Solitary Angler’s Advanced Fly Fishing School

Fly Fishing School Outline

Friday, June 8th, Day One

5:00 pm – Arrive at the Holy Water Hacienda
5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Orientation, go over equipment, cocktails, refreshments and appetizers
7:30 pm – Dinner

Saturday, June 9th, Day Two

• 8:30 to 12:30 –
• Advanced Fly Fishing School
• Advanced Casting Techniques
• Line control and shooting line
• Single haul, double haul, reach, puddle and steeple cast.
• 12:30 to 1:30 – Picnic Lunch
• 1:30 to 4:30 – FF School
• Review of Line Control and Advance Casting Techniques
• Approaching and
• Reading the Water
• Patience and positioning without spooking fish is everything.
• Observation of the trout’s location, the drift line and the delivery target.
• Planning the right cast and what to do if you hook the fish is the key to success.
• Presenting the Fly,
• Hooking and Catching Fish
• Choosing the right casting technique for the situation.
• Controlling the line and proper line mending is essential to getting a good drift.
• Setting the hook and keeping the right amount of tension with the proper bend and when to strip or use the reel.
• Handling & Releasing Fish
• When to use a net or not.
• What causes fish mortality is time out of the water and mishandling.
• When and how to properly take photos without hurting the fish.
• 4:30 to 6:30 – Open Fishing Period
• 7:00 pm – Bar-B-Q Dinner at cabins

Sunday, June 10th, Day Three

• 7:30 am – Breakfast in main cabin
• 8:30 to 12:30 – FF School
• Nymph Fishing Techniques – Standard Nymph Fishing
• Line set-up including size and types of leaders, tippets, flies, lead and indicators.
• How to use and set up multiple flies.
• Approaching the water and assuming the right position.
• Casting techniques- Adjusting your casting loop and technique based on the amount of lead you are using.
• Learning the Belgian cast.
• More on line control and mending techniques including “stack mending.”
• Knowing when, why and how to make adjustments to your tackle.
• Nymph Fishing Techniques- Hi-Stick-Tight-Line Nymphing (Czech style)
  Same as above.
• The right position and getting as close as possible without spooking fish is crucial.
• Complete line control with little to no slack in the system is essential to getting the right drift and detecting strikes.
• Knowing when and when not to strike.
• 12:30 to 1:30 – Sack Lunch
• 1:30 to 3:30 – FF School
• Matching the Hatch – Techniques for Super Selective Trout
• Identifying the hatch.
• Identifying the stage of the hatch from the rise form or fish flashing.
• Matching the hatch to the right fly in your box
• Using the right technique – dry fly, emerger or nymph fishing or combination utilizing multiple flies.
• Using the right cast from the proper position for each technique, line control and line mending to ensure you get the perfect drift.
• Streamer Fishing on Small Streams
• Choosing the right equipment, line, tackle and streamer for the species and location.
• Position and targeting your casts.
• Casting and stripping techniques.
• Setting the hook properly.
• 3:30 to 5:30 pm – Open Fishing Period
• 5:30 pm – Shut Down and Return Gear;
• Depart the Holy Waters