practicing fish fighting skills. |
| 12:00pm |
Lunch |
| 1:00pm |
We will spend the afternoon learning how to fish the dry fly properly. Learning upstream and downstream presentations along with slack-line cast that will help you properly present the dry fly. |
| 4:30pm |
Head back to BB&T. |
| 5:00pm |
Graduation |
