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Saturday
ROOM A
10:00 Recipes for Fly Fishing Success in Central Pennsylvania – Jamie SanFilip
11:00 Cicada Madness – Dave Zielinski
12:00 Bahama Out Islands Promotion Board – Cheryl Bastion
1:00 Euro Nymphing: Go from Good to GREAT! – Corey Cuje
2:00 Erie Steelhead from Top to Bottom – Ben John
3:00 Montana Fishing by the Season – Pierce Oja
ROOM B
10:00 Fly Fishing for Brook Trout in Remote Adirondack Ponds, New York – Mike Valla
11:00 Iceland Secrets for Trophy Brown Trout, Sea-Trout, Char & Salmon – Rob Giannino
12:00 Fly Fishing the Kvichak River, Alaska for Trophy Rainbow Trout – Rick Hedding
1:00 Pine Creek and the Triple Continental Divide – Julie Szur
2:00 The Fabled Alagnak River of Bristol Bay, Alaska – Wayne McGee
3:00 Labrador – The Big Land – Rick Nyles
ROOM C
10:00 Fly Fishing Chilean Patagonia – Dusty Wissmuth
11:00 Fly Fishing the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem – Dusty Wissmuth
12:00 Fly Fishing Northern Iceland-Dusty Wissmath
1:00 Diversified Angling: How the Techniques I Learned Guiding and Fishing Penns Creek Prepared Me for International Competition-Tess Weigand
2:00 50/50 on the Water: A Ladies Guide on Fly Fishing as a Newcomer – Ariadne Capotis
3:00 Fishing with Confidence-Tim O’Neill
ROOM D
11:00 The Art of Fly Fishing with a Tenkara Rod – Luong Tam
12:00 A Trip to Patagonia Should Be on Every Fly Fishers Bucket List – Tim Flagler
1:00 Healing Waters: Veterans Stories of Recovery in Their Own Words – Beau Beasley
Sunday
ROOM A
10:00 Recipes for Fly Fishing Success in Central Pennsylvania – Jamie SanFilip
11:00 Pine Creek and the Triple Continental Divide – Julie Szur
12:00 Bug Basics – Ryan Dunmeyer
1:00 Euro Nymphing: Go from Good to GREAT! – Corey Cuje
2:00 Erie Steelhead from Top to Bottom – Ben John
3:00 Montana Fishing by the Season – Pierce Oja
ROOM B
10:00 Iceland Secrets for Trophy Brown Trout, Sea-Trout, Char & Salmon – Rob Giannino
11:00 Cicada Madness – Dave Zielinski
12:00 Fly Fishing the Kvichak River, Alaska for Trophy Rainbow Trout – Rick Hedding
1:00 Diversified Angling: How the Techniques I Learned Guiding and Fishing Penns Creek Prepared Me for Internationl Competition – Tess Weigand
2:00 Fly Fishing Maine-Bob Mallard
3:00 Experiences from the First Ladies World Fly Fishing Championship in Norway, Experiences from the Second World Ladies Fly Fishing Championship in British Columbia-Ashley Wilmont
ROOM C
10:00 Fly Fishing for Brook Trout in Remote Adirondack Ponds, New York – Mike Valla
11:00 Labrador – The Big Land – Rick Nyles
12:00 Bahama Out Islands Promotion Board – Cheryl Bastion
1:00 The Fabled Alagnak River of Bristol Bay, Alaska – Wayne McGee
2:00 50/50 on the Water: A Ladies Guide on Fly Fishing as a Newcomer – Ariadne Capotis
3:00 Fishing with Confidence-Tim O’Neill
ROOM D
10:00 Healing Waters: Veterans Stories of Recovery in Their Own Words – Beau Beasley
11:00 The Art of Fly Fishing with a Tenkara Rod – Luong Tam
12:00 Fly Fishing the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem – Dusty Wissmuth
1:00 Fly Fishing Northern Iceland – Dusty Wissmuth
2:00 Kootenai and Yaak Rivers – Tim Flagler
*Presentations subject to change.
Friday
Building C
11:00 World Spey: Exploring the World’s Best Anadromous Fisheries with a Two-handed Rod-Ken Morrish
12:00 Fly Fishing the Bay Area’s Surf and Bays-George Revel
1:00 Where to Fish and When, a Guide to Fishing in California-George Revel
2:00 Fly Fishing the Central Valley’s Best Waters – Capt. Mark Pinto
3:00 The Truckee River: A Guides Perspective-Matt Heron
4:00 Fly Fishing the Lower Sac – California’s Best Year-Round Wild Trout Destination – Andrew Harris
Building P
11:00 Trinity River Steelhead – How and Where to Fish California’s Most Reliable Steelhead River-Andrew Harris
12:00 Fly Fishing Lake Almanor Lance Gray
1:00 Fly Fishing the Kvichak River, Alaska for Trophy Rainbow Trout – Rick Hedding
2:00 Tightlining on the Truckee – Kimberly Vine
3:00 Montana Fishing by the Season – Pierce Oja
4:00 Iceland Secrets for Trophy Brown Trout, Sea-Trout, Char & Salmon – Rob Giannino
Building R
11:00 Labrador – Where Monster Brookies Live! – Steve Gillingham
12:00 The Amazon – Peacock Bass, Arapaima and So Much More, The Most Exclusive Fly Fishing Trip on the Planet-Rob Anderson
1:00 The Art of Fly Fishing with a Tenkara Rod-Luong Tam
2:00 The Fabled Alagnak River of Bristol Bay Alaska – Jacob Mcgee
3:00 Steelhead Back Roads with Gill McKean Gill McKean
4:00 South Caicos Bonefishing Adventures – Bibo Jayne
Building O/Room 2
11:00 Fly Fishing Iceland – Matthias Hakonarson
12:00 A Trip to Patagonia Should Be on Every Fly Fishers Bucket List-Tim Flagler
1:00 Icelandic Fly Fishing Adventures – Sindri Hlioar Jonsson
2:00 Bahama Out Islands Promotion Board – Cheryl Bastian
3:00 Big Land Fishing Lodge/Labrador Canada – Rob French
4:00 Flyfishing the Amazing Sea of Cortez-Gary Bulla
Building O/Room 1
11:00 Fly Fishing the Louisiana Coast – Redfish Bonanza – Capt. Pete Scafaru
12:00 A Season in Alaska – Captain Mike Batcke & Captain Dylan Dehning
1:00 Designing the Perfect Fly Fishing Boat – Captain Mike Batcke & Captain Dylan Dehning
2:00 Exploring the Labrador Wild: Discoverng Atlantic Salmon or Brook Trout Adventures – Heather Crosby
3:00 The Epicenter of Montana Dry Fly Fishing – The Missouri River-Warren DeMark
Saturday
Building C
10:00 The Fall River – A Guide to California’s Biggest and Best Spring Creek – Andrew Harris
11:00 Fly Fishing the Bay Area’s Surf and Bays-George Revel
12:00 Fly Fishing Lake Almanor Lance Gray
1:00 Tightlining on the Truckee – Kimberly Vine
2:00 Golden Dorado in Argentina, How, Where and Why – Set Fly Fishing
3:00 The Truckee River: A Guides Perspective-Matt Heron
4:00 Where to Fish and When, a Guide to Fishing in California-George Revel
Building P
10:00 Fly Fishing the Central Valley’s Best Waters – Capt. Mark Pinto
11:00 Fly Fishing Iceland – Matthias Hakonarson
12:00 Icelandic Fly Fishing Adventures – Sindri Hlioar Jonsson
1:00 The Amazon – Peacock Bass, Arapaima and So Much More, The Most Exclusive Fly Fishing Trip on the Planet-Rob Anderson
2:00 Fly Fishing the Kvichak River, Alaska for Trophy Rainbow Trout – Rick Hedding
3:00 Montana Fishing by the Season – Pierce Oja
4:00 Trinity River Steelhead – How and Where to Fish California’s Most Reliable Steelhead River-Andrew Harris
Building R
10:00 Steelhead Back Roads with Gill McKean Gill McKean
11:00 Labrador – Where Monster Brookies Live! – Steve Gillingham
12:00 The Art of Fly Fishing with a Tenkara Rod-Luong Tam
1:00 Kootenai and Yaak Rivers-Tim Flagler
2:00 Iceland Secrets for Trophy Brown Trout, Sea-Trout, Char & Salmon – Rob Giannino
3:00 The Fabled Alagnak River of Bristol Bay Alaska – Jacob Mcgee
4:00 Icelandic Fly Fishing Adventures – Sindri Hlioar Jonsson
Building O/Room 2
10:00 South Caicos Bonefishing Adventures – Bibo Jayne
11:00 Fly Fishing the Louisiana Coast – Redfish Bonanza – Capt. Pete Scafaru
12:00 A Family Affair – Living the Dream Fly Fishing in BC – Daniel Schildknecht
1:00 Catching Trout: A Guides Perspective – Michael Malekos
2:00 Bahama Out Islands Promotion Board – Cheryl Bastian
3:00 Big Land Fishing Lodge/Labrador Canada – Rob French
4:00 Exploring the Labrador Wild: Discoverng Atlantic Salmon or Brook Trout Adventures – Heather Crosby
Building O/Room 1
11:00 A Season in Alaska – Captain Mike Batcke & Captain Dylan Dehning
12:00 Designing the Perfect Fly Fishing Boat – Captain Mike Batcke & Captain Dylan Dehning
1:00 The Epicenter of Montana Dry Fly Fishing – The Missouri River-Warren DeMark
2:00 Flyfishing the Amazing Sea of Cortez-Gary Bulla
Sunday
Building C
10:00 Where to Fish and When, a Guide to Fishing in California-George Revel
11:00 World Spey: Exploring the World’s Best Anadromous Fisheries with a Two-handed Rod-Ken Morrish
12:00 Pyramid Lake – How to Fish the Lake in 2024 and Beyond-Rob Anderson
1:00 The Truckee River: A Guides Perspective-Matt Heron
2:00 Fly Fishing the Bay Area’s Surf and Bays-George Revel
3:00 Fly Fishing the Central Valley’s Best Waters – Capt. Mark Pinto
Building P
10:00 The Fall River – A Guide to California’s Biggest and Best Spring Creek – Andrew Harris
11:00 Fly Fishing Iceland – Matthias Hakonarson
12:00 Trinity River Steelhead – How and Where to Fish California’s Most Reliable Steelhead River – Andrew Harris
1:00 Fly Fishing Lake Almanor Lance Gray
2:00 Tightlining on the Truckee – Kimberly Vine
3:00 Montana Fishing by the Season – Pierce Oja
Building R
10:00 South Caicos Bonefishing Adventures – Bibo Jayne
11:00 Labrador – Where Monster Brookies Live! – Steve Gillingham
12:00 Trophy Brook Trout in Patagonia-Tim Flagler
1:00 The Art of Fly Fishing with a Tenkara Rod-Luong Tam
2:00 The Amazon – Peacock Bass, Arapaima and So Much More, The Most Exclusive Fly Fishing Trip on the Planet-Rob Anderson
3:00 The Fabled Alagnak River of Bristol Bay Alaska – Jacob Mcgee
Building O/Room 2
10:00 Iceland Secrets for Trophy Brown Trout, Sea-Trout, Char & Salmon – Rob Giannino
11:00 Fly Fishing the Louisiana Coast – Redfish Bonanza – Capt. Pete Scafaru
12:00 Fly Fishing the Kvichak River, Alaska for Trophy Rainbow Trout – Rick Hedding
1:00 Icelandic Fly Fishing Adventures – Sindri Hlioar Jonsson
2:00 Fly Fishing Both Coasts of Southern Baja – Tim Hatler
3:00 Steelhead Back Roads with Gill McKean Gill McKean
Building O/Room 1
10:00 Bahama Out Islands Promotion Board – Cheryl Bastian
11:00 A Season in Alaska – Captain Mike Batcke & Captain Dylan Dehning
12:00 Designing the Perfect Fly Fishing Boat – Captain Mike Batcke & Captain Dylan Dehning
1:00 Exploring the Labrador Wild: Discoverng Atlantic Salmon or Brook Trout Adventures – Heather Crosby
2:00 The Epicenter of Montana Dry Fly Fishing – The Missouri River-Warren DeMark
3:00 Flyfishing the Amazing Sea of Cortez-Gary Bulla
*talks subject to change
Saturday 8:30-11:00am
Casting Strategies with George Daniel: Learn the difficult methods of casting and how to apply them in all angling. Intermediate. Click HERE for more information or to register.
Coffee and Questions with Joe Humphreys: Spend an open hour of discussion with a living legend. All Levels. Click HERE for more information or to register.
Fishing and Tying Baitfish for Multiple Species with Jake Villwock: Jake will go over some of his favorite techniques to fishing streamers for multiple species. His goal will be to cut the learning curve and bridge the gap between these different fish and how to fish for them! All levels. Click HERE for more information or to register.
Trophy Trout Tactics for all Seasons and Waters with Landon Mayer: This exciting new class with Mayer is designed for anglers of all skill levels and covers how to find fish by reading water and sight fishing rivers and still waters. This is the closest thing to a full guided trip on the water! All levels. Click HERE for more information or to register.
Saturday 2:00-4:30 pm
Mastering Fly Fishing with a Tenkara Rod with Luong Tam: You will learn how to present the fly with a simple casting stroke. The most effective method to land a big fish is based on the fundamental of physics and psychology. All levels. Click HERE for more information or to register.
Euro Nymphing from A-to-Z with Tim Cammisa: During this interactive class, Tim discusses his approach to fishing with nymphs, the stage in which most trout feed the most. All Levels. Click HERE for more information or to register.
Women Only Casting with Dianne Tidy, FFI CI: One of our most popular classes limited to eight lucky women. The $90 tuition includes admission to the show in the morning! Bring your own rod, reel, and line. This class covers casting evaluation and coaching with additional fly fishing casting techniques for Beginner through Intermediate women fly fishers. Click HERE for more information or to register.
Vertical Presentation and Sink Rates for Nymphing with Frank Burr: This class will cover sink rates for different types of beads and other weights for nymphs and how they affect Vertical Presentations and drift. We will discuss different types of flies including epoxy and French Ceramic Nymphs. Leader materials, leader construction and how to apply them to maximize your nymphing success! All skill levels. Click HERE for more information or to register.
Sunday 8:30-11:00am
An In-Depth Review of Basic Casting Mechanics to Help You Catch More Fish with Dusty Wissmath: In this class, we will review both basic and advanced casting mechanics. All Levels. Click HERE for more information or to register.
Coffee and Questions with Joe Humphreys: Spend an open hour of discussion with a living legend. All Levels. Click HERE for more information or to register.
Sight Fishing Secrets for Giant Trout with Landon Mayer: A visual look into the techniques and tactics used to successfully navigate your trout hunting adventure. All levels. Click HERE for more information or to register.
Fly Fisher’s Evolution with George Daniel: George explains his favorite tactics and rigging for nymphing, streamer, and dry fly approaches. All Levels. Click HERE for more information or to register.
Euro Nymphs: Today’s Top Fish-Catching Flies with Tim Cammisa: These are the flies competitive fly fishers are using now, so you’ll learn how to tie them, plus the reasoning behind why they work. Basic skills required. Click HERE for more information or to register.
Sunday 2:00-4:30
Introduction to Fly Fishing for Women with Dianne Tidy FFI CI: Learn the basics of fly fishing in a program specifically geared for women. We will cover the equipment you need casting basics and safety. We will explore the basic knots and flies so you can select and change flies on your own. Beginner. Click HERE for more information or to register.
Fishing and Tying Weighted Flies that DON’T Get Stuck with Jake Villwock: Join Jake as he goes over how he ties and designed some of his bottom crawling bugs to fish better, get down quick, staying in the zone longer, all while spending well over 50% less time being stuck on the bottom. Intermediate. Click HERE for more information or to register.
Small Waters: Advanced Methods with Frank Burr: This class will introduce you to Advanced Methods to use when fishing in streams, creeks, small rivers, and small stillwater as well as equipment selections that work best for these types of water. All levels. Click HERE for more information or to register.
Note: Most tying classes require some tying experience and others may require more. Ask us when you call. Beginners are welcome, but be prepared for more than basics. All students must bring their own tying vise, tools, lamp if needed, and a sampling of materials. Most classes will provide adequate materials for the patterns being taught. If a class is cancelled, you will be notified 5 days prior to the show and permitted to switch or receive a refund.
All classes will be held indoors. Casting Classes: Bring your own rod, reel & line. Fly Tying Classes: Bring your own lamp, vise, tools & a basic selection of materials.
To insure quality instruction class size is limited. Call us for more class descriptions or availability. Classes will fill and close, so register early. The tuition charge of $90 includes admission to the show for that day. There are no refunds unless the class is cancelled. You MUST register in advance. Click HERE for more information or to register. For more information call 814-443-3638.
Thursday 9:00-5:00
Advanced Fly Casting Class with Gary Borger & Mac Brown: A once-in-a-lifetime experience to learn and understand practical and comprehensive techniques that will take you beyond the next level. Advanced. Premium Class Fee. Click HERE for details and to register.
Friday 2:00-4:30pm
Women’s 101 Fly Casting with Whitney Gould: This class offers a unique opportunity to learn fly casting from a fly fishing guide, angler, and world champion fly caster. Learn the fly cast, how to shoot line to direct the fly, and mend the fly line. Beginner to intermediate. Click HERE for details and to register.
Increase Your Distance with Mac Brown: Increase your overall fly casting efficiency with greater distances with ease. This class will help you to define what is exactly needed for accomplishing greater distances with ease. Click HERE for details and to register.
Conquering Chironomids Master Class with Phil Rowley: This comprehensive seminar will provide you with a wealth of information about how to fish chironomids consistently using various presentation techniques. If you looking to improve your existing chironomid skills, this is one workshop you can’t afford to miss. All levels. Click HERE for details and to register.
Trophy Trout Tactics for all Seasons and Waters with Landon Mayer: This exciting new class with Mayer is designed for anglers of all skill levels and covers how to find fish by reading water and sight fishing rivers and still waters. This is the closest thing to a full guided trip on the water! All levels. Click HERE for details and to register.
Saturday 8:30-11:00am
The Perfect Cast with Gary Borger: Learn the difficult methods of casting and how to apply them in all angling. Intermediate. Click HERE for details and to register.
Learn about Loop Control for More Efficient Casts with Mac Brown: Mastering loop control is one of the many gratifications for a fly fishers journey. Learn why “Less is More” for your own fly casting and understanding more about your own loop control. This opens a world of control in presentation casting used in fishing. This class is for all skill levels and requires you to bring your rod. Click HERE for details and to register.
Beyond the Basics-Next Level Stillwater Techniques with Phil Rowley: With a focus on skill advancement, you will learn various techniques and tactics intended to make your next outing as productive as possible. If you want to improve your stillwater skills, this workshop is a must. This workshop books fast! All levels. Click HERE for details and to register.
Sight Fishing Secrets for Giant Trout with Landon Mayer: A visual look into the techniques and tactics used to successfully navigate your trout hunting adventure. All levels. Click HERE for details and to register.
Saturday 2:00-4:30pm
Fly Casting Skills Workshop with Whitney Gould: This fly casting class is for anyone, of any age, who is ready to learn and learn more. Learning the pick up lay down, false cast and how to shoot fly line. Bring your own rod, reel, and fly line with leader. Beginner to intermediate, Click HERE for details and to register.
Mastering Fly Fishing with a Tenkara Rod with Luong Tam: The art of fly fishing with tenkara rod is in fly presentation and playing a big fish. The fly presentation is in the casting. You will learn how to present the fly with a simple casting stroke. All levels. Click HERE for details and to register.
Small Waters: Advanced Methods with Frank Burr: This class will introduce you to Advanced Methods to use when fishing Small Waters. All levels. Click HERE for details and to register.
Sunday 8:30-11:00am
Casting Strategies with Gary Borger: Learn the difficult methods of casting and how to apply them in all angling situations. Intermediate. Click HERE for details and to register.
Presentation Fly Casting for Fishing with Mac Brown: Presentation fly casting for fishing covers the important fly casts used when fishing for all types of fish species. All levels. Click HERE for details and to register.
Vertical Presentation and Sink Rates for Nymphing with Frank Burr: This class will cover sink rates for different types of beads and other weights for nymphs and how they affect Vertical Presentations and drift. We will discuss different types of flies including epoxy and French Ceramic Nymphs. Leader materials, leader construction and how to apply them to maximize your nymphing success! All skill levels. Click HERE for details and to register.
Introduction to European Nymphing with Phil Rowley: Without a doubt, Euro Nymphing is arguably the most effective way to catch trout in rivers and streams. However, figuring it out is challenging. There seem to be so many terms, Czech nymphing, contact nymphing, micro leaders, sighters, etc., and different equipment, line, and leader requirements. It can be both overwhelming and confusing. Introduction to European Nymphing will clarify the terms and provide a critical path to gear and leader construction, along with the necessary presentation techniques you need to succeed. If you wish to exponentially increase your catch rate when fishing rivers and streams, Euro Nymphing 101 is a must. All levels. Click HERE for details and to register.
Trophy Trout Tactics for all Seasons and Waters with Landon Mayer: This exciting new class with Mayer is designed for anglers of all skill levels and covers how to find fish by reading water and sight fishing rivers and still waters. This is the closest thing to a full guided trip on the water! All levels. Click HERE for details and to register.
Note: Most tying classes require some tying experience and others may require more. Ask us when you call. Beginners are welcome, but be prepared for more than basics. All students must bring their own tying vise, tools, lamp if needed, and a sampling of materials. Most classes will provide adequate materials for the patterns being taught. If a class is cancelled, you will be notified 5 days prior to the show and permitted to switch or receive a refund.
Casting Classes will be held outside. All other classes will be held indoors.
Casting Classes: Bring your own rod, reel & line.
Fly Tying Classes: Bring your own lamp, vise, tools & a basic selection of materials.
To ensure quality instruction class size is limited. Call us for more class descriptions or availability. Classes will fill and close, so register early. The tuition charge of $90 includes admission to the show for that day. There are no refunds unless the class is cancelled. You MUST register in advance. Click HERE to register. For more information call 814-443-3638.
Saturday
11:30 Landon Mayer/Mike Valla
12:00 Beau Beasley
12:30 George Daniel/John Field
1:00 David Zielinski/Rick Crecraft
1:30 Tim Cammisa Jim Mize
2:00 Joe Humphreys
3:00 Mike Heck/Jake Villwock
3:30 Eric Naguski/Christian Shane
4:00 Josh Miller/Scott Lowe
Sunday
11:00 Beau Beasley/Christian Shane
11:30 Landon Mayer/George Daniel
12:00 Joe Humphreys
1:00 Tim Cammisa/Eric Naguski
1:30 Jake Villwock/Jim Mize
2:00 Mike Heck/Mike Valla
2:30 Josh Miller/David Zielinski
*Schedule Subject to change.
Saturday
Catch Room
10:00 Eric Naguski – Emergers, Cripples and Spinners, Patterns and Tactics for Success
11:30 Jake Villwock – Staying in front of Changing Conditions
1:00 George Daniel – A Fly Fisher’s Evolution: Modern Approaches for Top to Bottom
2:30 Josh Miller – Euro Nyphing
4:00 Mike Heck – South Central PA Trout Stream Showcase
Release Room
10:30 Frank Burr – Vertical Presentation and Sink Rates for Nymphing
12:00 Tim Cammisa – Fishing Success with Emergers
1:30 Tim Flagler – What Trout Like to Eat & The Flies to Feed Them
3:00 Landon Mayer – Trout Tips: Learn Techniques and Tactics for Catching Selective Trout
4:30 Mark Signorino – Steelhead Tips from a Local
Sunday
Catch Room
10:00 Frank Burr – Small Waters: Advanced Methods
11:30 Tim Cammisa – Nymphing from A-to-Z
1:00 Josh Miller – Advanced Dry Dropper Strategies
2:30 George Daniel – Today’s Euro Nympher: Tips and Tricks for Nymphing
Release Room
10:30 Jake Villwock – Advanced Tactics for Smallmouth Bass
12:00 Tim Flagler – An Introduction to Trout Spey
1:30 Landon Mayer – Sight Fishing Secrets for Rivers and Still Waters
3:00 Mike Heck – Spring Creeks – Success Not Stress
*Presentations subject to change
Saturday
Pond 1
10:15 Luong Tam – The Art of Fly Presentation with a Tenkara Rod
12:15 Joe Humphreys – Casting to Catch
2:15 Dusty Wissmath – Using Basic Casting Mechanics to Improve your Angling Success
4:15 George Daniel – Fishing Casts
Pond 2
11:15 John Field – Drag Free Dry Flies
1:15 Landon Mayer – Mastering the Short Game: Casting Tips for Fish at Close Range
3:15 Tim Flagler – Introduction to Trout Spey
Sunday
Pond 1
11:15 Jake Villwock – Sinking Lines and Big Flies
1:15 George Daniel – Back to Basics
3:15 Mark Signorino – Basic Casting Mechanics
Pond 2
10:15 Tim Flagler – Introduction to Trout Spey
12:15 Landon Mayer – Mastering the Short Game: Casting Tips for Fish at Close Range
2:15 Dusty Wissmath – Using Basic Casting Mechanics to Improve your Angling Success
*Presentations subject to change
Saturday
10:00 Tim Cammisa – Fly Tying for Everyone
11:15 Tim Flagler – How to Tie Better Floating Dry Flies
12:30 Thomas Baltz – Parachute Patterns; Design and Construction
1:45 Jake Villwock – Smallmouth Bass Top to Bottom
3:00 George Daniel – Guide Nymphs
Sunday
10:00 Eric Naguski – Favorite Flies for Spring Creek Trout
11:15 Thomas Baltz – Old Wet Flies for the Modern Angler
12:30 Jake Villwock – Modern Baitfish Design
1:45 Tim Cammisa – Euro Nymphs: Today’s Top Fish-Catching Flies
3:00 Landon Mayer – Guide Flies: Mayer’s New Easy to Tie Patterns for Tough Trout
*Schedule subject to change.
Friday
10:00 Mac Brown
12:00 Andrew Weiner
1:00 Landon Mayer
3:00 Gary Borger
5:00 Phil Rowley
Saturday
11:30 Landon Mayer
12:00 Andrew Weiner
12:30 Mac Brown
3:00 Gary Borger
4:00 Phil Rowley
Sunday
11:00 Andrew Weiner
1:00 Gary Borger
1:30 Landon Mayer
3:30 Phil Rowley
4:00 Mac Brown
*Times subject to change
Friday
Inside Pond
12:15 Whitney Gould – Single-Hand Spey
2:15 Gary Borger – Casting Strategies
4:15 George Revel – The Most Valuable Cast, The Roll Cast
Outside Pond
11:15 Mac Brown – Increase Your Distance
1:15 Matt Heron – False Casting to Indicators: Improving Your Odds
3:15 Ken Morrish – Simplifying Basic Casting Concepts
Saturday
Inside Pond
10:15 Matt Heron – Fly Casting Faults and Fixes
12:15 Landon Mayer – Mastering the Short Game: Casting Tips for Fooling Trout at Close Range
2:15 Gary Borger – The Perfect Cast
Outside Pond
9:30 Luong Tam – The Art of Fly Presentation with a Tenkara Rod
11:15 George Revel – Fly Casting in the Surf
1:15 Mac Brown – Back to Basics 101 For New Fly Fishers
3:15 Phil Rowley – Stillwater Casting and Presentation Techniques
Sunday
Inside pond
10:15 George Revel – Casting Sinking Lines & Shooting Heads
12:15 Mac Brown – Perfecting Drift & Presentation with Aerial Mends
2:00 Gary Borger – Casting Strategies
Outside Pond
11:15 Landon Mayer – Mastering the Short Game: Casting Tips for Fooling Trout at Close Range
12:45 Whitney Gould – Micro Spey Casting
2:30 Phil Rowley – Indicator Casting and Presentation Techniques for Stillwaters
*presentations subject to change
Saturday
10:00 Thomas Lamphere – Streamers for Your Local Rivers
11:15 Phil Rowley – New Age Chironomids
12:30 Lael Johnson – Contrast & Movement: Key Ingredients For Winter Steelhead Flies
1:45 David Paul Williams – Top Flies for Pinks
3:00 Tim Flagler – How to Tie Better Floating Dry Flies
Sunday
10:00 Dominic Petruzzi – Tying Predator Flies
11:15 Phil Rowley – Meat and Potatoes Stillwater Patterns
12:30 Thomas Lamphere – Flies for Puget Sound
1:45 Tim Flagler – Flies for Swinging
3:00 Lael Johnson – Contrast & Movement: Key Ingredients For Winter Steelhead Flies
*talks subject to change
One night only, Friday, February 23, at 6:30 pm. Tickets are $15 at the door or $10 in advance. Click HERE to purchase advance tickets.
Fly Fishing International (FFI) hosts the Fly Fishing Learning Center with fly tying, casting instruction and other fly fishing information and is free to show attendees. Fly tying focuses on young attendees, but all ages are welcome. Tying sessions begin every 30 minutes during periods of high demand; “when you get there” during periods of lighter attendance. There are usually three casting classes per day taught by FFI Certified Casting instructors, 11am, 1 and 3pm. Sign-up for each casting class at the FFI booth. These classes are limited to 10 students and are about 1 hour long. Fly rods provided. For more experienced fly fishers, an instructor will individually video your cast and evaluate it with suggestions for improvement. The FFI Learning Center is good place to advance the skills of all fly fishers. Stop by and get acquainted!
*Sign-up for each class/clinic is limited
*Receive Individualized tips, techniques, and instruction
*Questions answered by your celebrity expert
*Improve your casting, tying, or techniques to catch more fish!
Click HERE for details and to register
Fly Fishing Journeys, Rob Giannino will present live podcasts throughout the show. Come see interviews, ask questions and more in the Live Podcasting Booth.
Friday
11:00 Gary Borger – Dry Fly Designs
12:15 Philip Rowley – New Age Chironomids
1:30 Ken Morrish – A Deep Dive Into Tying A Scandi Style Steelhead Tube Fly
2:45 Tim Flagler – Flies for Swinging
4:00 Rob Anderson – Fly Patterns for Pyramid Lake
Saturday
11:00 Mac Brown – Speed Patterns and Fly Tying
12:15 Phil Rowley – Meat and Potatoes Stillwater Patterns
1:30 Landon Mayer – Guide Flies: Mayer’s New Easy to Tie Patterns for Tough Trout
2:45 Tim Flagler – How to Tie Better Floating Dry Flies with Tim Flagler
4:00 Gary Borger – Unusual and Unique Hackling Techniques
Sunday
10:00 Rob Anderson – Fly Patterns for Pyramid Lake
11:15 Phil Rowley – Stillwater Streamers-Baitfish Patterns for Stillwaters
12:30 Landon Mayer – Mayer’s Midge Mania: Signature Midges and More
1:45 Tim Flagler – Flies for Swinging
3:00 Mac Brown – Creating Simple Wet Fly Flies
*Presentations subject to change.
Friday
Catch Room
11:30 Landon Mayer – Trout Tips: Learn Techniques and Tactics for Catching Selective Trout
1:00 Tim Flagler – Euro-Nymphing
2:30 John Sherman – Elevate Your Delta Fly Game
4:00 Gary Borger – Fishing the Film
Release Room
11:00 Philip Rowley – Inducing a Take-Stillwater Retrieves and Presentation Techniques that Catch Fish
12:30 Mac Brown – Master Nymph Fishing Tactics
2:00 Rob Anderson – Pyramid Lake – World’s Largest Cutthroat Trout on a Fly
3:30 Frank Burr – Small Waters: Advanced Methods
Saturday
Catch Room
10:00 Ken Morrish – World Spey: Exploring The World’s Best Anadromous Fisheries With A Two-handed Rod
11:30 Frank Burr – Golden Trout: A California Treasure
1:00 John Sherman – Fly Fishing for California Stripers
2:30 Rob Anderson – Pyramid Lake – World’s Largest Cutthroat Trout on a Fly
4:00 Landon Mayer – Sight Fishing Secrets for Rivers and Still Waters
Release Room
10:30 Tim Flagler – An Introduction to Trout Spey
12:00 Gary Borger – Nymphing from Top to Bottom
1:30 Phil Rowley – The Naked Truth-Straight Line Tactics for Stillwaters
3:00 Mac Brown – Understanding Fish Behavior
Sunday
Catch Room
10:00 Whitney Gould – Women’s Fly Fishing 101
11:30 Gary Borger – The Opportunistic Angler
1:00 Phil Rowley – The Right Tool for the Job-Making Sense of Stillwater Fly Lines
2:30 Landon Mayer – Leech Lessons: How to Fish Mayer’s Effective Patterns for Tough Trout
Release Room
10:30 Tim Flagler – What Trout Like to Eat & The Flies to Feed Them
12:00 George Revel – Where to Fish and When a Guide to Fishing in California
1:30 Mac Brown – Streamer Methods for Better Quality Fish
3:00 Frank Burr – Vertical Presentation and Sink Rates for Nymphing
*presentations subject to change
Saturday
ROOM A
10:00 New Zealand and Chile – Southern Hemisphere Trophy Trout by Eleven Angling-Brian O’Keefe
11:00 Steelhead Back Roads with Gill McKean-Gill McKean
12:00 The Fabled Alagnak River of Bristol Bay Alaska-Jacob McGee
1:00 Year-round Strategies for the Yakima River-Joe Rotter
2:00 Puget Sound Fly Fishing Techniques, Tides & Expectations-The Avid Angler
3:00 Montana Fishing by the Season-Pierce Oja
4:00 Kootenai and Yaak Rivers-Tim Flagler
ROOM B
10:00 South Caicos Bonefishing Adventures-Bibo Jayne
11:00 Fly Fishing Iceland-Matthías Hákonarson
12:00 A Family Affair – Living the Dream Fly Fishing in BC-Daniel Schildknecht
1:00 Tailwaters of Central Wyoming-Ryan Anderson
2:00 Fly Fishing the Kvichak River, Alaska for Trophy Rainbow Trout-Rick Hedding
3:00 Cuba – Paradón-Cristian Rodriguez
4:00 The Art of Fly Fishing with a Tenkara Rod-Luong Tam
ROOM C
10:00 Fly Fishing the Louisiana Coast – Redfish Bonanza-Capt. Pete Scafaru
11:00 Pyramid Lake – World’s Largest Cutthroat Trout on a Fly-Rob Anderson
12:00 The Amazon – Peacock Bass, Arapaima and So Much More, The Most Exclusive Fly Fishing Trip on the Planet-Rob Anderson
1:00 Christmas Island-Trisha Campbell & Anil Srivastava
2:00 Icelandic Fly Fishing Adventures-KSindri Hlíôar Jónsson
3:00 Bahama Out Islands Promotion Board-Cheryl Bastian
4:00 Iceland Secrets for Trophy Brown Trout, Sea-Trout, Char & Salmon-Rob Giannino
Sunday
ROOM A
10:00 Iceland Secrets for Trophy Brown Trout, Sea-Trout, Char & Salmon-Rob Giannino
11:00 Steelhead Back Roads with Gill McKean-Gill McKean
12:00 The Fabled Alagnak River of Bristol Bay Alaska-Jacob McGee
1:00 Tailwaters of Central Wyoming-Ryan Anderson
2:00 Fly Fishing the Kvichak River, Alaska for Trophy Rainbow Trout-Rick Hedding
3:00 Montana Fishing by the Season-Pierce Oja
ROOM B
10:00 Fly Fishing the Louisiana Coast – Redfish Bonanza-Capt. Pete Scafaru
11:00 Fly Fishing Iceland-Matthías Hákonarson
12:00 A Trip to Patagonia Should Be on Every Fly Fishers Bucket List-Tim Flagler
1:00 New Zealand and Chile – Southern Hemisphere Trophy Trout by Eleven Angling-Brian O’Keefe
2:00 A Family Affair – Living the Dream Fly Fishing in BC-Daniel Schildknecht
3:00 The Art of Fly Fishing with a Tenkara Rod-Luong Tam
ROOM C
10:00 Pyramid Lake – World’s Largest Cutthroat Trout on a Fly-Rob Anderson
11:00 The Amazon – Peacock Bass, Arapaima and So Much More, The Most Exclusive Fly Fishing Trip on the Planet-Rob Anderson
12:00 Christmas Island-Trisha Campbell & Anil Srivastava
1:00 Icelandic Fly Fishing Adventures-Sindri Hlíôar Jónsson
2:00 Bahama Out Islands Promotion Board-Cheryl Bastian
3:00 South Caicos Bonefishing Adventures-Bibo Jayne
*talks subject to change
Saturday
10:15 Luong Tam – The Art of Fly Presentation with a Tenkara Rod
12:15 George “Geo” Cook – Fly Casting A-Z: All You Need To Know From A Fly Fishing Legend
2:15 Travis Johnson – Solid Spey Fundamentals
4:15 Phil Rowley – Stillwater Casting and Presentation Techniques
Sunday
9:45 Trisha Campbell – Sexy Loops Through the Five Essentials
11:15 Brian O’Keefe – Learning and Teaching the Double Haul
1:15 Phil Rowley – Indicator Casting and Presentation Techniques for Stillwaters
3:15 Tim Flagler – Introduction to Trout Spey
*talks subject to change
Saturday
12:00 Peter Fong
1:00 Tom Alkire
2:00 David Paul Williams
3:00 Phil Rowley
Sunday
12:00 Peter Fong
1:00 Tom Alkire
2:00 Phil Rowley
3:00 David Paul Williams
*schedule subject to change.
One night only, Saturday, February 17. Doors open and pre-party at 5:30, films start at 6:00. Tickets are $15 at the door or $10 in advance or with a paid Fly Fishing Show admission for that day. Click HERE for advanced tickets.
*Sign-up for each class/clinic is limited
*Receive Individualized tips, techniques, and instruction
*Questions answered by your celebrity expert
*Improve your casting, tying, or techniques to catch more fish!
Click HERE for details and to register.
Fly Fishing Journeys, Rob Giannino will present live podcasts throughout the show. Come see interviews, ask questions and more in the Live Podcasting Booth.
Saturday 8:30-11:00am
Stillwater Essentials with Phil Rowley: This comprehensive workshop will teach you what rods, lines and reels you need and why. We will also cover retrieves, fly selection, which fly styles to choose for different situations, entomology, watercraft options and much more. All Levels. Click HERE for details and to register.
Fly Fishing 101 for Women with Trisha Campbell: Learn the basics of fly fishing in a program specifically geared for women. We will cover the equipment you need casting basics and safety. We will explore the basic knots and flies so you can select and change flies on your own. All levels. Click HERE for details and to register.
Saturday 2:00-4:30 pm
Small Waters: Advanced Methods with Frank Burr: This class will introduce you to Advanced Methods to use when fishing in streams, creeks, small rivers, and small stillwater as well as equipment selections that work best for these types of water. All levels. Click HERE for details and to register.
Saturday 5:30-8:00 pm
Casting Essentials with Trisha Campbell: Casting Essentials is for anyone who is ready to learn a solid base for casting by a Certified Casting Instructor. All levels welcome that want to understand and improve on basic casting. Limit of six participants. Click HERE for details and to register.
Sunday 8:30-11:00am
Mastering Fly Fishing with a Tenkara Rod with Luong Tam: The art of fly fishing with tenkara rod is in fly presentation and playing a big fish. You will learn how to present the fly with a simple casting stroke. The most effective method to land a big fish is based on the fundamental of physics and psychology. All levels. Click HERE for details and to register.
Conquering Chironomids Master Class with Phil Rowley: This comprehensive seminar will provide you with a wealth of information about how to fish chironomids consistently using various presentation techniques. If you looking to improve your existing chironomid skills, this is one workshop you can’t afford to miss. All levels. Click HERE for details and to register.
Sunday 2:00-4:30
Vertical Presentation and Sink Rates for Nymphing with Frank Burr: This class will cover sink rates for different types of beads and other weights for nymphs and how they affect Vertical Presentations and drift. We will discuss different types of flies including epoxy and French Ceramic Nymphs. Leader materials, leader construction and how to apply them to maximize your nymphing success! All skill levels. Click HERE for details and to register.
Fly Fishing 101 with Trisha Campbell: Learn the basics of fly fishing. We will cover the equipment you need casting basics and safety. We will explore the basic knots and flies so you can select and change flies on your own. The goal is for you to become independent on the water. This class will touch on equipment, entomology, knots, reading water and more. All levels. Click HERE for details and to register.
Note: Most tying classes require some tying experience and others may require more. Ask us when you call. Beginners are welcome, but be prepared for more than basics. All students must bring their own tying vise, tools, lamp if needed, and a sampling of materials. Most classes will provide adequate materials for the patterns being taught. If a class is cancelled, you will be notified 5 days prior to the show and permitted to switch or receive a refund.
All classes will be held indoors.
Casting Class: Bring your own rod, reel & line. Because of limited space please bring either a single hand rod , switch rod or short Spey rod ( 12.5’ or smaller ). A floating weight forward line is required, Scandinavian heads are ok . Please do not bring sinking lines or Skagit lines .
Fly Tying Classes: Bring your own lamp, vise, tools & a basic selection of materials. To insure quality instruction class size is limited. Call us for more class descriptions or availability. Classes will fill and close, so register early. The tuition charge of $85 includes admission to the show for that day. There are no refunds unless the class is cancelled. You MUST register in advance. Click here to register. For more information call 814-443-3638.
Saturday
Catch Room
10:00 Tim O’Neill – Fishing with Confidence
11:30 Frank Burr – Ultralight Fly Fishing
1:00 Dave McCoy – Fly Fishing Western Washington
2:30 Lael Johnson – Big Fish Strategies on the Olympic Peninsula – Risk vs Reward
4:00 Joe Rotter – The DIY Equalizer / Tight Line Nymphing
Release Room
10:30 Tim Flagler – An Introduction to Trout Spey
12:00 Travis Johnson – Spey Casting Past to Present
1:30 Phil Rowley – Inducing a Take-Stillwater Retrieves and Presentation Techniques that Catch Fish
3:00 David Paul Williams – Saltwater Beach Fishing: Puget Sound Style
4:30 Ira Siebert – Vertical Presentations for Stillwater
Sunday
Catch Room
10:00 Travis Johnson – Winter Steelhead Secrets
11:30 Dave McCoy – Fly Fishing Western Washington
1:00 Frank Burr – Small Waters: Advanced Methods
2:30 Brian O’Keefe – Western Stoneflies
Release Room
10:30 Tim Flagler – What Trout Like to Eat & The Flies to Feed Them
12:00 David Paul Williams – Washington Fly Fishing: From Desert to Salt
1:30 Lael Johnson – Big Fish Strategies on the Olympic Peninsula – Risk vs Reward
3:00 Phil Rowley – Making Stillwater Trout Eat-The Power of Attraction
*talks subject to change
Thursday 9:00-5:00
Advanced Fly Casting Class with Gary Borger & Mac Brown: A once-in-a-lifetime experience to learn and understand practical and comprehensive techniques that will take you beyond the next level. Advanced. Premium Class Fee. Click HERE for details and to register.
Friday 8:30-11:00am
Increase Your Distance with Mac Brown: Increase your overall fly casting efficiency with greater distances with ease. This class will help you to define what is exactly needed for accomplishing greater distances with ease. All skill levels. Click HERE for details and to register.
Sight Fishing Secrets for Giant Trout with Landon Mayer: A visual look into the techniques and tactics used to successfully navigate your trout hunting adventure. All levels. Click HERE for details and to register.
Mastering Fly Fishing with a Tenkara Rod with Luong Tam: The art of fly fishing with tenkara rod is in fly presentation and playing a big fish. You will learn how to present the fly with a simple casting stroke. The most effective method to land a big fish is based on the fundamental of physics and psychology. All levels. Click HERE for details and to register.
Building Your Own Custom Rod with Steve Hudson: This hands-on workshop program gives you a look at the why and how of rodbuilding and will help you decide if custom rodbuilding is for you. You’ll get to work with actual rod blanks as you explore some of the essential elements of rodbuilding, and the skills that you learn will get to ready to take the next step and build a rod of your own! All levels. Click HERE for details and to register.
Friday 2:00-4:30 pm
The Art of Nymph Fishing with Jason Randall: With the focus on presentation, this hands-on class emphasizes a systematic approach to the different methods of nymph fishing, showing when, where and how to best use each. All levels. Click HERE for details and to register.
Fishing and Tying Weighted Flies that DON’T Get Stuck with Jake Villwock: Join Jake as he goes over how he ties and designed some of his bottom crawling bugs to fish better, get down quick, staying in the zone longer, all while spending well over 50% less time being stuck on the bottom. Intermediate. Click HERE for details and to register.
Dave Whitlock’s NearNuff Schools with Allen Rupp: Learn to tie Dave Whitlock’s NearNuff Sculpin fly pattern with Allen Rupp’s expert guidance. Gain practical skills and the confidence needed to use this fly on the water to help you catch more fish. Attendees receive a fly tied by Allen, a bottle of Zap-A-Gap, and a one-year membership to Trout Unlimited. This class is for intermediate to advanced students only. Click HERE for details and to register.
Saturday 8:30-11:00am
The Perfect Cast with Gary Borger: Learn the difficult methods of casting and how to apply them in all angling. All Levels. Click HERE for details and to register.
Practical Nymphing with Ed Engle: Learn foundation techniques that are crucial to success in a variety of nymphing situations. Always filled–Register Early! All levels. Click HERE for details and to register.
Fishing and Tying Baitfish for Multiple Species with Jake Villwock: Jake will go over some of his favorite techniques to fishing streamers for multiple species. His goal will be to cut the learning curve and bridge the gap between these different fish and how to fish for them! All levels. Click HERE for details and to register.
Fly Fisher’s Evolution with George Daniel: George explains his favorite tactics and rigging for nymphing, streamer, and dry fly approaches. All Levels. Click HERE for details and to register.
Saturday 2:00-4:30 pm
Learn about Loop Control for More Efficient Casts with Mac Brown: Mastering loop control is one of the many gratifications for a fly fishers journey. Learn why “Less is More” for your own fly casting and understanding more about your own loop control. This opens a world of control in presentation casting used in fishing. All skill levels. Click HERE for details and to register.
Trophy Trout Tactics for all Seasons and Waters with Landon Mayer: This exciting new class with Mayer is designed for anglers of all skill levels and covers how to find fish by reading water and sight fishing rivers and still waters. This is the closest thing to a full guided trip on the water! All levels. Click HERE for details and to register.
Fundamentals of Euronymphing with Jason Randall: This course lays a solid foundation in gear, leaders, rigging and flies, but then prepares you for the river with the right approach and cast. We’ll share advanced topics such as micro-leaders, mono-rigs, new products, new concepts in fly design. This course offers much for the beginner and expert angler alike, and so is open to all skill levels.
Small Waters: Advanced Methods with Frank Burr: This class will introduce you to Advanced Methods to use when fishing in streams, creeks, small rivers, and small stillwater as well as equipment selections that work best for these types of water. All levels. Click HERE for details and to register.
Introduction to Aquatic Entomology with Matt Green: Experience a more intensive, hands-on introduction to aquatic insect identification, biology, and ecology of the most common aquatic insects of the southeast and mid-Atlantic United States. All Levels. Click HERE for details and to register.
Sunday 8:30-11:00am
Casting Strategies with Gary Borger: This demo/clinic focuses on the skills of casting as a means of delivering the fly at all distances with rods of all flexes and weights. Intermediate. Click HERE for details and to register.
Vertical Presentation and Sink Rates for Nymphing with Frank Burr: This presentation/class will cover sink rates for different types of beads and other weights for Nymphing and how to apply them to maximize you nymphing success! All Levels. Click HERE for details and to register.
Learn to Read Water Types for Finding Fish with Mac Brown: Understand what makes the fish you pursue move in what water type and you will find greater success on the water. Learn why these locations move around hourly, daily, and seasonally. A notebook is recommended, and all levels are welcome. Click HERE for details and to register.
Fly Fisher’s Evolution with George Daniel: George explains his favorite tactics and rigging for nymphing, streamer, and dry fly approaches. All Levels. Click HERE for details and to register.
Sunday 2:00-4:30 pm
Women Only Casting with Karin Miller: One of our most popular classes. The $95 tuition includes admission to the show in the morning. This very special class will be limited to eight lucky women. Bring your own rod, reel, and line. Beginner to intermediate. Click HERE for details and to register.
Fly Tying with Joe Cordeiro: Learn all tying techniques to design the flat wing flies and other striper patterns. Joe is the man with flat wing and one of the most entertaining fly tying instructors. Intermediate. Click HERE for details and to register.
Note: Most tying classes require some tying experience and others may require more. Ask us when you call. Beginners are welcome, but be prepared for more than basics. All students must bring their own tying vise, tools, lamp if needed, and a sampling of materials. Most classes will provide adequate materials for the patterns being taught. If a class is canceled, you will be notified 5 days prior to the show and permitted to switch or receive a refund.
All classes will be held indoors.
Casting Classes: Bring your own rod, reel & line.
Fly Tying Classes: Bring your own lamp, vise, tools & a basic selection of materials. To insure quality instruction class size is limited. Call us for more class descriptions or availability. Classes will fill and close, so register early. The tuition charge of $85 includes admission to the show for that day. There are no refunds unless the class is cancelled. You MUST register in advance. Click HERE to register. For more information call 814-443-3638.
FRIDAY
ROOM A
10:00 Florida’s Best Secret Fishing Spot – Stuart, FL-Capt. Michael Mauri
11:00 Fly Fishing the Louisiana Coast: Redfish Bonanza-Capt. Pete Scafaru
12:00 Guiding for 30 Years on the Chattahoochee Tailwater CRNRA-Chris Scalley
1:00 Fly Fishing North Georgia & Beyond-Cohutta Fishing Co.
2:00 Tenkara for Regular Guys-Steve Hudson
3:00 Montana Fishing by the Season-Pierce Oja
4:00 Fly Fishing Opportunities in NC-Kevin Howell
ROOM B
10:00 New Zealand and Chile – Southern Hemisphere Trophy Trout-Brian O’Keefe
11:00 Spring Creeks – Cracking the Code-Jake Villwock
12:00 Fly Fishing the Kvichak River, Alaska for Trophy Rainbow Trout-Rick Hedding
1:00 South Caicos Bonefishing Adventures-Bibo Jayne
2:00 Iceland Secrets for Trophy Brown Trout, Sea-Trout, Char & Salmon-Rob Giannino
3:00 Fly Fishing Destinations Around the World to Consider-Karin Miller
4:00 Big Fish on Tenkara: How and Why It Works-Karin Miller
ROOM C
10:00 Bahama Out Islands Promotion Board-Cheryl Bastian
11:00 The Fabled Alagnak River of Bristol Bay Alaska-Jacob McGee
12:00 Fly Fishing the South Platte River-Pat Dorsey
1:00 The Art of Fly Fishing with a Tenkara Rod-Luong Tam
2:00 A Trip to Patagonia Should Be on Every Fly Fishers Bucket List-Tim Flagler
3:00 A Season in Alaska-Captain Mike Batcke & Captain Dylan Dehning
4:00 Designing the Perfect Fly Fishing Boat-Captain Mike Batcke & Captain Dylan Dehning
ROOM D
10:00 Fishing the White River and It’s Four Seasons-Stephen Balogh & David Burgher
11:00 An Introduction to Fly Fishing the Seychelles-Alec Gerbec
12:00 Fly Fishing the Yucatan-Sam Mebane
1:00 Fly Fishing the Bahamas-Josh Callihan
2:00 Fishing Wild Locations in the Americas-Will Blair
3:00 Fly Fishing Hawaii: Oahu Freshwater-Frank Burr
4:00 Rack and Reel Montana-Mitchel Huttinga
SATURDAY
ROOM A
10:00 South Caicos Bonefishing Adventures-Bibo Jayne
11:00 Fly Fishing the Louisiana Coast: Redfish Bonanza-Capt. Pete Scafaru
12:00 Guiding for 30 Years on the Chattahoochee Tailwater CRNRA-Chris Scalley
1:00 Rack and Reel Montana-Mitchel Huttinga
2:00 Spring Creeks – Cracking the Code-Jake Villwock
3:00 Florida’s Best Secret Fishing Spot – Stuart, FL-Capt. Michael Mauri
4:00 Big Fish on Tenkara: How and Why It Works-Karin Miller
ROOM B
10:00 Iceland Secrets for Trophy Brown Trout, Sea-Trout, Char & Salmon-Rob Giannino
11:00 Fishing the White River and It’s Four Seasons-Stephen Balogh & David Burgher
12:00 Kootenai and Yaak Rivers-Tim Flagler
1:00 Fly Fishing Opportunities in NC-Kevin Howell
2:00 Bahama Out Islands Promotion Board-Cheryl Bastian
3:00 Montana Fishing by the Season-Pierce Oja
4:00 New Zealand and Chile – Southern Hemisphere Trophy Trout-Brian O’Keefe
ROOM C
10:00 Tenkara for Regular Guys-Steve Hudson
11:00 The Fabled Alagnak River of Bristol Bay Alaska-Jacob McGee
12:00 Fly Fishing Hawaii: Oahu Freshwater-Frank Burr
1:00 The Art of Fly Fishing with a Tenkara Rod-Luong Tam
2:00 Fly Fishing the Kvichak River, Alaska for Trophy Rainbow Trout-Rick Hedding
3:00 Fly Fishing the South Platte River-Pat Dorsey
4:00 Designing the Perfect Fly Fishing Boat-Captain Mike Batcke & Captain Dylan Dehning
ROOM D
10:00 A Season in Alaska-Captain Mike Batcke & Captain Dylan Dehning
11:00 Fly Fishing Destinations Around the World to Consider-Karin Miller
12:00 An Introduction to Fly Fishing the Seychelles-Alec Gerbec
1:00 Fly Fishing the Bahamas-Josh Callihan
2:00 Fly Fishing the Yucatan-Sam Mebane
3:00 The Brilliance of Bamboo – Crafting the Future of Fly Fishing-Jeff Purdy
4:00 Golden Dorado in Argentina, How, Where and Why-Set Fly Fishing
SUNDAY
ROOM A
10:00 Fly Fishing Destinations Around the World to Consider-Karin Miller
11:00 Fly Fishing the Louisiana Coast: Redfish Bonanza-Capt. Pete Scafaru
12:00 Guiding for 30 Years on the Chattahoochee Tailwater CRNRA-Chris Scalley
1:00 Fly Fishing North Georgia & Beyond-Cohutta Fishing Co.
2:00 Fly Fishing Opportunities in NC-Kevin Howell
3:00 Spring Creeks – Cracking the Code-Jake Villwock
ROOM B
10:00 Golden Dorado in Argentina, How, Where and Why-Set Fly Fishing
11:00 South Caicos Bonefishing Adventures-Bibo Jayne
12:00 Fly Fishing the Kvichak River, Alaska for Trophy Rainbow Trout-Rick Hedding
1:00 Florida’s Best Secret Fishing Spot – Stuart, FL-Capt. Michael Mauri
2:00 Bahama Out Islands Promotion Board-Cheryl Bastian
3:00 Montana Fishing by the Season-Pierce Oja
ROOM C
10:00 Iceland Secrets for Trophy Brown Trout, Sea-Trout, Char & Salmon-Rob Giannino
11:00 Trophy Brook Trout in Patagonia-Tim Flagler
12:00 Fly Fishing the South Platte River-Pat Dorsey
1:00 The Fabled Alagnak River of Bristol Bay Alaska-Jacob McGee
2:00 A Season in Alaska-Captain Mike Batcke & Captain Dylan Dehning
3:00 Designing the Perfect Fly Fishing Boat-Captain Mike Batcke & Captain Dylan Dehning
ROOM D
10:00 Fishing the White River and It’s Four Seasons-Stephen Balogh & David Burgher
11:00 Big Fish on Tenkara: How and Why It Works-Karin Miller
12:00 The Art of Fly Fishing with a Tenkara Rod-Luong Tam
1:00 New Zealand and Chile – Southern Hemisphere Trophy Trout-Brian O’Keefe
2:00 Tenkara for Regular Guys-Steve Hudson
3:00 Rack and Reel Montana-Mitchel Huttinga
*talks subject to change.
FRIDAY
11:00 Jason Randall
11:30 Ed Engle/George Daniel
12:00 Mac Brown/Jimmy Jacobs
12:30 Jake Villwock/Kevin Howell
1:00 Pat Dorsey/Joe Cordeiro
1:30 Jeff Currier/Steve Hudson
2:00 Landon Mayer/Beau Beasley
2:30 Gary Borger
3:30 Henry Cowen
SATURDAY
11:30 Mac Brown/Pat Dorsey
12:00 Gary Borger/Landon Mayer
12:30 Ed Engle/Jake Villwock
1:00 Jason Randall/George Daniel
1:30 Jeff Currier/Beau Beasley
2:00 Kevin Howell/Steve Hudson
2:30 Joe Cordeiro/Henry Cowen
3:00 Jimmy Jacobs
SUNDAY
12:00 Joe Cordeiro/Jeff Currier
12:30 Jake Villwock/Henry Cowen
1:00 Landon Mayer
1:30 Pat Dorsey/Jason Randall
2:00 George Daniel/Jimmy Jacobs
2:30 Gary Borger/Ed Engle
3:00 Steve Hudson
3:30 Mac Brown/Kevin Howell
*schedule subject to change
After the Show: The International Fly Fishing Film Festival. One night only, Friday, February 3 at 6:30 pm. Tickets are $15 at the door or $10 in advance or with a paid Fly Fishing Show admission for that day. Click HERE for advanced tickets.
FFly Fishing Show Learning Center: Fly Fishers International (FFI) hosts the Fly Fishing Learning Center with fly tying, casting instruction and other fly fishing information and is free to show attendees. The FFI Learning Center is a good place for a beginner or to advance the skills of all fly fishers. Stop by and get acquainted!
*Sign-up for each class/clinic is limited
*Receive Individualized tips, techniques, and instruction
*Questions answered by your celebrity expert
*Improve your casting, tying, or techniques to catch more fish!
Click HERE for more information and to register.
Stop by Zen Tenkara’s booth where Karin Miller, Owner and Founder of Zen Tenkara will be offering “Quick & Dirty” demos at 11:00am each day at the Zen Tenkara booth.
Come by to learn and ask your questions!
Fly Fishing Journeys, Rob Giannino will present live podcasts throughout the show. Come see interviews, ask questions and more in the Live Podcasting Booth.
Friday
11:30 Gary Borger – Spinning Flies
12:45 Landon Mayer – Mayer’s Midge Mania: Signature Midges and More
2:00 Henry Cowen – Tying Flies that Breathe
3:15 Pat Dorsey – Proven Western Patterns that Work Out East
4:30 Steve Hudson – Tying With Foam
Saturday
10:00 Tim Flagler – Flies for Swinging
11:15 Landon Mayer – Guide Flies: Mayer’s New Easy to Tie Patterns for Tough Trout
12:30 Henry Cowen – Tying Striped Bass Flies for Freshwater
1:45 Pat Dorsey – Tying and Fishing Tailwater Flies
3:00 Ed Engle – Tying Small Nymphs
4:15 Allen Rupp – Dave Whitlock’s NearNuff Crayfish
Sunday
10:00 Landon Mayer – Mayer’s Midge Mania: Signature Midges and More
11:15 Ed Engle – Tying Small Dry Flies
12:30 Tim Flagler – How to Tie Better Floating Dry Flies with Tim Flagler
1:45 Jake Villwock – Modern Baitfish Design
3:00 George Daniel – Guide Nymphs
*talks subject to change
Friday
Pond 1
11:15 Michael Mauri – Simplifying Fly Casting: Overhead and Spey
1:15 Mac Brown – Rod Craft Efficiency
3:15 Gary Borger – The Perfect Cast
Pond 2
12:15 Jeff Currier – Casting in the Wind & the Double Haul
2:15 Kevin Howell – Improving Your Fly Presentations
4:15 Landon Mayer – Mastering the Short Game: Casting Tips for Fish at Close Range
Saturday
Pond 1
10:15 Mac Brown – Roll Casts for Efficient Change of Direction Casts
12:15 George Daniel – Fishing Casts
2:15 Gary Borger – Casting Strategies
4:15 Andy Mill – Saltwater Fly Casting
Pond 2
9:30 Luong Tam – The Art of Fly Presentation with a Tenkara Rod
11:15 Jeff Currier – Fly Casting 101
1:15 Brian O’Keefe – Learning and Teaching the Double Haul
3:15 Kevin Howell – Practical Casting for the Angler
Sunday
Pond 1
11:15 George Daniel – Back to Basics
1:15 Gary Borger – The Perfect Cast
3:15 Jeff Currier – Improve Your Dry Fly Presentation
Pond 2
10:30 Michael Mauri – Simplifying Fly Casting: Overhead and Spey
12:15 Landon Mayer – Mastering the Short Game: Casting Tips for Fish at Close Range
2:15 Mac Brown – Increase Your Distance
*Schedule subject to change
Friday
Room A
10:00 Seasonal Strategies for Yellowstone – Alice Owsley
11:00 Erie Steelhead from Top to Bottom – Ben John
12:00 South Central PA Trout Stream Showcase – Mike Heck
1:00 Fly Fishing the Raritan Bay and NY Bight for Striped Bass, Bluefish and False Albacore – Capt. Joe Mattiolli
2:00 Seasons on the Delaware – Bob Lindquist
3:00 Fly Fishing Adirondack Brook Trout Ponds – Mike Valla
4:00 Florida’s Best Secret Fishing Spot – Stuart, FL – Capt. Michael Mauri
Room B
10:00 The Fabled Alagnak River of Bristol Bay Alaska – Wayne McGee
11:00 Fly Fishing Iceland – Matthias Hakonarson
12:00 Fly Fishing the South Platte River-Pat Dorsey
1:00 Montana – Idaho, A Round Robin – Rick Nyles
2:00 Trophy Brook Trout in Patagonia-Tim Flagler
3:00 Montana Fishing by the Season Pierce Oja
4:00 Atlantic Salmon Fishing in Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada – Kastine Coleman
Room C
10:00 Why Fly Fish for Bluegill – Glenn & Andrea Lyn Van Benschoten
11:00 Labrador – Where Monster Brookies Live! – Steve Gillingham
12:00 Labrador: Land Where the King Still Reigns – Bob Lindquist
1:00 Smallmouth Bass Fishing on the Merrimack River – David Kolesar
2:00 Iceland Secrets for Trophy Brown Trout, Sea-Trout, Char & Salmon – Rob Giannino
3:00 Fly Fishing Destinations Around the World to Consider (On a Reel or Tenkara) – Karin Miller
4:00 A Guide to Do it Yourself Bonefishing – Ross Kessler
Room D
10:00 Big Fish on Tenkara: How and Why It Works – Karin Miller
11:00 Fly Fishing the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem-Dusty Wissmath
12:00 Fly Fishing the Kvichak River, Alaska for Trophy Rainbow Trout – Rick Hedding
1:00 Florida Keys Spring Tarpon Fishing-Alan Caolo
2:00 Fishing Safety: Your Life is Worth it – Arthur Howe
3:00 Bahama Out Islands Promotion Board – Cheryl Bastian
4:00 Fly Fishing Northern Iceland – Dusty Wissmath
Room E
1:00 Fly Fishing Chilean Patagonia – Dusty Wissmath
2:00 A Season in Alaska – Capt. Mike Batcke & Capt. Dylan Dehning
3:00 Designing the Perfect Fly Fishing Boat – Captain Mike Batcke & Captain Dylan Dehning
Saturday
Room A
10:00 Fly Fishing the Raritan Bay and NY Bight for Striped Bass, Bluefish and False Albacore – Capt. Joe Mattiolli
11:00 Erie Steelhead from Top to Bottom – Ben John
12:00 Fly Fishing Martha’s Vineyard – Abbie Schuster
1:00 Observation, Approach, Presentation and Pattern Hunting for Trophy Brown Trout on the Battenkill (or anywhere else) – Doug Lyons
2:00 South Central PA Trout Stream Showcase – Mike Heck
3:00 Seasons on the Delaware – Bob Lindquist
4:00 Florida’s Best Secret Fishing Spot – Stuart, FL – Capt. Michael Mauri
Room B
10:00 Fishing Safety: Your Life is Worth it – Arthur Howe
11:00 Stalking Trout in Yellowstone Country – Alice Owsley
12:00 Tarpon Town Colonial Lodge – The Yucatan Tarpon Sanctuary in a World Heritage Town – Raul Castaneda
1:00 Fly Fishing the South Platte River-Pat Dorsey
2:00 Exploring Costa Rica with a Fly Rod – A Visual Journey Across This Diverse Jungle Destination – Kevin Jackson
3:00 Montana Fishing by the Season Pierce Oja
4:00 GT – A Fly Fishers’ Guide to Giant Trevally – Peter McLeod
Room C
10:00 Labrador: Land Where the King Still Reigns – Bob Lindquist
11:00 Sight-Fishing for Giant Great Lakes Carp-Alan Caolo
12:00 A Family Affair – Living the Dream Fly Fishing in BC – Daniel Schildknecht
1:00 Montana – Idaho, A Round Robin – Rick Nyles
2:00 Fly Fishing Adirondack Brook Trout Ponds – Mike Valla
3:00 Kootenai and Yaak Rivers-Tim Flagler
4:00 Bahama Out Islands Promotion Board – Cheryl Bastian
Room D
10:00 Constant Quest Outfitters: Wilderness Fly Fishing Adventure – Nick Trizano
11:00 A Fly Fishers view on Tenkara-Frank Burr
12:00 Fly Fishing Chilean Patagonia-Dusty Wissmath
1:00 Smallmouth Bass Fishing on the Merrimack River – David Kolesar
2:00 Fly Fisher Fitness: Strategies to Help You Stay Out Longer Fishing at the Top of Your Powers – Brian Braudis
3:00 Baja Fly Fishing from Roosterfish to Marlin – James Shaughnessy
4:00 Atlantic Salmon Fishing in Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada – Kastine Coleman
Room E
10:00 Fly Fishing Destinations Around the World to Consider (On a Reel or Tenkara) – Karin Miller
11:00 The Fabled Alagnak River of Bristol Bay Alaska – Wayne McGee
12:00 Fly Fishing with a Toddler-Tim Cammisa
1:00 Pine Creek and the Triple Continental Divide – Julie Szur
2:00 Big Fish on Tenkara: How and Why It Works – Karin Miller
3:00 Why Fly Fish for Bluegill – Glenn & Andrea Lyn Van Benschoten
4:00 Iceland Secrets for Trophy Brown Trout, Sea-Trout, Char & Salmon – Rob Giannino
Room F
11:00 A Season in Alaska – Capt. Mike Batcke & Capt. Dylan Dehning
12:00 Designing the Perfect Fly Fishing Boat – Captain Mike Batcke & Captain Dylan Dehning
1:00 New Zealand and Chile – Southern Hemisphere Trophy Trout by Eleven Angling – Brian O’Keefe
2:00 A Guide to Do it Yourself Bonefishing – Ross Kessler
3:00 Not Your Normal Alaska – Tom Gilliland
4:00 Big Land Fishing Lodge/Labrador Canada – Rob French
Sunday
Room A
10:00 Erie Steelhead from Top to Bottom – Ben John
11:00 South Central PA Trout Stream Showcase – Mike Heck
12:00 Fly Fishing the Raritan Bay and NY Bight for Striped Bass, Bluefish and False Albacore – Capt. Joe Mattiolli
1:00 Fly Fishing Adirondack Brook Trout Ponds – Mike Valla
2:00 Seasons on the Delaware – Bob Lindquist
3:00 Montana Fishing by the Season Pierce Oja
Room B
10:00 The Fabled Alagnak River of Bristol Bay Alaska – Wayne McGee
11:00 Florida’s Best Secret Fishing Spot – Stuart, FL – Capt. Michael Mauri
12:00 Tarpon Town Colonial Lodge – The Yucatan Tarpon Sanctuary in a World Heritage Town – Raul Castaneda
1:00 Fly Fishing Turneffe Atoll, Belize – Alex Anderson
2:00 Fly Fishing the South Platte River-Pat Dorsey
3:00 Labrador: Land Where the King Still Reigns – Bob Lindquist
Room C
10:00 Fly Fisher Fitness: Strategies to Help You Stay Out Longer Fishing at the Top of Your Powers – Brian Braudis
11:00 Fly Fishing Iceland – Matthias Hakonarson
12:00 Iceland: Fly Fishing in the Land of Fire & Ice -Tim Cammisa
1:00 Fly Fishing Destinations Around the World to Consider (On a Reel or Tenkara) – Karin Miller
2:00 New Zealand and Chile – Southern Hemisphere Trophy Trout by Eleven Angling – Brian O’Keefe
3:00 Designing the Perfect Fly Fishing Boat – Captain Mike Batcke & Captain Dylan Dehning
Room D
10:00 Iceland Secrets for Trophy Brown Trout, Sea-Trout, Char & Salmon – Rob Giannino
11:00 Pine Creek and the Triple Continental Divide – Julie Szur
12:00 Smallmouth Bass Fishing on the Merrimack River – David Kolesar
1:00 Fly Fishing Northern Iceland-Dusty Wissmath
2:00 Icelandic Fly Fishing Adventures – Kristján Páll Rafnsson
3:00 BC’s Trophy Trout Lakes – Phil Rowley
Room E
10:00 Bahama Out Islands Promotion Board – Cheryl Bastian
11:00 A Season in Alaska – Capt. Mike Batcke & Capt. Dylan Dehning
12:00 Montana – Idaho, A Round Robin – Rick Nyles
1:00 Fly Fishing Hawaii-Frank Burr
2:00 Stalking Trout in Yellowstone Country – Alice Owsley
3:00 Big Fish on Tenkara: How and Why It Works – Karin Miller
Friday
10:00 Icelandic Fly Fishing Adventures – Kristján Páll Rafnsson
11:00 Fishing Wild Locations in the Americas – Will Blair
12:00 Tarpon Town Colonial Lodge – The Yucatan Tarpon Sanctuary in a World Heritage Town – Raul Castaneda
1:00 Fly Fishing Turneffe Atoll, Belize – Alex Anderson
2:00 Exploring Costa Rica with a Fly Rod – A Visual Journey Across This Diverse Jungle Destination – Kevin Jackson
3:00 Big Land Fishing Lodge/Labrador Canada – Rob French
4:00 New Zealand and Chile – Southern Hemisphere Trophy Trout by Eleven Angling – Brian O’Keefe
Saturday
10:00 Icelandic Fly Fishing Adventures – Kristján Páll Rafnsson
11:00 Labrador – Where Monster Brookies Live! – Steve Gillingham
12:00 Fly Fishing the Kvichak River, Alaska for Trophy Rainbow Trout – Rick Hedding
1:00 Fly Fishing Turneffe Atoll, Belize – Alex Anderson
2:00 BC’s Trophy Trout Lakes – Phil Rowley
3:00 Fly Fishing Iceland – Matthias Hakonarson
4:00 Golden Dorado in Argentina, How, Where ans Why – Rachel Finn
Sunday
10:00 Flyfishing the British Chalkstreams – Peter McLeod
11:00 Labrador – Where Monster Brookies Live! – Steve Gillingham
12:00 Fly Fishing the Kvichak River, Alaska for Trophy Rainbow Trout – Rick Hedding
1:00 Atlantic Salmon Fishing in Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada – Kastine Coleman
2:00 A Trip to Patagonia Should Be on Every Fly Fishers Bucket List-Tim Flagler
3:00 Baja Fly Fishing from Roosterfish to Marlin – James Shaughnessy
*Talks subject to change.
Friday
Catch Room
11:30 Tim Flagler – Night Fishing
1:00 Gary Borger – Presentation
2:30 Jeff Currier – Introduction to Saltwater Fly Fishing
4:00 Mac Brown – Understanding Fish Behavior
Release Room
12:00 Jason Randall – When All Else Fails; Tactics for Slow Days
1:30 Ed Engle – 25 Ways to Elevate Your Trout Game
3:00 Landon Mayer – Sight Fishing Secrets for Rivers and Still Waters
4:30 Pat Dorsey – Tips to Elevate Your Fly Fishing Game to the Next Level
Strike Room
11:00 Kevin Howell – Nymph and Streamer Fishing; A Guides Perspective
12:30 Frank Burr – Small Waters: Advanced Methods
2:00 Jimmy Jacobs – Georgia’s Top State Parks for Fly Fishing
3:30 George Daniel – Today’s Euro Nympher: Tips and Tricks for Nymphing
Saturday
Catch Room
10:00 Landon Mayer – Successful Seasons: Year Round Tips for Catching Predator Fish on the Fly
11:30 Jason Randall – Dries and Droppers; Tactics and Tips
1:00 Gary Borger – Reading Waters
2:30 George Daniel – A Fly Fisher’s Evolution: Modern Approaches for Top to Bottom
4:00 Jake Villwock – Advanced Tactics for Smallmouth Bass
Release Room
10:30 Kevin Howell – Flies for the Great Smoky Mountains
12:00 Mac Brown – Improve Your Presentations
1:30 Ed Engle – Fishing Small Flies
3:00 Jeff Currier – Fly Fishing Warmwater – Bass, Pike, Carp and More
Strike Room
9:30 Pat Dorsey – Tactics and Techniques to Master Tailwaters
11:00 Matt Green – Aquatic Insects of the Southeastern USA
12:30 Jimmy Jacobs – Georgia’s Backcountry Trout Streams
2:00 Tim Flagler – An Introduction to Trout Spey
3:30 Steve Hudson – Chattahoochee Tailwater Trout: Atlanta’s Trout Fishing Treasure
Sunday
Catch Room
10:00 Jimmy Jacobs – Wading for Georgia Bass
11:30 Gary Borger – The Opportunistic Angler
1:00 Ed Engle – Catching Difficult Trout
2:30 Landon Mayer – Trout Tips: Learn Techniques and Tactics for catching Selective Trout
Release Room
10:30 Matt Green – Aquatic Insects of the Southeastern USA
12:00 Jason Randall – How to reach the upper 10%
1:30 Jeff Currier – Fly Fishing for Carp – a 20lb Fish Near Home
3:00 Frank Burr – Ultralight Fly Fishing
Strike Room
9:30 Steve Hudson – Brookie Basics: How to Find and Fish For Wild Brook Trout in the Southeastern United States
11:00 Jake Villwock – Staying in front of Changing Conditions
12:30 George Daniel – Successful Streamer Strategies
2:00 Tim Flagler – What Trout Like to Eat & The Flies to Feed Them
*Talks subject to change.
Friday:
11:00 Jake Villwock/Doug Lyons
11:30 Tim Cammisa/Sheila Hassan
12:00 Landon Mayer/Beau Beasley
12:30 Mac Brown/Rick Crecraft
1:00 Jason Randall/Phil Rowley
1:30 Peter Kaminsky/Joe Corderiro
2:00 Josh Miller/Peter Nilsen
2:30 Alan Caolo/Jeff Currier
3:00 George Daniel/Mike Heck
3:30 Jim Freda/Pat Dorsey
4:00 Gary Borger/Scott Lowe
4:30 Mike Valla/Stephen Sautner
5:00 Ed Engle/Steve Woit
Saturday:
10:00 Peter Nilsen/Beau Beasley
10:30 Joe Cordeiro/Doug Lyons
11:00 Scott Lowe/Josh Miller
11:30 George Daniel/Mike Heck
12:00 Jeff Currier/Peter Kaminski
12:30 Mac Brown/Rick Crecraft
1:00 Landon Mayer/Phil Rowley
1:30 Alan Caolo/Jake Villwock
2:00 Jason Randall/Pat Dorsey
2:30 Gary Borger/CD Clarke
3:00 Jim Freda/Stephen Sautner
3:30 Tim Cammisa/Sheila Hassan
4:00 Ed Engle/Mike Valla
4:30 Christian Shane/Steve Woit
Sunday:
10:30 Jason Randall/Stephen Sautner
11:00 Tim Cammisa/Joe Cordeiro
11:30 Jeff Currier/CD Clarke
12:00 Phil Rowley/Josh Miller
12:30 Mac Brown
1:00 Gary Borger/Landon Mayer
1:30 Jake Villwock/Steve Woit
2:00 George Daniel/Peter Kaminsky
2:30 Mike Valla/Jim Freda
3:00 Mike Heck/Ed Engle
3:30 Beau Beasley/Pat Dorsey
*times subject to change
ROOM A
11:00 Front Range Stillwaters: Some of the Best of Colorado’s 800 High Lakes-Ron Belak
12:00 Fly Fishing Rocky Mountain National Park – Kirk Bien/Steve Schweitzer
1:00 Tailwaters of Central Wyoming – Ryan Anderson
2:00 Seasons of the Arkansas River-Taylor Edrington
3:00 Euro Nymphing: Go from Good to GREAT! – Cory Cuje
4:00 800 High Lakes in Colorado–Recommendations on Where to Fish – Ron Belak
ROOM B
11:00 Float Fishing the Black Canyon – Matt Bruns
12:00 Seasonal Strategies for Yellowstone-Alice Owsley
1:00 The Fabled Alagnak River of Bristol Bay Alaska – Wayne McGee
2:00 Bahama Out Islands Promotion Board – Cheryl Bastion
3:00 Southern California Mako Sharks on the Fly – Conway Bowman
4:00 Fly Fishing the Kvichak River, Alaska for Trophy Rainbow Trout – Rick Hedding
ROOM C
11:00 Icelandic Fly Fishing Adventures – Kristjan Rafnsson
12:00 Big Fish on Tenkara: How and Why It Works-Karin Miller
1:00 Fly Fishing Yellowstone National Park – “X” Marks the Spot – Paul Bunker
2:00 A Trip to Patagonia Should Be on Every Fly Fishers Bucket List-Tim Flagler
3:00 Montana Fishing by the Season – Pierce Oja
4:00 Pyramid Lake – “Land of the Giants” – Nico Sunseri
ROOM D
11:00 From Christmas Island to Iceland – Adventure Travel with Front Range Anglers-Antonio Rodrigues/Rob Kolanda/John Brown
12:00 Fishing Wild Locations in the Americas – Will Blair
1:00 Fly Fishing Turneffe Atoll, Belize – Alex Anderson
2:00 Montana’s Kootenai Country – Dave Blackburn
3:00 Iceland Secrets for Trophy Brown Trout, Sea-Trout, Char & Salmon – Rob Giannino
4:00 Fly Fishing the Canadian Grand Slam – Ken Gangler
ROOM E
12:00 A Season in Alaska – Captain Mike Batcke & Capatain Dylan Dehning
1:00 Designing the Perfect Fly Fishing Boat – Captain Mike Batcke & Capatain Dylan Dehning
2:00 Exploring Costa Rica with a Fly Rod – A Visual Journey Across This Diverse Jungle Destination – Kevin Jackson
3:00 Florida’s Best Secret Fishing Spot – Stuart, FL-Capt. Michael Mauri
4:00 Colorado Carp on the Fly-Rick Mikesell
ROOM A
10:00 Stalking Trout in Yellowstone Country-Alice Owsley
11:00 Front Range Stillwaters: Some of the Best of Colorado’s 800 High Lakes-Ron Belak
12:00 Fly Fishing Rocky Mountain National Park – Kirk Bien/Steve Schweitzer
1:00 Tailwaters of Central Wyoming – Ryan Anderson
2:00 Float Fishing the Black Canyon – Matt Bruns
3:00 Southern California Mako Sharks on the Fly – Conway Bowman
4:00 Fly Fishing Baja for Rooster Fish to Marlin-James Shaughnessy
ROOM B
10:00 A Season in Alaska – Captain Mike Batcke & Capatain Dylan Dehning
11:00 Backcountry 2.0: Turning Survival into Thrival – Paul Vertrees
12:00 The Fabled Alagnak River of Bristol Bay Alaska – Wayne McGee
1:00 Fly Fishing Yellowstone National Park – “X” Marks the Spot – Paul Bunker
2:00 Pyramid Lake – “Land of the Giants” – Nico Sunseri
3:00 Montana Fishing by the Season – Pierce Oja
4:00 Fly Fishing the Kvichak River, Alaska for Trophy Rainbow Trout – Rick Hedding
ROOM C
10:00 Tarpon Town Colonial Lodge – The Yucatan Tarpon Sanctuary in a World Heritage Town – Raul Castaneda
11:00 Euro Nymphing: Go from Good to GREAT! – Cory Cuje
12:00 A Family Affair – Living the Dream Fly Fishing in BC – Daniel Schildknecht
1:00 Fly Fishing Turneffe Atoll, Belize – Alex Anderson
2:00 BC’s Trophy Trout Lakes – Phil Rowley
3:00 Bahama Out Islands Promotion Board – Cheryl Bastion
4:00 Golden Dorado in Argentina, How, Where and Why-Dustin Carlson
ROOM D
10:00 Fly Fishing Iceland-Matthías Hákonarson
11:00 Argentina Three Ways – Ben Hoffman & Hank Ingram
12:00 Fly Fishing Destinations Around the World to Consider (On a Reel or Tenkara) – Karin Miller
1:00 Kootenai and Yaak Rivers-Tim Flagler
2:00 Exploring Costa Rica with a Fly Rod – A Visual Journey Across This Diverse Jungle Destination – Kevin Jackson
3:00 Big Fish on Tenkara: How and Why It Works-Karin Miller
4:00 Fly Fishing the Canadian Grand Slam – Ken Gangler
ROOM E
10:00 Florida’s Best Secret Fishing Spot – Stuart, FL-Capt. Michael Mauri
11:00 Icelandic Fly Fishing Adventures – Kristjan Rafnsson
12:00 Empowering Women Anglers- Navigating Paths and Pioneering Careers in Fly Fishing
1:00 Fishing with a Toddler-Tim Cammisa
2:00 Montana’s Kootenai Country – Dave Blackburn
3:00 Patagonia Fly Fishing Expedition – Enrique Garcia
4:00 Designing the Perfect Fly Fishing Boat – Captain Mike Batcke & Capatain Dylan Dehning
ROOM A
10:00 Front Range Stillwaters: Some of the Best of Colorado’s 800 High Lakes-Ron Belak
11:00 Fly Fishing Rocky Mountain National Park – Kirk Bien/Steve Schweitzer
12:00 Big Fish on Tenkara: How and Why It Works-Karin Miller
1:00 Tailwaters of Central Wyoming – Ryan Anderson
2:00 800 High Lakes in Colorado–Recommendations on Where to Fish – Ron Belak
3:00 Montana Fishing by the Season – Pierce Oja
ROOM B
10:00 Southern California Mako Sharks on the Fly – Conway Bowman
11:00 Bahama Out Islands Promotion Board – Cheryl Bastion
12:00 Colorado Carp on the Fly-Rick Mikesell
1:00 Euro Nymphing: Go from Good to GREAT! – Cory Cuje
2:00 Pyramid Lake – “Land of the Giants” – Nico Sunseri
3:00 Fly Fishing the Kvichak River, Alaska for Trophy Rainbow Trout – Rick Hedding
ROOM C
10:00 Iceland Secrets for Trophy Brown Trout, Sea-Trout, Char & Salmon – Rob Giannino
11:00 Icelandic Fly Fishing Adventures – Kristjan Rafnsson
12:00 The Fabled Alagnak River of Bristol Bay Alaska – Wayne McGee
1:00 Fly Fishing Turneffe Atoll, Belize – Alex Anderson
2:00 Fly Fishing Yellowstone National Park – “X” Marks the Spot – Paul Bunker
3:00 Designing the Perfect Fly Fishing Boat – Captain Mike Batcke & Capatain Dylan Dehning
ROOM D
10:00 A Season in Alaska – Captain Mike Batcke & Capatain Dylan Dehning
11:00 Fly Fishing the Canadian Grand Slam – Ken Gangler
12:00 Fly Fishing Iceland-Matthías Hákonarson
1:00 Stalking Trout in Yellowstone Country-Alice Owsley
2:00 Fly Fishing Both Coasts of Southern Baja – Tim Hatler
3:00 Fly Fishing Baja for Rooster Fish to Marlin-James Shaughnessy
ROOM E
10:00 Trophy Brook Trout in Patagonia-Tim Flagler
11:00 From Christmas Island to Iceland – Adventure Travel with Front Range Anglers-Antonio Rodrigues/Rob Kolanda/John Brown
12:00 Florida’s Best Secret Fishing Spot – Stuart, FL-Capt. Michael Mauri
1:00 Golden Dorado in Argentina, How, Where ans Why-Cheech Pierce
2:00 Labrador-Where Monster Brookies Live!-Steve Gillingham
3:00 New Zealand and Chile – Southern Hemosphere Trophy Trout by Eleven Angling-Cameron Davenport
Friday
11:00 When, Where & Why to Redfish in Louisiana & Texas – Jake Wells
12:00 Fly Fishing Patagonia – Argentina & Chile – Jack Porter
1:00 Fly Fishing in Greenland: Artic Char – Josh Mills
2:00 Fly Fishing in Ireland – Andrew Ryan
3:00 Fly Fishing Iceland-Matthías Hákonarson
4:00 Tarpon Town Colonial Lodge – The Yucatan Tarpon Sanctuary in a World Heritage Town – Raul Castaneda
Saturday
10:00 Cuba – Paradón – Cristian Rodriguez
11:00 From Christmas Island to Iceland – Adventure Travel with Front Range Anglers-Antonio Rodrigues/Rob Kolanda/John Brown
12:00 When, Where & Why to Redfish in Louisiana & Texas – Jake Wells
1:00 Fly Fishing Patagonia – Argentina & Chile – Jack Porter
2:00 Fly Fishing in Greenland: Artic Char – Josh Mills
3:00 Fly Fishing in Ireland – Andrew Ryan
4:00 Iceland Secrets for Trophy Brown Trout, Sea-Trout, Char & Salmon – Rob Giannino
Sunday
10:00 Tarpon Town Colonial Lodge – The Yucatan Tarpon Sanctuary in a World Heritage Town – Raul Castaneda
11:00 Fly Fishing in Ireland – Andrew Ryan
12:00 BC’s Trophy Trout Lakes – Phil Rowley
1:00 Fly Fishing Destinations Around the World to Consider (On a Reel or Tenkara) – Karin Miller
2:00 Patagonia Fly Fishing Expedition – Enrique Garcia
3:00 Iceland: Fly Fishing in the Land of Fire & Ice Fly-Tim Cammisa
*Talks subject to change.
Thursday 9:00-5:00
Advanced Fly Casting Class with Gary Borger & Mac Brown: A once-in-a-lifetime experience to learn and understand practical and comprehensive techniques that will take you beyond the next level. Advanced. Premium Class Fee. Click HERE for more details and to register.
Friday 2:00-4:30pm
Increase Your Distance with Mac Brown: Increase your overall fly casting efficiency with greater distances with ease. This class will help you to define what is exactly needed for accomplishing greater distances with ease. This class is designed for all skill levels and requires you to bring your fly rod. Click HERE for more details and to register.
Casting with Alice Owsley: An advanced casting class for men and women where Alice, a professional guide and instructor, will help you learn the casting techniques that will improve your long and short fly presentations. Intermediate/Advanced. Click HERE for more details and to register.
The Art of Nymph Fishing with Jason Randall: A hands-on experience that emphasizes a systematic approach to the when, where and how of nymph fishing. All skill levels. Click HERE for more details and to register.
Beyond the Basics-Taking your Stillwater Skills to the Next Level with Phil Rowley: In this detailed stillwater seminar you will learn a variety of techniques and tactics to take your stillwater skills to the next level. Sign up now, this workshop books fast! All levels. Click HERE for more details and to register.
Small Waters: Advanced Methods with Frank Burr: This presentation/class will introduce you to Advanced Methods to use when fishing Small Waters. All Levels. Click HERE for more details and to register.
Tenkara: From Rod Set-up to Landing Big Fish with Karin Miller: This class is designed for anglers of all skill levels that want to get into or are curious about tenkara. We will Cover it All! All levels. Click HERE for more details and to register.
Saturday 8:30-11:00am
Perfecting Drift & Presentation w/ Aerial Mends with Mac Brown: Learn aerial mends for greater line control on the stream. An aerial mend is the first step getting comfortable with rod movement after the casting stroke. It greatly will enhance your overall presentation on the stream. This class is tailored for all skill levels and requires you to bring your fly rod. Click HERE for more details and to register.
The Perfect Cast with Gary Borger: Learn the difficult methods of casting and how to apply them in all angling. All Levels. Click HERE for more details and to register.
Master Class: Fly Fishing Tailwaters with Pat Dorsey: Take your tailwater game to the next level with detailed discussion from tailwater benefits to presentation and much more. All Levels. Click HERE for more details and to register.
Practical Nymphing with Ed Engle: Learn foundation techniques that are crucial to success in a variety of nymphing situations. Always filled–Register Early! Revised and updated in 2021. All levels. Click HERE for more details and to register.
Stillwater Essentials with Phil Rowley: This comprehensive workshop will teach you what rods, lines and reels you need and why. We will also cover retrieves, fly selection, which fly styles to choose for different situations, entomology, watercraft options and much more. All Levels. Click HERE for more details and to register.
Euro Nymphs: Today’s Top Fish-Catching Flies with Tim Cammisa: After breaking down the tying steps, fishing and rigging tips will be discussed, allowing you to leave the class with a better understanding of how and why these flies outproduce others. All levels. Click HERE for more details and to register.
Saturday 2:00-4:30pm
Women’s 101 Fly Casting with Whitney Gould: A special opportunity to learn casting from one of the best and most recognized personalities in fly casting. Beginner to Intermediate. Click HERE for more details and to register.
Fundamentals of Euronymphing with Jason Randall: This course lays a solid foundation in gear, leaders, rigging and flies, but then prepares you for the river with the right approach and cast. We’ll share advanced topics such as micro-leaders, mono-rigs, new products, new concepts in fly design. This course offers much for the beginner and expert angler alike, and so is open to all skill levels. Click HERE for more details and to register.
Sight Fishing Secrets for Giant Trout with Landon Mayer: A visual look into the techniques and tactics used to successfully navigate your trout hunting adventure. All levels. Click HERE for more details and to register.
Capture Better Fishing Photos with Jess McGlothlin: Join international fly-fishing photographer and writer Jess McGlothlin for a workshop designed to help you better your fishing and travel photography. Shooting with your phone? That’s okay! Bring your phone, point-and-shoot, DSLR… whatever camera you have. You’ll come away with increased knowledge, skills, and a few handy tips and tricks to help you take better photos on the water. All levels. Click HERE for more details and to register.
Reading the Waters with Alice Owsley: In this technical presentation, Montana guide, Alice Owsley will cover topics on where fish live with changing temperatures, water levels and seasons. All Levels. Click HERE for more details and to register.
Sunday 8:30-11:00am
Casting Strategies with Gary Borger: This demo/clinic focuses on the skills of casting as a means of delivering the fly at all distances with rods of all flexes and weights. Intermediate. Click HERE for more details and to register.
Learn about Loop Control for More Efficient Casts with Mac Brown: Mastering loop control is one of the many gratifications for a fly fishers journey. Learn why “Less is More” for your own fly casting and understanding more about your own loop control. This opens a world of control in presentation casting used in fishing. This class is for all skill levels and requires you to bring your rod. Click HERE for more details and to register.
Tying Dynamic & Effective Articulated Streamers with Jason Haddix: In this class we will work on techniques for tying several styles of articulated streamers. Intermediate skill level. Click HERE for more details and to register.
Trophy Trout Tactics for all Seasons and Waters with Landon Mayer: This exciting new class with Mayer is designed for anglers of all skill levels and covers how to find fish by reading water and sight fishing rivers and still waters.
This is the closest thing to a full guided trip on the water! All levels. Click HERE for more details and to register.
The Art of Nymph Fishing with Jason Randall: A hands-on experience that emphasizes a systematic approach to the when, where and how of nymph fishing. All skill levels. Click HERE for more details and to register.
Euro Nymphing from A-to-Z with Tim Cammisa: During this interactive class, Tim discusses his approach to fishing with nymphs, the stage in which most trout feed the most. All levels. Click HERE for more details and to register.
Sunday 2:00-4:30pm
Women’s 101 Fly Casting with Whitney Gould: A special opportunity to learn casting from one of the best and most recognized personalities in fly casting. Beginner to Intermediate. Click HERE for more details and to register.
Master Class: Fly Fishing Tailwaters with Pat Dorsey: Take your tailwater game to the next level with detailed discussion from tailwater benefits to presentation and much more. All Levels. Click HERE for more details and to register.
Beyond the Basics-Taking your Stillwater Skills to the Next Level with Phil Rowley: In this detailed stillwater seminar you will learn a variety of techniques and tactics to take your stillwater skills to the next level. Sign up now, this workshop books fast! All levels. Click HERE for more details and to register.
Vertical Presentation and Sink Rates for Nymphing with Frank Burr: This presentation/class will cover sink rates for different types of beads and other weights for Nymphing and how to apply them to maximize you nymphing success! All Levels. Click HERE for more details and to register.
Note: Most tying classes require some tying experience and others may require more. Ask us when you call. Beginners are welcome, but be prepared for more than basics. All students must bring their own tying vise, tools, lamp if needed, and a sampling of materials. Most classes will provide adequate materials for the patterns being taught. If a class is canceled, you will be notified 5 days prior to the show and permitted to switch or receive a refund.
All classes will be held indoors.
Casting Classes: Bring your own rod, reel & line.
Fly Tying Classes: Bring your own lamp, vise, tools & a basic selection of materials.
To insure quality instruction class size is limited. Call us for more class descriptions or availability. Classes will fill and close, so register early. The tuition charge of $90 includes admission to the show for that day. There are no refunds unless the class is cancelled. You MUST register in advance. Credit cards accepted. For more information call 814-443-3638. Click HERE for more details and to register.
World premier of the IF4 film festival held here at the Fly Fishing Show in Denver! One night only, Friday, February 17 at 6:30. Tickets are $15 at the door or $10 in advance. Click HERE for tickets.
a weekend program devoted to women-centered discussions, presentations, learning opportunities and networking. The Showcase is free with your entry to the Fly Fishing Show and will feature a diverse schedule of presentations.
Join us Sunday at noon in the Women’s Showcase area for our 3rd Fashion Show, seamlessly blending fashion and angling. Explore top brands such as Catchflo, Simms, Yellow Sally Fly Fishing, Fishewear, Miss Mayfly, and more. After the show, enjoy light refreshments from our sponsors and exclusive deals from participating brands.
*Sign-up for each class/clinic is limited
*Receive Individualized tips, techniques, and instruction
*Questions answered by your celebrity expert
*Improve your casting, tying, or techniques to catch more fish!
Click HERE for details and to register
Don’t miss our special musical guest Dave Blackburn. He will be playing a special mid day lunch set and for a feature “happy hour” act prior to the screening of the International Fly Fishing Film Festival. Dave Blackburn grew up in western PA where his home river was the Raystown Branch of the Juniata. He was introduced to fly-tying at age 9 by a sixth grade teacher. He was schooled by both Messiah College, along the Yellow Breeches Creek, and the Letort Run. He transferred to West Virginia University where he received his BS in Forest Resource Management while working seasonally for the USFS in the Cloud Peak Primitive Area of Wyoming as a wilderness guard. He took piano lessons as a child and later applied his ear for music to bluegrass banjo when he got his first banjo at age 17. His banjo mentors include Earl Scruggs, J.D. Crowe, Pete Wernick and Bela Fleck. He achieved early notoriety in his banjo playing by earning several ribbons at banjo contests in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. His longtime WVU roommate inspired him to add singing to his repertoire, where they formed the group the Skeenes Brothers, later becoming part of the Trapper Canyon Stringbusters based in Greybull, Wyoming. He settled on the banks of the Kootenai River in NW Montana where he pioneered the area’s first fly fishing guide service in 1982. Kootenai Angler now includes 5 river-front log cabin rentals along with a fly shop, the River Bend restaurant and a large outdoor music venue where the Kootenai River “Runs Through It”. Dave travels throughout the country as a speaker where he entertains with his unique combination of fly-fishing and bluegrass music. His current band, the Sheldon Mountain Boys, recently released their first album entitled “Thirty Years on the Mountain”.
Come see a live fly tying challenge between Tim Flagler and Cheech Pierce, they all will be tying Golden Dorado flies, Saturday at 4:00 PM at the SET Fly Fishing Booth.
The origins of fly fishing began with fisherman using rods made only from what nature provided. Casting and catching a fish with a rod made from bamboo, “the lovely reed”, is something to be experienced! Visit the BAMBOO ROD DEMONSTRATION BOOTH to see how these rods are crafted. We might intrigue you to begin your own bamboo rod building journey!
Come find out about Gyotaku, (魚拓, from gyo “fish” + taku “stone impression”) the traditional Japanese method of printing fish and capturing the story of their catch. This practice dates back to the mid-1800s and is fabled to have settled the timeless debate about catching the biggest fish between samurai. A limited number of attendees with be able to learn about and create their very own Gyotaku fish print with renowned artist, Travis Krause. Demos will be in booth 268 at 1:30 and 3:00 daily.
Fly Fishing Journeys, Rob Giannino will present live podcasts throughout the show. Come see interviews, ask questions and more in the Live Podcasting Booth.
In 2023 The Gnomes travelling rod show will be celebrating its 22th anniversary and it is being done with a massive expansion that we have been working on for 5 years. The display has grown to 14 sets of shadow boxes from 10 sets and covers from the mid 1700’s up to the present. The evolution of the fly rod is shown in this display in a way that is not done anywhere else in the world. The “Gnomes Traveling Rod Show” is the first traveling museum dedicated to the fishing rod and it has traveled from Colorado to most parts of the US and has been a featured display at Museums across the country including the “Catskill Fly Fishing Heritage center” and the state museum of Idaho and the Museum of western history in Craig Colorado to name a few. It has traveled to TU and FFF conventions and fund raising efforts across the country, The display contains extremely rare rods showing the evolution of the tool over two hundred years and it contains some of the rarest most oddball rods ever made. The “GTRS” has been a part of the Fly Fishing Show family for a long time and we are extremely humbled to share the museum with our fellow anglers. A huge thanks to the Furimsky’s for helping in so many ways, please come by the museum and bring any old tackle you need appraised, it is a Free service of the Fly Fishing Show and Gnomish Rod Works.
Fly Fishers International (FFI) and the West Denver Trout Unlimited host The Fly Fishing Show Learning Center with fly tying, casting instruction and other fly fishing information and is free to show attendees. Fly tying focuses on young attendees, but all ages are welcome. Tying sessions begin every 30 minutes during periods of high demand; “when you get there” during periods of lighter attendance. Fly rods provided.
The FFI Learning Center will have expanded offerings this year. In addition to casting and fly tying education for all ages, instruction will be available for knot tying, rigging and choosing a fly. The FFI Learning Center is good place to advance the skills of all fly fishers. Stop by and get acquainted!
Stop by Zen Tenkara’s booth where Karin Miller, Owner and Founder of Zen Tenkara will be offering “Quick & Dirty” demos at 11:00am each day at the Zen Tenkara booth.
Come by to learn and ask your questions!
Friday
11:00 Phil Rowley/Pat Dorsey
12:00 Landon Mayer
12:30 John Gierach
1:00 Jason Randall/Ed Engle
1:30 Mac Brown/Shyanne Orvis
2:00 Ron Belak/Jeff Hatton
3:30 Charlie Craven/Jeff Currier
4:00 Gary Borger/Andrew Weiner
4:30 Rick Takahashi/Steve Schweitzer
Saturday
11:30 Phil Rowley/Landon Mayer
12:00 Gary Borger/Tim Cammisa
12:30 Jason Randall/Ron Belak
1:00 Ed Engle/Rick Takahashi
1:30 Jeff Currier/Charlie Craven
2:00 Mac Brown/Andrew Weiner
2:30 Shyanne Orvis/Steve Schweitzer
3:00 Pat Dorsey
Sunday
11:00 Ed Engle/Jeff Hatton
11:30 Phil Rowley/Pat Dorsey
12:00 Conway Bowman
12:30 Rob Belak/Tim Cammisa
1:00 Jeff Currier/Charlie Craven
1:30 Mac Brown/Landon Mayer
2:00 Jason Randall/Rick Takahashi
2:30 Gary Borger/Andrew Weiner
3:00 Steve Schweitzer
*schedule subject to change
Friday
Catch Room
10:15 Steve Culton – Modern Wet Fly Strategies
11:30 Tim Flagler – The Secrets of the Ken Lockwood Gorge
12:45 Tim Cammisa – Nymphing from A-to-Z
2:00 Jim Freda – Jersey Fall Blitzes, Baits, Flies, and Techniques. Make Memories of a Lifetime!
3:15 Mac Brown – Understanding Fish Behavior
4:30 Marvin Cash – Put More Fish in the Net: Understanding Trout and Insect Behavior Across the Seasons
Release Room
9:45 Philip Rowley – Going Deep-Sinking Line Tricks and Techniques for Stillwaters
11:00 Landon Mayer – Sight Fishing Secrets for Rivers and Still Waters
12:15 Jake Villwock – Staying in front of Changing Conditions
1:30 George Daniel – Successful Streamer Strategies
2:45 Barry Beck – Fly Fishing Strategies from A to Z
4:00 Alan Caolo – Sight-Fishing for Striped Bass
Strike Room
10:30 Frank Burr – Vertical Presentation and Sink Rates for Nymphing
11:45 Jason Randall – Where Trout Are; Beyond Reading the Water
1:00 Jeff Currier – Fly Fishing Warmwater – Bass, Pike, Carp and More
2:15 Gary Borger – The Opportunistic Angler
3:30 Ed Engle – Fishing Small Flies
4:45 Pat Dorsey – Tips to Elevate Your Fly Fishing Game to the Next Level
Saturday
Catch Room
10:15 Marvin Cash – Tilting the Odds in Your Favor: Building a Process for Attacking the Water
11:30 Jason Randall – Dries and Droppers; Tactics and Tips
12:45 Tim Flagler – What Trout Like to Eat & The Flies to Feed Them
2:00 Ed Engle – 25 Ways to Elevate Your Trout Game
3:15 Philip Rowley – Strategies and Tactics for Eastern Stillwaters
4:30 Tim Cammisa – Successful Strategies to Catch More Trout
Release Room
10:00 Mike Heck – Spring Creeks – Success Not Stress
11:15 Mac Brown – The Wonder and Magic of Wet Fly Fishing
12:30 Gary Borger – Reading Waters
1:45 Barry Beck – Fly Fishing Strategies from A to Z
3:00 Landon Mayer – Successful Seasons: Year Round Tips for Catching Predator Fish on the Fly
4:15 Jake Villwock – Advanced Tactics for Smallmouth Bass
Strike Room
9:45 Steve Culton – Lost Secrets of Legendary Anglers
11:00 Pat Dorsey – Tactics and Techniques to Master Tailwaters
12:15 George Daniel – A Fly Fisher’s Evolution: Modern Approaches for Top to Bottom
1:30 Jim Freda – Jersey Fall Blitzes, Baits, Flies, and Techniques. Make Memories of a Lifetime!
2:45 Jeff Currier – Streamer Tricks for more & Larger Trout
4:00 Alan Caolo – Night-Fishing Strategies, Tactics and Flies for Northeast Saltwater
Sunday
Catch Room
10:00 Tim Cammisa – Caddisflies: Tying and Fishing the Cycle
11:15 Ed Engle – Catching Difficult Trout
12:30 Jason Randall – When All Else Fails; Tactics for Slow Days
1:45 Mike Heck – Learning to Fish Spring Creeks the Easy Way
3:00 Frank Burr – Small Waters: Advanced Methods
Release Room
10:15 Bob Lindquist – Seasons on the Delaware
11:30 Landon Mayer – Leech Lessons: How to Fish Mayer’s Effective Patterns for Tough Trout
12:45 George Daniel – Today’s Euro Nympher: Tips and Tricks for Nymphing
2:00 Gary Borger – Really Matching the Hatch
Strike Room
9:45 Jeff Currier – Saltwater Fly Fishing – Bonefish to Billfish
11:00 Pat Dorsey – Tips to Elevate Your Fly Fishing Game to the Next Level
12:15 Tim Flagler – An Introduction to Trout Spey
1:30 Philip Rowley – Strategies and Tactics for Stillwater Predators (Pike, Walleye and Lake Trout on the Fly)
2:45 Josh Miller – Advanced Dry Dropper Strategies
*talks subject to change
Friday:
11:00 Alan Caolo/Phil Rowley
12:30 Joe Cordeiro/Sheila Hassan
1:00 Jason Randall/Robert Streeter
2:00 Doug Lyons/Jeff Currier
2:30 Landon Mayer/Mark Usyk
3:00 Peter Nilsen/George Daniel
3:30 Haogy Carmichael/Ed Engle
4:30 Bob Mallard/Mike Valla
Saturday:
11:30 Mike Valla/Sheila Hassan
12:00 Alan Caolo
12:30 Jason Randall/George Daniel
1:00 Robert Streeter/Joe Cordeiro
1:30 Hoagy Carmichael/Jeff Currier
2:00 Peter Nilson/Ed Engle
2:30 Landon Mayer/Mark Usyk
3:00 Doug Lyons
3:30 Phil Rowley/Bob Mallard
Sunday:
11:00 Hoagy Carmichael/Mark Usyk
11:30 Alan Caolo/Jeff Currier
12:00 Ed Engle/Joe Cordeiro
12:30 George Daniel/Bob Mallard
1:00 Phil Rowley/Sheila Hassan
1:30 Jason Randall/Doug Lyons
2:00 Rob Streeter/Peter Nilson
2:30 Mike Valla/Landon Mayer
*schedule subject to change
Schedule of Events and Speakers:
Friday
Strike Room: 2:00 Whitney Gould – Women’s Fly Fishing 101
Pond 2: 4:15 Whitney Gould – Single-Hand Spey
Authors Booth: 12:00 Michelle Cummings
1:30 Shyanne Orvis
Classes with the Experts 2:00-4:30pm: Casting with Alice Owsley
Tenkara: From Rod Set-up to Landing Big Fish with Karin Miller
ROOM B 12:00 Seasonal Strategies for Yellowstone-Alice Owsley
ROOM B 2:00 Bahama Out Islands Promotion Board – Cheryl Bastion
ROOM C 12:00 Big Fish on Tenkara: How and Why It Works-Karin Miller
Saturday
Pond 1 10:15 Karin Miller – Tenkara Casting vs Regular Fly Casting
Pond 2 11:15 Alice Owsley – Presentation Casts
Authors Booth: 2:30 Shyanne Orvis
3:00 Michelle Cummings
Classes with the Experts 2:00-4:30pm: Women’s 101 Fly Casting with Whitney Gould
Capture Better Fishing Photos with Jess McGlothlin
Reading the Waters with Alice Owsley
ROOM A 10:00 Stalking Trout in Yellowstone Country-Alice Owsley
ROOM C 3:00 Bahama Out Islands Promotion Board – Cheryl Bastion
ROOM D 12:00 Fly Fishing Destinations Around the World to Consider (On a Reel or Tenkara) – Karin Miller
ROOM D 3:00 Big Fish on Tenkara: How and Why It Works-Karin Miller
ROOM E 12:00 Empowering Women Anglers- Navigating Paths and Pioneering Careers in Fly Fishing
Sunday
Authors Booth: 12:00 Michelle Cummings
Classes with the Experts 2:00-4:30pm: Women’s 101 Fly Casting with Whitney Gould
ROOM A 12:00 Big Fish on Tenkara: How and Why It Works-Karin Miller
ROOM B 11:00 Bahama Out Islands Promotion Board – Cheryl Bastion
ROOM D 1:00 Stalking Trout in Yellowstone Country-Alice Owsley
Adventure Theater: 1:00 Fly Fishing Destinations Around the World to Consider (On a Reel or Tenkara) – Karin Miller
*talks subject to change
4 Nights lodging and 3 Days of guided fishing for 2 persons, double occupancy.
Includes: transportation from Fresh Creek to and from lodge room, all food, 2 days of guided fishing, lunch and water.
NOT INCLUDED: Rental Equipment, beverages and gratuities.
Grand Prize Trip Value: $4800.00
One night only, Friday, January 20 at 6:30. Tickets are $15 at the door or $10 in advance or with a paid Fly Fishing Show admission for that day. Click HERE for advanced tickets.
Fly Fishers International (FFI) hosts the Fly Fishing Learning Center with fly tying, casting instruction and other fly fishing information and is free to show attendees. Fly tying focuses on young attendees, but all ages are welcome. Tying sessions begin every 30 minutes during periods of high demand; “when you get there” during periods of lighter attendance. There are usually three casting classes per day taught by FFI Certified Casting instructors, 11am, 1 and 3pm. Sign-up for each casting class at the FFI booth. These classes are limited to 10 students and are about 1 hour long. Fly rods provided. For more experienced fly fishers, an instructor will individually video your cast and evaluate it with suggestions for improvement. The FFI Learning Center is good place to advance the skills of all fly fishers. Stop by and get acquainted!
For more experienced fly fishers, an instructor will individually video your cast and evaluate it with suggestions for improvement. The FFI Learning Center is good place to advance the skills of all fly fishers. Stop by and get acquainted!
*Sign-up for each class/clinic is limited
*Receive Individualized tips, techniques, and instruction
*Questions answered by your celebrity expert
*Improve your casting, tying, or techniques to catch more fish!
Click HERE for more information and to register.
You may know Hoagy from his rod making days, and the bamboo rods that he produced. He did also write a few books, and will be bringing Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 of the Grand Cascapedia books that can be bought and signed at his booth – #P15. His main focus this year is fly reels, lots of them, with names like Hardy Bros., vom Hofe, Meek and Walker. He will also have many Hardy fly boxes and other unusual fly tackle.
Fly Fishing Journeys, Rob Giannino will present live podcasts throughout the show. Come see interviews, ask questions and more in the Live Podcasting Booth.
Todd S Alving, who is returning form surgery, will be buying and selling collectible gear. He will also be conducting evaluations on colectibles. Please visit Todd and welcome him back at booth M20.
Friday
Pond 1
11:15 Gary Borger – Casting Strategies
1:15 Landon Mayer – Mastering the Short Game: Casting Tips for Fish at Close Range
3:15 Luong Tam – Introduction to Tenkara
Pond 2
12:15 Mac Brown – Perfecting Drift and Presentation with Aerial Mends
2:15 Jeff Currier – Fly Casting 101
4:15 Whitney Gould – Single-Hand Spey
Saturday
Pond 1
10:15 Karin Miller – Tenkara Casting vs Regular Fly Casting
12:15 Jeff Currier – Improve Your Dry Fly Presentation
2:15 Capt. Michael Mauri – Simplifying Fly Casting: Overhead and Spey
4:15 Mac Brown – Back to Basics 101 For New Fly Fishers
Pond 2
11:15 Alice Owsley – Presentation Casts
1:15 Gary Borger – The Perfect Cast
3:15 Christopher Rownes – Opening up New Water with Ease – Get out of jail free casts!
Sunday
Pond 1
11:15 Mac Brown – Line Hand Duties
1:15 Gary Borger – Casting Strategies
3:15 Jeff Currier – Casting in the Wind and the Double Haul
Pond 2
10:30 Capt. Michael Mauri – Simplifying Fly Casting: Overhead and Spey
12:15 Landon Mayer – Mastering the Short Game: Casting Tips for Fish at Close Range
2:15 Christopher Rownes – Improve Your Dry Fly Presentation
*talks and times subject to change
Friday
ROOM A
11:00 West Branch of the Farmington River-Steve Culton
12:00 Fly Fishing Martha’s Vineyard – Abbie Schuster
1:00 Fly Fishing Maine-Bob Mallard
2:00 A Fly Fishers view on Tenkara-Frank Burr
3:00 Maine’s Rare Blueback Trout – Maine’s State Heritage Fish Waters-Bob Mallard
ROOM B
11:00 The Greats of Adirondack Fly Fishing – Anglers Who Made Fly Fishing History in New York’s Adirondack Mountains from the 1700’s to Present Day – Rob Streeter and Bob Mead
12:00 Sight-Fishing for Giant Great Lakes Carp-Alan Caolo
1:00 Four Seasons on the Deerfield: Strategies for Catching Fish All Year Long on One of New England’s Premier Wild Brown Trout Fisheries – Brian Comfort
2:00 Seasons on the Delaware – Bob Lindquist
3:00 Montana Fishing by the Season – Pierce Oja
ROOM C
11:00 A Trip to Patagonia Should Be on Every Fly Fishers Bucket List – Tim Flagler
12:00 Labrador: Land Where the King Still Reigns – Bob Lindquist
1:00 Big Land Fishing Lodge/Labrador Canada – Rob French
2:00 Fly Fishing the Kvichak River, Alaska for Trophy Rainbow Trout – Rick Hedding
3:00 Iceland Secrets for Trophy Brown Trout, Sea-Trout, Char & Salmon Rob Giannino
ROOM D
11:00 The Fabled Alagnak River of Bristol Bay Alaska – Wayne McGee
12:00 Bahama Out Islands Promotion Board – Cheryl Bastion
1:00 Smallmouth Bass Fishing on the Merriack River – David Kolesar
2:00 A Guide to Do it Yourself Bonefishing-Ross Kessler
3:00 Exploring the Labrador Wild: Discovering Atlantic Salmon or Brook Trout Adventures – Heather Crosby
Saturday
ROOM A
10:00 Snippets from Fly Fishing Guide to New York State – Mike Valla
11:00 The Greats of Adirondack Fly Fishing – Anglers Who Made Fly Fishing History in New York’s Adirondack Mountains from the 1700’s to Present Day – Rob Streeter and Bob Mead
12:00 Seasons on the Delaware – Bob Lindquist
1:00 Ultralight Fly Fishing-Frank Burr
2:00 Maine’s Rare Blueback Trout – Maine’s State Heritage Fish Waters-Bob Mallard
3:00 West Branch of the Farmington River-Steve Culton
4:00 A Fly Fishers View on Tenkara – Frank Burr
ROOM B
10:00 Iceland Secrets for Trophy Brown Trout, Sea-Trout, Char & Salmon Rob Giannino
11:00 Bahama Out Islands Promotion Board – Cheryl Bastian
12:00 Observation, Approach, Presentation and Pattern Hunting for Trophy Brown Trout on the Battenkill (or anywhere else) – Doug Lyons
1:00 Modern Wet Fly Strategies-Steve Culton
2:00 Kootenai and Yaak Rivers-Tim Flagler
3:00 Trophy Brook Trout in Patagonia-Tim Flagler
4:00 Four Seasons on the Deerfield: Strategies for Catching Fish All Year Long on One of New England’s Premier Wild Brown Trout Fisheries – Brian Comfort
ROOM C
10:00 Fly Fishing the Kvichak River, Alaska for Trophy Rainbow Trout – Rick Hedding
11:00 Tenkara Master Class – Bill Holleran
12:00 The Fabled Alagnak River of Bristol Bay Alaska – Wayne McGee
1:00 Fly Fishing the Upper Connecticut River with Lopstick Outfitters – Bill Bernhardt
2:00 Labrador: Land Where the King Still Reigns – Bob Lindquist
3:00 Montana Fishing by the Season – Pierce Oja
4:00 Big Land Fishing Lodge/Labrador Canada – Rob French
ROOM D
11:00 Fly Fishing Iceland-Mattias Hakonarson
12:00 Fishing Safety: Your Life is Worth It – Arthur Howe
1:00 Smallmouth Bass Fishing on the Merriack River – David Kolesar
2:00 A Guide to Do it Yourself Bonefishing-Ross Kessler
3:00 Exploring the Labrador Wild: Discovering Atlantic Salmon or Brook Trout Adventures – Heather Crosby
Sunday
ROOM A
10:00 Four Seasons on the Deerfield: Strategies for Catching Fish All Year Long on One of New England’s Premier Wild Brown Trout Fisheries – Brian Comfort
11:00 Maine’s Rare Blueback Trout – Maine’s State Heritage Fish Waters-Bob Mallard
12:00 Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia – an Eclectic Adventure for Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Striped Bass and the Lordly Atlantic Salmon-Alan Caolo
1:00 Trout Tactics for Striped Bass-Steve Culton
2:00 Observation, Approach, Presentation and Pattern Hunting for Trophy Brown Trout on the Battenkill (or anywhere else) – Doug Lyons
3:00 Seasons on the Delaware – Bob Lindquist
ROOM B
10:00 Iceland Secrets for Trophy Brown Trout, Sea-Trout, Char & Salmon Rob Giannino
11:00 The Greats of Adirondack Fly Fishing – Anglers Who Made Fly Fishing History in New York’s Adirondack Mountains from the 1700’s to Present Day – Rob Streeter and Bob Mead
12:00 Snippets from Fly Fishing Guide to New York State – Mike Valla
1:00 Fly Fishing the Upper Connecticut River with Lopstick Outfitters – Bill Bernhardt
2:00 A Fly Fishers view on Tenkara-Frank Burr
3:00 Montana Fishing by the Season – Pierce Oja
ROOM C
10:00 Fishing Safety: Your Life is Worth It – Arthur Howe
11:00 Trico’s: When, Where and How to Fish the White-Winged Curse (MA) – Doug Lyons
12:00 Fly Fishing the Kvichak River, Alaska for Trophy Rainbow Trout – Rick Hedding
1:00 A Trip to Patagonia Should Be on Every Fly Fishers Bucket List-Tim Flagler
2:00 The Fabled Alagnak River of Bristol Bay Alaska – Wayne McGee
3:00 Bahama Out Islands Promotion Board – Cheryl Bastian
ROOM D
12:00 Tenkara Master Class – Bill Holleran
1:00 Smallmouth Bass Fishing on the Merriack River – David Kolesar
2:00 Fly Fishing Iceland-Mattias Hakonarson
3:00 Exploring the Labrador Wild: Discovering Atlantic Salmon or Brook Trout Adventures – Heather Crosby
*talks subject to change
Full Trout Boat Cap’n setup on Yeti 45 Cooler and Trout Boat Cap’n shirt.
Total Value: $1,636
Water Master Standard Kodiak Package
The Water Master Kodiak Raft Package was designed to meet the needs of our most demanding customers in the most demanding situations. The Kodiak Raft features a pointed bow and stern and large tubes that increase stability, weight capacity (750lbs), and rowing efficiency. The Kodiak Raft packs into a dry bag backpack that you can take anywhere, even on a commercial flight. Water Master offers an arsenal of accessories that add to the versatility of these crafts including an anchor system, motor mount and even an attachable floor. The Grand Prize winner receives a Water Master Kodiak raft, upgraded Caviness oars, high back seat, foot pump, patch kit, and dry bag backpack. All Water Master rafts also include a lifetime warranty
All Water Masters come with a lifetime warranty.
Total Value: $1,795.00
Front Range Anglers/Christmas Island
Christmas island trip- the trip includes lodging and six days of fishing at one of the most amazing bonefish, Giant Trevally and trigger fish in the world. Ikari House- Christmas island Christmas island is a destination and spars adventure, and it is a mecca for anglers around the world. The fishing on Christmas Island (Kiritimati) is like no other saltwater destination on the planet, with nearly 2 dozen different species of fish to catch.
Grand Prize Value: $4,500
Valid for ONE FULL DAY of expertly guided fly fishing on the SW Montana stream of choice. Winner will be treated to a pair of nice hats, a delicious shore lunch and a few bad jokes throughout the day. Trip is to be used in 2024 unless an agreement is made with Wet Net Outfitters. One winner for each of the seven Fly Fishing Shows.
Total Value: $5,250
4 Nights/3 Days Fishing Package for 2.
Includes: 3 days of guided fishing, skiff, fuel, breakdfasts, box lunches, dinners, sodas, drinking waters, 4 nights of accommodations, daily housekeeping, AC in rooms, round trip airport transfers in Belize, meeting & checkout services.
Does not include: airfare to & from Belize, fishing equipment & tackle, alcoholic beverages, tips to guides and staff, Belize fishing license (US $25.00 per angler per week), Belize Departure Tax (approx. US $55.50 paid at the International airport).
Total prize value of: $5,950
Experience SET Fly Fishing’s Golden Dorado program, 7 nights of lodging and 6 full days fishing for Dorado. You will target this unique species in 2 different environments with international level accommodations. The program starts in Buenos Aires and includes charter flights. SET Fly Fishing runs 3 lodges for Golden Dorado, and each lodge offers a different experience. You will act surface patterns on the small channels and lagoons on a marsh environment. The most experienced anglers can take their chances targeting a true trophy at the Upper Parana River.
Prize Trip Value: $7,500
7’9” bamboo fly rod made for a 5 wt. line made by C. Gualdoni Bamboo Rods. The rod has 4 sections + a matching tip that connects together with bamboo ferrules. It has been hollowed to reduce weight and add stiffness. It is fitted with a nickel silver down locking reel seat, an agate stripping guide and snake guides + tip tops. It includes a rod sock + an aluminum tube.
Grand Prize Value: $1,900.00
3 full days of fishing included:soft drinks lunch Full day = 8 hours.
Not included: Accommodations, transportation to meeting grounds, adult beverages, and gratuity. We will assist in travel logistics but accommodations not included.
Total Value: $2,400
Fly fishing lodge trip for 2, at Martin Pescador Lodge. One week in Chile in some of the finest trout fishing in Patagonia. The trip includes all the guiding, deluxe lodge accommodations, meals and transfers.The winners will be responsible for their own airfare and gratuity. Eleven Angling will make this the trip of a lifetime.
Value $18,000
Enjoy a 7-day, 6-night, all-inclusive fly fishing program for one angler, exploring pristine rivers and lakes. Be guided by local experts while staying at our lodge. Don’t miss the chance to experience a unique fishing adventure in the stunning Patagonian wilderness.
Value of prize: $5,590
7 night package from Sunday to Sunday including 7 nights accommodation and all meals, with 6 days guides fishing. This is a $6975 value including bed taxes, park fees and round trip air taxi transfer to/from the lodge out of King Salmon.
Extra costs NOT included are all travel and associated expenses with getting to/from the town of King Salmon, AK from home. Other costs not included are fishing license to be purchased online over the AK Dept of Fish and Game website and gratuity recommended at a minimum of 15% off the package price).
Prize Trip Value: $6,975
Thursday 9:00-5:00
Advanced Fly Casting Class with Gary Borger & Mac Brown: A once-in-a-lifetime experience to learn and understand practical and comprehensive techniques that will take you beyond the next level. Advanced. Premium Class Fee. Click HERE for more info or to register.
Friday 2:00-4:30pm
Next Level Casting with Sheila Hassan: This class is geared toward those with some casting and fishing experience, looking to improve their overall casting techniques. Topics covered include loop control, accuracy, handling the wind, and learning or improving the double haul. Click HERE for more info or to register.
Casting with Alice Owsley: An advanced casting class for men and women where Alice, a professional guide and instructor, will help you learn the casting techniques that will improve your long and short fly presentations. Learn from Alice’s years of guiding experience that help develop your casting catch more fish. Intermediate. Click HERE for more info or to register.
Fundamentals of Euronymphing with Jason Randall: This course lays a solid foundation in gear, leaders, rigging and flies, but then prepares you for the river with the right approach and cast. We’ll share advanced topics such as micro-leaders, mono-rigs, new products, new concepts in fly design. This course offers much for the beginner and expert angler alike, and so is open to all skill levels. Click HERE for more info or to register.
Trophy Trout Tactics for all Seasons and Waters with Landon Mayer: This exciting new class with Mayer is designed for anglers of all skill levels and covers how to find fish by reading water and sight fishing rivers and still waters.
This is the closest thing to a full guided trip on the water! All levels. Click HERE for more info or to register.
Stillwater Strategies and Tactics for Eastern Stillwater with Phil Rowley: In this workshop, you will learn how eastern lakes differ from those in the west. If you have been considering exploring some of your local lakes but aren’t sure where to start or what to use, this workshop should get you pointed in the right direction. All levels. Click HERE for more info or to register.
Euro Nymphs: Today’s Top Fish-Catching Flies with Tim Cammisa: After breaking down the tying steps, fishing and rigging tips will be discussed, allowing you to leave the class with a better understanding of how and why these flies outproduce others. All levels. Click HERE for more info or to register.
Beyond Cast & Strip – Presentation Flies for Stripers with Steve Culton: This class covers traditional New England-style bucktails, soft-hackles, and flatwings, and how to fish them. Sparse flies that look alive even when at rest. Steve will demo some patterns. All Levels. Click HERE for more info or to register.
Fishing and Tying Baitfish for Multiple Species with Jake Villwock: Jake will go over some of his favorite techniques to fishing streamers for multiple species. His goal will be to cut the learning curve and bridge the gap between these different fish and how to fish for them! All levels. Click HERE for more info or to register.
Saturday 8:30-11:00am
The Perfect Cast with Gary Borger: Learn the difficult methods of casting and how to apply them in all angling. All Levels. Click HERE for more info or to register.
Women Only Casting with Sheila Hassan: One of our most popular classes. This very special class will be limited to eight lucky women. Beginner to intermediate. Click HERE for more info or to register.
Practical Nymphing with Ed Engle: Learn foundation techniques that are crucial to success in a variety of nymphing situations. Always filled–Register Early! Revised and updated in 2021. All levels. Click HERE for more info or to register.
Stillwater Essentials with Phil Rowley: This comprehensive workshop will teach you what rods, lines and reels you need and why. We will also cover retrieves, fly selection, which fly styles to choose for different situations, entomology, watercraft options and much more. All Levels. Click HERE for more info or to register.
The Art of Nymph Fishing with Jason Randall: With the focus on presentation, this hands-on class emphasizes a systematic approach to the different methods of nymph fishing, showing when, where and how to best use each. All levels. Click HERE for more info or to register.
Sight Fishing Secrets for Giant Trout with Landon Mayer: A visual look into the techniques and tactics used to successfully navigate your trout hunting adventure. Click HERE for more info or to register.
All levels.
Rigging and Casting Dry Flies and Emergers with Tim Cammisa: In this interactive class, Tim discusses his approach to fishing emergers and dry flies, sharing his preferred gear and setup for a variety of situations. All levels. Click HERE for more info or to register.
Fishing and Tying Weighted Flies that DON’T Get Stuck with Jake Villwock: Join Jake as he goes over how he ties and designed some of his bottom crawling bugs to fish better, get down quick, staying in the zone longer, all while spending well over 50% less time being stuck on the bottom. Intermediate. Click HERE for more info or to register.
Saturday 2:00-4:30pm
An In-Depth Review of Basic Casting Mechanics to Help You Catch More Fish with Dusty Wissmath: In this class, we will review both basic and advanced casting mechanics. All Levels. Click HERE for more info or to register.
Increase Your Distance with Mac Brown: Increase your overall fly casting efficiency with greater distances with ease. This class will help you to define what is exactly needed for accomplishing greater distances with ease. All skill levels. Click HERE for more info or to register.
Fly Fisher’s Evolution with George Daniel: George explains his favorite tactics and rigging for nymphing, streamer, and dry fly approaches. All Levels. Click HERE for more info or to register.
Tying and Fishing Wet Flies with Steve Culton: Learn to tie and fish classic North Country spiders and other wet flies that trout can’t resist. The course also covers basics like leader construction, fly selection, where to fish wet flies, and how to fish them. Intermediate. Click HERE for more info or to register.
Fly Tying with Joe Cordeiro: Learn all tying techniques to design the flat wing flies and other striper patterns. Intermediate. Click HERE for more info or to register.
Reading the Waters with Alice Owsley: In this technical presentation, Montana guide, Alice Owsley will cover topics on where fish live with changing temperatures, water levels and seasons. All Levels. Click HERE for more info or to register.
Small Waters: Advanced Methods with Frank Burr: This class will introduce you to Advanced Methods to use when fishing in streams, creeks, small rivers, and small stillwater as well as equipment selections that work best for these types of water. All levels. Click HERE for more info or to register.
Sunday 8:30-11:00am
Casting Strategies with Gary Borger: This demo/clinic focuses on the skills of casting as a means of delivering the fly at all distances with rods of all flexes and weights. Intermediate. Click HERE for more info or to register.
Learn about Loop Control for More Efficient Casts with Mac Brown: Mastering loop control is one of the many gratifications for a fly fishers journey. Learn why “Less is More” for your own fly casting and understanding more about your own loop control. This opens a world of control in presentation casting used in fishing. All skill levels. Click HERE for more info or to register.
Fly Fisher’s Evolution with George Daniel: George explains his favorite tactics and rigging for nymphing, streamer, and dry fly approaches. All Levels. Click HERE for more info or to register.
What’s in the Box with Barry & Cathy Beck: This class covers head-to-toe gear and an in-depth look at the flies that Barry & Cathy use for trout fishing, along with their preferred terminal tackle. All levels. Click HERE for more info or to register.
Euro Nymphing 101 With Phil Rowley: This comprehensive seminar will provide you with a wealth of information including specifics on short line (Polish & Czech) and long line (Spanish & French) techniques. Sign up today, as this workshop always books fast! All levels. Click HERE for more info or to register.
Tenkara: From Rod Set-up to Landing Big Fish with Karin Miller: This class is designed for anglers of all skill levels that want to get into or are curious about tenkara. We will Cover it All! All levels. Click HERE for more info or to register.
Vertical Presentation and Sink Rates for Nymphing with Frank Burr: This presentation/class will cover sink rates for different types of beads and other weights for Nymphing and how to apply them to maximize you nymphing success! All Levels. Click HERE for more info or to register.
Sunday 2:00-4:30pm
Women Only Casting with Cathy Beck: One of our most popular classes. This very special class will be limited to eight lucky women. Beginner to intermediate. Click HERE for more info or to register.
The Art of Nymph Fishing with Jason Randall: With the focus on presentation, this hands-on class emphasizes a systematic approach to the different methods of nymph fishing, showing when, where and how to best use each. All levels. Click HERE for more info or to register.
Euro Nymphing from A-to-Z with Tim Cammisa: During this interactive class, Tim discusses his approach to fishing with nymphs, the stage in which most trout feed the most. All Levels. Click HERE for more info or to register.
Trophy Trout Tactics for all Seasons and Waters with Landon Mayer: This exciting new class with Mayer is designed for anglers of all skill levels and covers how to find fish by reading water and sight fishing rivers and still waters.
This is the closest thing to a full guided trip on the water! All levels. Click HERE for more info or to register.
Note: Most tying classes require some tying experience and others may require more. Ask us when you call. Beginners are welcome, but be prepared for more than basics. All students must bring their own tying vise, tools, lamp if needed, and a sampling of materials. Most classes will provide adequate materials for the patterns being taught. If a class is canceled, you will be notified 5 days prior to the show and permitted to switch or receive a refund.
All classes will be held indoors.
Casting Classes: Bring your own rod, reel & line.
Fly Tying Classes: Bring your own lamp, vise, tools & a basic selection of materials. To insure quality instruction class size is limited. Call us for more class descriptions or availability. Classes will fill and close, so register early. The tuition charge of $85 includes admission to the show for that day. There are no refunds unless the class is canceled. You MUST register in advance. Click HERE for more info or to register. For more information call 814-443-3638.
Friday
10:15 Tim Cammisa – Confidence Patterns for Trout
11:30 Jonny King – Streamers – Adapting New Materials and Techniques to Old Patterns
12:45 Landon Mayer – Guide Flies: Mayer’s New Easy to Tie Patterns for Tough Trout
2:00 Pat Dorsey – Proven Western Patterns that Work Out East
3:15 Thomas Baltz – Parachute Patterns; Design and Construction
4:30 Tim Flagler – Flies for Swinging
Saturday
10:00 George Daniel – Guide Nymphs
11:15 Philip Rowley – Stillwater Streamers-Baitfish Patterns for Stillwaters
12:30 Ed Engle – Tying Small Dry Flies
1:45 Tim Cammisa – Euro Nymphs: Today’s Top Fish-Catching Flies
3:00 Jonny King – Saltwater Baitfish Using Newer and Better Materials
4:15 Thomas Baltz – Old Wet Flies for the Modern Angler
Sunday
10:00 Tim Flagler – How to Tie Better Floating Dry Flies
11:15 Jake Villwock – Modern Baitfish Design
12:30 Pat Dorsey – Tying and Fishing Tailwater Flies
1:45 Ed Engle – Tying Small Nymphs
3:00 Joe Cordeiro – Techniques for Tying the Flatwing Fly
*schedule subject to change
Friday
Pond 1
10:15 George Daniel – Fishing Casts
12:15 Christopher Rownes – Taming the Snake: The Snake Roll Cast
2:15 Capt. Michael Mauri – Simplifying Fly Casting: Overhead and Spey
4:15 Jeff Currier – Improve Your Dry Fly Presentation
Pond 2
11:15 Philip Rowley – Stillwater Casting and Presentation Techniques
1:15 Mac Brown – Line Hand Duties
3:15 Cathy Beck – From First Cast to Double Haul
Saturday
Pond 1
10:15 Dusty Wissmuth – A Review of Basic Casting Mechanics to Improve Your Angling Success
12:15 Cathy Beck – From First Cast to Double Haul
2:15 Sheila Hassan – Casting Efficiency
4:15 Landon Mayer – Mastering the Short Game: Casting Tips for Fish at Close Range
Pond 2
9:15 Jeff Currier – Fly Casting 101
11:15 Gary Borger – The Perfect Cast
1:15 Christopher Rownes – Opening up New Water with Ease – Single Handed Spey Casting
3:15 Karin Miller – Tenkara Casting vs Regular Fly Casting
Sunday
Pond 1
10:15 Landon Mayer – Mastering the Short Game: Casting Tips for Fish at Close
12:15 Alice Owsley – Presentation Casts
2:15 Capt. Michael Mauri – Simplifying Fly Casting: Overhead and Spey
Pond 2
11:15 George Daniel – Back to Basics
1:15 Jeff Currier – Casting in the Wind and the Double Haul
3:15 Gary Borger – Casting Strategies
*schedule subject to change
One night only, Saturday, March 4, at 6:00pm. Tickets are $15 at the door or $10 in advance. Click HERE to purchase advance tickets.
We will discuss the wood species used and benefits. Describe process as we glue laminates to the handle around the jig. Using a plane, we will even out the hoop and handle to 1” thick. The net will be routed, sanded, and the holes will be drilled in preparation for the net bag application. After wethering and oiling the net, the net bag will be installed. Located at the Wayward Trading Post booth at 1:00 each day of the show.
Fly Fishing Journeys, Rob Giannino will present live podcasts throughout the show. Come see interviews, ask questions and more in the Live Podcasting Booth.
Women of all experience levels are invited to join us for an opportunity to:
*Sign-up for each class/clinic is limited
*Receive Individualized tips, techniques, and instruction
*Questions answered by your celebrity expert
*Improve your casting, tying, or techniques to catch more fish!
Click HERE for details and to register
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Friday
11:30 Tim Flagler – Flies for Swinging
12:45 Gary Borger – Down and Dirty Flies
2:00 Charlie Craven – Dry Flies That Will Change Your Life
3:15 Pat Dorsey – Favorite Flies for Colorado
4:30 Landon Mayer – Mayer’s Midge Mania: Signature Midges and More
Saturday
10:00 Landon Mayer – Guide Flies: Mayer’s new Easy to Tie Patterns for Tough Trout
11:15 Charlie Craven – Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Deer, Elk and Moose Hair; Where and How to Use Them and the Differences
12:30 Phil Rowley – Meat and Potatoes Stillwater Patterns
1:45 Ed Engle – Tying Small Dry Flies
3:00 Tim Flagler – How to Tie Better Floating Dry Flies
4:15 Tim Cammisa – Euro Nymphs: Today’s Top Fish-Catching Flies
Sunday
10:00 Phil Rowley – New Age Chironomids
11:15 Tim Cammisa – Nymphs Trout Love
12:30 Pat Dorsey – Tying and Fishing Tailwater Flies
1:45 Charlie Craven – Not Your Father’s Streamers
3:00 Ed Engle – Tying Small Nymphs and Emergers
*talks and times subject to change
Friday
11:00 Sheila Hassan – Casting Efficiency
12:30 Jeff Currier – Improve Your Dry Fly Presentation
2:15 Ed Lombardo – Fly Casting A to Z, Beginners to Advanced
4:15 George Daniel – Back to Basics
Saturday
10:00 Ed Lombardo – Fly Casting A to Z, Beginners to Advanced
11:45 Jeff Currier – Fly Casting 101
1:30 George Daniel – Fishing Casts
3:15 Landon Mayer – Mastering the Short Game: Casting Tips for Fish at Close Range
Sunday
10:30 Jeff Currier – Casting in the Wind and the Double Haul
12:00 Sheila Hassan – Casting Efficiency
1:30 George Daniel – Back to Basics
3:00 Landon Mayer – Mastering the Short Game: Casting Tips for Fish at Close Range
*Talks subject to change
Beyond the Basics, taking your casting to the next level with Sheila Hassan: This class is geared toward those with some casting and fishing experience, looking to improve their overall casting techniques. Topics covered include loop control, accuracy, handling the wind, and learning or improving the double haul. Intermediate. Click HERE for more info and to register.
Fundamentals of Euronymphing with Jason Randall: This course lays a solid foundation, beginning with gear, leaders, rigging and flies, but then prepares you for the river with the right approach and cast. We’ll share advanced topics such as micro-leaders, mono-rigs, new products, new concepts in fly design. This course offers much for the beginner and expert angler alike, and so is open to all skill levels. Click HERE for more info and to register.
Learn to Tie and Mimic Estuary Baitfish- “Flatwing” Style with Joe Cordeiro: Learn to tie a single feather flatwing “silverside” pattern, a Multi feather ‘mummychog” pattern and a favorite for the May springtime striper bait the saltwater “grass shrimp”. Intermediate. Click HERE for more info and to register.
Reading Beaches to Enable Successful Strategies and Tactics, Day or Night with Alan Caolo: This class examines many common beach types and structures to provide the essential knowledge to find more fish and catch them consistently. All levels. Click HERE for more info and to register.
Stillwater Strategies and Tactics for Eastern Stillwater with Phil Rowley: In this workshop, you will learn how eastern lakes differ from those in the west. If you have been considering exploring some of your local lakes but aren’t sure where to start or what to use, this workshop should get you pointed in the right direction. All levels. Click HERE for more info and to register.
Casting Strategies with George Daniel: This casting class focuses on the skills needed to develop sound casting and mending and the situations where they are applied. Intermediate. Click HERE for more info and to register.
Stillwater Essentials with Phil Rowley: Stillwater Essentials introduces you to the charms stillwater fly fishing offers while removing the mystery and misconceptions many associate with stillwater fly fishing. If you want to learn practical techniques coupled with a solid foundation for fly-fishing lakes, this workshop is for you, no matter what fish, trout or otherwise, live in your local lakes. All levels. Click HERE for more info and to register.
Practical Nymphing with Ed Engle: Learn foundation techniques that are crucial to success in a variety of nymphing situations. Always filled–Register Early! Revised and updated in 2021. All levels. Click HERE for more info and to register.
Fundamentals of Euronymphing with Jason Randall: This course lays a solid foundation, beginning with gear, leaders, rigging and flies, but then prepares you for the river with the right approach and cast. We’ll share advanced topics such as micro-leaders, mono-rigs, new products, new concepts in fly design. This course offers much for the beginner and expert angler alike, and so is open to all skill levels. Click HERE for more info and to register.
Trophy Trout Tactics for all Seasons and Waters with Landon Mayer: This exciting new class with Mayer is designed for anglers of all skill levels and covers how to find fish by reading water and sight fishing rivers and still waters.
This is the closest thing to a full guided trip on the water! All levels. Click HERE for more info and to register.
Small Waters: Advanced Methods with Frank Burr: This class will introduce you to Advanced Methods to use when fishing in streams, creeks, small rivers, and small stillwater as well as equipment selections that work best for these types of water. All levels. Click HERE for more info and to register.
Beyond Cast & Strip – Presentation Flies for Stripers with Steve Culton: This class covers traditional New England-style bucktails, soft-hackles, and flatwings, and how to fish them. Sparse flies that look alive even when at rest. Steve will demo some patterns. All Levels. Click HERE for more info and to register.
Women Only Casting with Sheila Hassan: One of our most popular classes. The $95 tuition includes admission to the show in the morning. This very special class will be limited to eight lucky women. Bring your own rod, reel, and line. Beginner to intermediate. Click HERE for more info and to register.
How to Fish Crab Flies and Other Essential Flats Patterns for Consistent Sight-Fishing Success with Alan Caolo: Techniques and tackle for presenting crab flies and other essential patterns is the focus. All levels. Click HERE for more info and to register.
Beginning Casting with Sheila Hassan: This class focuses on developing the fundamentals of good fly casting. Topics covered include: roll cast, basic cast, and false cast; an overview of equipment, including fly lines and leaders; other topics as time allows. All levels. Click HERE for more info and to register.
Vertical Presentation and Sink Rates for Nymphing with Frank Burr: This class will cover sink rates for different types of beads and other weights for Nymphing. The class will also cover leader designs and how they affect sink rates and how the flies are presented. All levels. Click HERE for more info and to register.
Fly Fisher’s Evolution with George Daniel: George explains his favorite tactics and rigging for nymphing, streamer, and dry fly approaches. All Levels. Click HERE for more info and to register.
Tying and Fishing Wet Flies with Steve Culton: Watch Steve tie classic North Country spiders, winged, and wingless wet flies that trout can’t resist, and learn how to rig and fish them. All levels. Click HERE for more info and to register.
Trophy Trout Tactics for all Seasons and Waters with Landon Mayer: This exciting new class with Mayer is designed for anglers of all skill levels and covers how to find fish by reading water and sight fishing rivers and still waters.
This is the closest thing to a full guided trip on the water! All levels. Click HERE for more info and to register.
Favourite Stillwater Flies- How to Tie and Fish Them with Phil Rowley: Join me as I teach you how to tie some of my favourite stillwater fly patterns along with the presentation tactics and leader setups I use with them. Basic fly tying skills needed. Click HERE for more info and to register.
The Art of Nymph Fishing with Jason Randall: With the focus on presentation, this hands-on class emphasizes a systematic approach to the different methods of nymph fishing, showing when, where and how to best use each. All levels. Click HERE for more info and to register.
Note: Most tying classes require some experience and others may require more. Ask us when you call. Beginners are welcome, but be prepared for more than basics. All students must bring their own tying vise, tools, lamp if needed, and a sampling of materials. Most classes will provide adequate materials for the patterns being taught. If a class is cancelled, you will be notified 5 days prior to the show and permitted to switch or receive a refund.
All classes will be held indoors.
Casting Classes: Bring your own rod, reel & line.
Fly Tying Classes: Bring your own lamp, vise, tools & a basic selection of materials.
To insure quality instruction class size is limited. Call us for more class descriptions or availability. Classes will fill and close, so register early. The tuition charge of $90 includes admission to the show for that day. There are no refunds unless the class is cancelled. You MUST register in advance. Click HERE for more info and to register.. For more information call 814-443-3638.
Friday
Catch Room
11:30 Jason Randall – Where Trout Are; Beyond Reading the Water
1:00 Jeff Currier – Fly Fishing Warmwater – Bass, Pike, Carp and More
2:30 Gary Borger – Presentation
4:00 Ed Engle – 25 Ways to Elevate Your Trout Game
Release Room
12:00 Phil Rowley – Making Stillwater Trout Eat-The Power of Attraction
1:30 Pat Dorsey – Fly Fishing the South Platte River
3:00 Landon Mayer – Leech Lessons: How to Fish Mayer’s Effective Patterns for Tough Trout
4:30 Conway Bowman – Big Game Tactics and Techniques
Strike Room
11:00 Mac Brown – Art of the Dry Fly and Fly Line Control
12:30 Frank Burr – Vertical Presentation and Sink Rates for Nymphing
2:00 Whitney Gould – Women’s Fly Fishing 101
3:30 Tim Flagler – Euro-Nymphing
Saturday
Catch Room
10:00 Jeff Currier – Streamer Tricks for More and Larger Trout
11:30 Ed Engle – Fishing Small Flies
1:00 Taylor Edrington – Seasons of the Arkansas River
2:30 Gary Borger – Reading Waters
4:00 Ron Belak – Front Range Stillwaters: Some of the Best of Colorado’s 800 High Lakes
Release Room
10:30 Tim Flagler – An Introduction to Trout Spey
12:00 Mac Brown – Understanding Fish Behavior
1:30 Pat Dorsey – A Closer Look at Colorado’s Best Tailwaters
3:00 Phil Rowley – Inducing a Take-Stillwater Retrieves and Presentation Techniques that Catch Fish
Strike Room
11:00 Jason Randall – Dries and Droppers; Tactics and Tips
12:30 Landon Mayer – Sight Fishing Secrets for Selective South Platte River and Connecting Reservoir’s
2:00 Tim Cammisa – Nymphing from A-to-Z
3:30 Frank Burr – Small Waters: Advanced Methods
Sunday
Catch Room
10:00 Pat Dorsey – The secret Season: Fly Fishing in the Winter
11:30 Gary Borger – Nymphing from Top to Bottom
1:00 Ed Engle – Offbeat Tactics That Catch Trout
2:30 Landon Mayer – Trout Tips: Learn Techniques and Tactics for catching Selective Trout
Release Room
10:30 Taylor Edrington – Seasons of the Arkansas River
12:00 Jason Randall – 10% of Anglers Catch 90% of the Trout; Reaching the Upper 10%
1:30 Tim Cammisa – Euro Nymphing: Get Your Flies in the Zone!
3:00 Mac Brown – The Wonder and Magic of Wet Fly Fishing
Strike Room
9:30 Frank Burr – Ultralight Fly Fishing
11:00 Jeff Currier – Introduction to Saltwater Fly Fishing
12:30 Philip Rowley – A Guide to Stillwater Watercraft and Their Use
2:00 Tim Flagler – What Trout Like to Eat & The Flies to Feed Them
*talks and times subject to change
Friday
11:30 Scott Biron – Top Trolling Patterns for Spring
1:00 Tim Flagler – Flies for Swinging
2:30 Steve Culton – Guide Wet Flies
4:00 Landon Mayer – Guide Flies: New Easy to Tie Patterns for Tough Trout
Saturday
10:00 Alan Caolo – Shrimp Flies for Shallow Water Stripers
11:30 Tim Flagler – How to Tie Better Floating Dry Flies
1:00 Ed Engle – Tying Small Dry Flies
2:30 Joe Cordeiro – Techniques for Tying the Flatwing Fly
4:00 Philip Rowley – Medieval Flies-Dragon and Damselflies for Stillwaters
Sunday
10:30 Mark Dysinger – Predator Fly Approaches
11:45 Philip Rowley – Learning to Love Leeches
1:00 Ed Engle – Tying Small Nymphs
2:15 Alan Caolo – Flashy Surface Flies for Stripers and False Albacore
*Talks subject to change
Friday
Catch Room
11:30 Jason Randall – When All Else Fails; Tactics for Slow Days
1:00 Landon Mayer – Leech Lessons: How to Fish Effective Patterns for Tough Trout
2:30 Jeff Currier – The World’s Best Trout Destinations
4:00 Ed Lombardo – Fly Fishing Some of the Best Tidal Rivers of New England
Release Room
10:30 Frank Burr – Small Waters: Advanced Methods
12:00 Philip Rowley – Strategies and Tactics for Eastern Stillwaters
1:30 George Daniel – A Fly Fisher’s Evolution: Modern Approaches for Top to Bottom
3:00 Tim Flagler – An Introduction to Trout Spey
4:30 Steve Culton – Hot Bronze: Wade Fishing for Summer Smallmouth
Saturday
Catch Room
10:00 Jeff Currier – Saltwater Fly Fishing – Bonefish to Billfish
11:30 George Daniel – Today’s Euro Nympher: Tips and Tricks for Nymphing
1:00 Landon Mayer – Trout Tips: Learn Techniques and Tactics for Catching Selective Trout
2:30 Ed Engle – Fishing Small Flies
4:00 Ed Lombardo – Fly Fishing Terrestrials in the Best Trout Streams of New England
Release Room
11:00 Bob Mallard – Fly Fishing Maine
12:30 Alan Caolo – Sight-Fishing for Striped Bass
2:00 Philip Rowley – Going Deep-Sinking Line tricks and techniques for Stillwaters
3:30 Jason Randall – Dries and Droppers; Tactics and Tips
Sunday
Catch Room
10:15 Alan Caolo – The Challenge and Thrill of False Albacore from Shore
11:45 Jason Randall – Where Trout Are; Beyond Reading the Water
1:15 Jeff Currier – Fly Fishing for Carp – a 20lb Fish Near Home
2:45 George Daniel – Successful Streamer Strategies
Release Room
10:00 Tim Flagler – What Trout Like to Eat & The Flies to Feed Them
11:30 Ed Engle – Catching Difficult Trout
1:00 Landon Mayer – Sight Fishing Secrets for Rivers and Still Waters
2:30 Philip Rowley – Strategies and Tactics for Stillwater Predators (Pike, Walleye and Lake Trout on the Fly)
*Talks subject to change
One night only, Friday, January 27. Doors open and pre-party at 6:00, films start at 6:30. Tickets are $15 at the door or $10 in advance or with a paid Fly Fishing Show admission for that day. Click HERE for advanced tickets.
We will discuss the wood species used and benefits. Describe process as we glue laminates to the handle around the jig. Using a plane, we will even out the hoop and handle to 1” thick. The net will be routed, sanded, and the holes will be drilled in preparation for the net bag application. After wethering and oiling the net, the net bag will be installed. Located at the Wayward Trading Post booth at 1:00 each day of the show.
“Voices for a Better Tomorrow” – “Identifying Solutions to Challenges & Barriers that Women Commonly Face in Fishing”
Join 5 leading industry ladies for a fun and interactive roundtable where we will break into groups and share our best solutions to a number of common challenges women face on and off the water. Sponsored by Miss Mayfly.
*Sign-up for each class/clinic is limited
*Receive Individualized tips, techniques, and instruction
*Questions answered by your celebrity expert
*Improve your casting, tying, or techniques to catch more fish!
Click HERE for details and to register
Fly Fishing Journeys, Rob Giannino will present live podcasts throughout the show. Come see interviews, ask questions and more in the Live Podcasting Booth.
Stop by Zen Tenkara’s booth where Karin Miller, Owner and Founder of Zen Tenkara will be offering “Quick & Dirty” demos at 11:00am each day at the Zen Tenkara booth.
Come by to learn and ask your questions!
Steve Woit, author of “Fly Fishing Treasures” will display antique fly fishing tackle at the show and will be available to provide identifications and evaluations of antique tackle including rods, reels, flies, and other fishing-related items.
This “Antiques Road Show” type display and evaluation feature will provide Fly Fishing Show attendees an opportunity to learn more about the history and craftsmanship of our sport, the sport with the most equipment associated with it.
Steve Woit will also be on hand to sign copies of his book “Fly Fishing Treasures: The World of Fly Fishers and Collecting”, which includes 30 interviews with leading collectors, experts, museum and club curators, tackle manufacturers, auctioneers and traders and dealers of antique, vintage and collectible fly fishing tackle. In its 348 pages, Fly Fishing Treasures includes over 800 color photographs, the largest collection of images of antique and collectible fly rods, fly reels, flies, ephemera and accessories currently in print. Steve will be joined by noted collector and rod historian Jerry Girard, who will do fly rod valuations.
Steve has written a number of articles related to antique fly tackle collecting for magazines and journals such as AntiqueWeek, Classic Angling, Maine Boats, Homes and Harbors, and the Yale Anglers’ Journal. Steve has also written a regular “Cast From The Past” column for Moldy Chum, as well as articles for Hatch, MidCurrent, Dun Magazine, and others. More information at: www.flyfishingtreasures.com
Two full days of guided fishing on the Dasvidson River private water for 2 people with Davidson River Outfitters and two nights lodging for 2 people.
Prize Trip Value: $1,700
7 nights/6 days of guided fishing for 2 anglers. Date of trip June 4-11, 2023. Fish the #1 Permit lodge in Belize, on a tropical island. Excitement guaranteed!
Total prize value of: $8,400
Yellow Dog Flyfishing Adventures:
$1500 gift certificate good toward any Yellow Dog Flyfishing trip.
Prize value: $1,500
Ecuador Fly Fishing & Tucunare Lodge
Colombian Jungle Fishing Trip for Peacock Bass and Payara for one angler all inclusive package (shared room/boat) The trip is for 7 full days of fishing with a total of 9 days in Colombia.
Excludes International airfare, internal airfare, external operating expenses fishing equipment and lodge/guides gratuities. Shared Cabin and shared boat (Double Occupancy) Package.
Will need to be booked from January 2020-April 2021. Dates and restrictions may apply.
Double Occupancy Package
Prize Trip Value: $3,500
www.ecuadorflyfishingtours.com
Winner: Joseph LeFevre, Pleasanton
El Faro Lodge in Cuba – a new Untamed Angling Destination
6 full days fishing/7 nights for 2
All inclusive at the lodge plus transfers from Havana
Valid for 2020 season from May to late July – subject to current season availability
Total prize value of: $11,000
Winner: Scott Otvos, Pleasanton
Yellow Dog Flyfishing Adventures
Yellow Dog Flyfishing Adventures
One (1) Flyfishing package and rod at Alphonse Island Resort in the outer atolls of the Seychelles for the week of May 1 – 8, 2021. Yellow Dog Flyfishing Adventures will work with the winner on all aspects of the trip for a once-in-a-lifetime experience to one of the greatest saltwater fisheries and programs in the world. Package includes seven (7) nights of accommodations and six (6) days guided fishing double occupancy, roundtrip charter flights between Mahe and Alphonse, and all meals at Alphonse Island Resort. Package does not include international flights to Mahe, gratuities, conservation levies, additional incidentals and hotels (if needed) and bar tab. Visit www.yellowdogflyfishing.com for more information.
Grand Prize Value: $11,000
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Congratulations to winner Corbin Welsh of South Carolina who attended the 2019 Atlanta Fly Fishing Show!
The winner will enjoy a trip for 1 person during the 2019 Coho Salmon fishing season between, Sept 15 to Oct 1. Prize does not include airfare, float plane, liquor, or taxes. The trip itself is covered including lodging, meals, beer and house-wine, fully guided service. 4 nights, 3 days, extra time is\available for additional fees.
While there are numerous Alaska fishing lodges, none surpass the luxury and adventure provided by Alaska’s Boardwalk Lodge. Boardwalk is located in a breathtaking island rainforest, just 35 minutes from Ketchikan. This world-class, oceanfront resort bears the elite Orvis fishing lodge endorsement — demonstrating its exceptional fishing, first-rate facilities and commitment to excellence.
Here, you’ll fly fish for Alaska’s most coveted game fish — wild Pacific Steelhead. These phenomenal fighters are native to the island, with typical trophy-class lunkers in the 29-37 inch range! Pacific Steelhead are fierce fighters that can quickly fold your rod and take you into backing. During their years at sea, they generally grow bigger than Rainbows and thus when they return to their natal streams to spawn, these streamlined, “silver bullets” are the prize fish to catch.
Grand Prize Value: $4,395
Congratulations to winner Andrew Filion of Washington who attended the 2019 Lynnwood Fly Fishing Show!
Iceland Fishing Guide Trip – Land of Fire and Ice
If you are interested in a fishing trip with an experienced guide at your side and discovering Iceland, our extraordinary country of fire and ice, plan to fish with Iceland Fishing Guide! Enjoy a two-day fishing excursion in Iceland.
The trip will include: 2 Day fishing trip in Iceland for 1 person.
Includes: Fishing permits, lodging & guiding.
Grand Prize Trip Value: $2,500
Congratulations to winner Ron Bane of California who attended the 2019 Pleasanton Fly Fishing Show!
Nervous Waters Fly Fishing for 1 (one) angler at Suindá Lodge
Fly fish for Golden Dorado at Suindá Lodge for 4 Nights/3 Days fishing near the town of Itatí, located in the Corrientes province, Argentina
NOT INCLUDED: Fishing license, transfer in/out of lodge
Prepare to be rewarded for the challenge with thrilling, adrenaline laced fishing, with the lodge offering soaring views of the sprawling river and its natural surroundings! It’s a short walk to the water, where you’ll spend your days exploring the Paraná’s most productive, structure rich sections for monster dorado.
Dorado are one of the most exciting and complete gamefish you’ll find anywhere. By complete we mean a perfect mixture of characteristics we appreciate as anglers: beauty and ferocity, acrobatic ability, complex behavior, and a little mystery.
Prize Trip Value: $3,800.00
Congratulations to winner George Jaccoud of New Jersey who attended the 2019 Edison Fly Fishing Show!
1 Angler – 4 Nights/3 Days fishing at Pira Lodge (Golden Dorado) – Ibera Marshland, located in the corrientes province, Argentina
NOT INCLUDED: Fishing license, transfer in/out of lodge
Prize Trip Value: $3,800
Congratulations to winner Ashley Juno of Pennsylvania who attended the 2019 Lancaster Fly Fishing Show!
Weatherby‘s Maine Sporting Lodge
Weatherby’s – Committed to Providing Not Just a Trip but an Experience!
Enjoy 7 nights, meals and lodging for 1 adult with a private cabin, 3 meals, use of rods, waders, canoes, kayaks. Includes beer and wine.
As one of the oldest and most famous sporting lodges in the country, Weatherby’s, a Maine fishing and hunting lodge origins stem from the nineteenth century and have become a way of life for many sportsmen looking for a quality fishing and hunting experience. Our unequaled comfort and hospitality distinguish Weatherby’s from all other Maine sporting camps. Weatherby’s is committed to providing you with fine home cooking, exceptional service and quality accommodations that will make your vacation not just a trip, but an experience, one that you will want to pass along to your children and grandchildren.
Trip Prize Value: $1,603
Congratulations to winner Rob Huebner of New York who attended the 2019 Edison Fly Fishing Show!
The “O Dell” is a 2-piece, 8 foot, 4-weight, with a Western Cigar grip, down-locking hardware, a box elder reel seat.
Prize Value: $1,850
Congratulations to winner Jim Bunning of Colorado who attended the 2019 Denver Fly Fishing Show!
2 People (Double Occupancy) – 3 Nights Lodging, 2 Days Float Trip
NOT INCLUDED: Licenses, adult beverages and gratuities
Prize Trip Value: $1,520
Golden Fly Fishing at Grand Slam Lodge for one
Congratulations to Grand Prize Winner Mike Baldino who attended the Edison Show!
Experience the Argentine Waters of Golden Fly Fishing!
7 nights and 6 days fishing at Golden Fly Fishing Grand Slam Lodge.
Prize is for one person, based on double occupancy.
Additional cost for single occupancy
Prize Trip Value: $3,750
Nervous Waters at Chime Lodge for one person
Congratulations to Grand Prize Winner Chris Bozic who attended the Denver Show!
Fish for Brown and Rainbow Trout at Nervous Waters Fly Fishing Chime Lodge!
Enjoy the Chilean waters where one winner will enjoy their fishing experience for 4 nights and 3 days of fishing at Chime Lodge The lodge is located in Patagonia, Argentina.
Not included – fishing license, transfer in/out of lodge.
Prize Trip Value: $3,000
www.nervouswaters.com
Seigler Reels – Big Game Reel
Congratulations to Grand Prize Winner Aaron Brooks who attended the Lynnwood Show!
Winner will receive a Big Game Lever Drag fly reel. A fly reel capable of catching the largest GTs, Billfish, Tuna in the ocean. Mega carbon fiber drag stack produces 30+ pounds of drag. Preset allows you to set the drag and have micro adjustments with the lever. Dovetail reel seat and one tool take apart. Asymmetrical spool aids in line lay and structural integrity. Red White and Blue!
Reel Prize Value: $1,500
Big Horn Angler
Congratulations to Grand Prize Winner Chris Cutler who attended the Denver Show!
Your Next Fly Fishing Trip Starts Here at Montana’s Bighorn Angler!
Win 3 nights/2 day all inclusive package for two people.
Enjoy your stay with 3 nights lodging and 2 days guided fishing.
Includes all meals
Prize Trip Value: $1,650
Trout Hunter – Guided Fishing
Congratulations to Grand Prize Winner Brian Shaw who attended the Marlborough Show!
Trout Hunter – Your Henry’s Fork Partner!
Located in Last Chance, Idaho, the winner will enjoy
3 nights of river front lodging and
2 days guided fishing for one or two anglers.
Valid May 15 – October 15, 2018
Prize Trip Value: $1,900
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