Wilderness Fly-Fishing And FreshWater Fishing Clinic

This 3 day Clinic is a combination of both classroom learning and hands on experience on gold medal fishing rivers. 

 Includes overnight self-guided 2 day (1) overnight stream and lake fishing trip

The Clinic content will include  fly fishing and back country fishing techniques by walk / wade.

Overhead - fore and back casts

Roll cast

Horizontal cast

Backhand cast

Curve cast

Pick up release

Mending

Direction and control

Grips

Standardization of Fly line

Sinking, floating lines

Tapering styles and tippet

Leaders

knots

Fly tying

Fish Species 

Fly Patterns - wet and dry

Common hatches and insects

Species identification common fishing techniques

Spin casting and bait casting

Common Baits and Rigs

Leader weight setup

attractors

Bait setup, bait walking

fish hooks and patterns, sizes

trolling, jigging

Planers, kites

Down riggers and outriggers

Live/imitation Baits

Live bait types and rigging styles

Artificial bait types and rigging styles

Dead bait types and rigging styles

Common dough baits

Spoons, spinner baits

Plugs surface and sinking

Jigs and their applications

sinkers and weights

line weight selection

Line knots and tying styles

The impact of water temperature, clarity, oxygen  and barometer pressure

Seasonal and weather changes

Fry to mature growth

Electronic Fish Finder and other electronic fishing equipment

Fish cleaning, storage and cooking prep.

Hands on stream, river and lake fishing