Private Casting Lessons
For those who want instruction with a focused one-on-one approach this class is for you. Whether you’re learning the basic cast or sharpening your existing skills a private lesson can bring you farther faster.
(By appointment only)
Date: Tuesdays – Saturdays
Time: 9:00 am – 10:00 am
Fee: $65.00 per person, per hour
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Fly Fishing the Surf
Monterey County beaches offer some of the best surf fly fishing around. Get clued in on the tackle, casting, surf dynamics, safety, and how to target species. Students should be able to cast 30 feet, shoot line, have their own personal flotation devices and be able to swim.
Date: January 17, 18 & 19, March 13, 14 & 15, May 8, 9 & 10
July 17, 18 & 19, September 18, 19 & 20, October 16, 17 & 1
Time: Friday 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm, Saturday 8:30 am –
10:00 am & Sunday 6:00 am – 9:30 am
Fee: $100.00 per person
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1-day Intro. to Fly Fishing
Learn the essential skills of fly fishing: tackle selection, knots, basic casts and line manipulations, reading the water, entomology and fly selection. My simple and clear approach to this course will help you build a solid foundation of fly fishing fundamentals and stimulate your interest in taking the sport to any level you desire.
(4 student minimum)
Date: January 12, February 16, March 22, April 19, May 24, June 14, July 12, August 23, September 13 & October 25.
Time: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Fee: $70 per person (all equipment included)
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Beginning Fly Tying
With a patient, straightforward teaching style, I'll help you learn the basics of fly tying needed to tie five effective patterns:
• San Juan worm – terrestrial
• Woolly bugger – wet fly / streamer
• Hare’s ear – nymph
• Elk hair caddis – dry fly
• Adams – dry fly
Date: January 14 & 15, March 24 & 25, May 26 & 27, July 14 & 15, September 10 & 11.
Time: 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Fee: $80.00 per person
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Saturday Casting Clinics
Whether you're a first-timer or an accomplished fly fisher, these 90-minute clinics will help you get squared away on the basic casting stroke and various delivery casts or even fine-tune your ability to shoot line and double haul.
Date: January 11 (intermediate/advanced only), February 15, March 21, April 18, May 11, June 13**, July 11**, August 22**, September 12 & October 24.
Time: 8:30 am – 10:00 am (**denotes a morning novice clinic and an evening intermediate/advanced clinic from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm)
Fee: $30.00 per person
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Advanced Fly Tying
Spinning hair, Wulff-style hair wings, parachute wings and dubbing brushes are just a few of the techniques that can drive anybody crazy. Why go crazy with frustration by yourself when you can suffer with others and learn the tricks to those tricks?
(Limited to 4 students)
Date: February 11 & 12.
Time: 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm both days.
Fee: $80.00/person (includes all materials)