Fly Fishing Class and Tutoring: UNIVERSITY OF TN - MARCH CLASS

FLY FISHING CLASS

Fly Fishing for over 40 years now.... Wow I am old!!

My class focuses on 3 MAIN AREAS:

Casting - we begin at the individual student's starting skill level and build out from there to the double haul if they are capable.

Knowledge - We cover all gear including rods, backing, fly line, leader, tippet and of course flies. We discuss walking sticks, vests (good and bad) and much more. I make extra efforts to make sure that the students will be able to speak intelligently when they are in the fly shops. We also discuss how to spend your money wisely with shortcuts and substitutes.

Temperament – As I see it, if I teach all the skills and knowledge required to be successful and then when you get on the stream, you blow up on “little Johnny” because he drops his flies…then my class instruction is incomplete. My focus is also to make sure the students are prepared for the accidents and challenges that the stream will bring. I try to head off anger and the possible short sidedness of RUINING a trip to the stream because of lack of self control with fellow fishermen. I do this by stating real life situations that have happened to folks over the years. The sport is to be enjoyed and I try to remove these challenges by pointing out what MAY happen out there. Over the years I have received some very positive feedback about this component from folks that have broken their fly rods and experienced first hand, some of the challenges.

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

UNIVERSITY OF TN - MARCH CLASS - FILLING NOW

The University of Tennessee MARCH 2013 Fly Fishing Class
DATES ARE (Tues / Thurs) March 5, 7, 12, 14, 19, 20 WED, 21st -- Three straight weeks on Tues / Thurs with a special Wednesday night on the 20th at the local 3 RiversAngler Fly shop. We will cover "Everything you NEED to know about Fly Fishing". To learn more here:

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER $199/student

The instruction is a HANDS-ON class covering “Everything you NEED to know about fly fishing” – it is not everything there IS to know. I let the students know what is important vs. what is available to know… It is a complete mind dump from me of all the aspects of fly fishing. My guiding principles are these:

I want the students to be:

ü Knowledgeable enough to feel comfortable in a fly shop – know what you are looking at…

ü Functional (ability to catch fish) to be able to read the stream / know where and what direction (upstream or downstream) and make the right presentation with the particular fly – to catch fish

ü Have the right temperament to handle “problems” like snags / lost flies / falling in / and still enjoy themselves

Class breakdown of about 8 hours of classroom instruction and 4 hours of HANDS-ON casting lessons

Topics that we cover:

GEAR

We start at the reel and cover what you NEED to know about setup / drag / backing / line / how to rig etc..

We move to the fly rods – covering the variety of weights / What to buy / what to avoid

We then cover lines – what you need to know about them and the different types

We then review leaders / tippets – many money saving tips here

We cover knots / loops / all hands-on

We then cover flies

We cover Safety

We discuss clothing / vests / walking sticks / gear in the vest / types of Waders… all aspects of gear

Where to go / streams in the area / laws or special regulations / trout and bass

CASTING

We spend about 4 hours of hands-on casting – each student will be able to cast proficiently

DVD – supplemental learning

WEDNESDAY MARCH 20TH -- we watch an instructional DVD to cover “on the steam” activity. We watch it in 3 Rivers Angler fly shop because Allen and Jeremy are gracious enough to allow us to have the shop all to ourselves. It is closed to outsiders.

Class is held at Cedar Deane Hill Rec Center (corner of Deane Hill and Morrell) -- in any weather because we cast on Basketball court. We have a classroom section and then a casting lesson each night that we meet at the Rec Center.

I can supply a student their fly rod if needed – no equipment is required. Most do bring their own rod / reel with them if they have one, of course. We discuss what to buy to make the students an informed buyer as part of the class. 3 Rivers Angler fly shop has a lifetime warranty fly rod for about $160, if you need a great rod at a great price. If you have a rod / reel let me know about it and bring it with you each night. All you NEED to bring is a notebook and pen – each night.

Each student provides feedback at the end of the class and I apply it as I can – I have been teaching for about 5+ years and students love the class. Some have said it was their best class, ever. I put all I have into the class, I teach because I want to and not because I have to for the financial reasons. Read the student comments here – www.FLYFISHINGCLASS.com

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Drew Still

Fly Fishing Instructor

DrewStill@Gmail.com

www.FLYFISHINGCLASS.com

865-696-9474