First Steps - The Basics of Fly Fishing

Service Description

Whether you are a neophyte, or an angler with limited experience and looking to brush-up on your skills, this course will teach you the basics of fly fishing and provide a platform for future personal fly fishing development. This course is structured in three sessions over a full-day: Session #1 - Equipment and how to rig it, Session #2 - Introduction to Fly-Casting, and Session #3 - Fly Fishing Strategy Class size is restricted to a maximum of 10 anglers. 1st September 2024 Course Content • Aim of Course: To introduce new anglers to the basic principles and practises of fly fishing for trout. Students will: 1. Learn what is appropriate equipment as well as where and when to use it. 2. Develop a basic understanding of the habits and habitat of trout and the insects they feed on. 3. Learn how fly fishing attempts to exploit this knowledge to help enable trout to be caught. 5. Understand how to handle trout safely and the conservation ethic of Catch-and-Release. Subject areas: Session #1: • Philosophy of Fly Fishing. • Categories of Fly Fishing. • List of equipment – Essential / Useful. • Rods, Lines and Leaders. • Knots and Rigs. • Understanding your quarry. Session #2: • Fly Casting – Introduction and Self Assessment. This is a practical casting session. Participants are encouraged to bring and use their own equipment. Please advise Tony if you will need equipment to be supplied. Session #3: • Insects – Basic entomology. • Principles of Choosing the Appropriate Fly. • Basic Stream-craft Theory: - Where to find trout - How to spot trout - How to approach and cast to trout - How to play and land trout • Principles of Safe Trout Handling and Catch-and-Release DATE, TIME AND VENUE: 1st September 2024, 9.00am - 3.30 pm. Nelson-Marlborough Fish & Game Rooms ... 66-74 Champion Road, Richmond, PAYMENT: You will be invoiced two weeks prior to the course. Payment details will be included on the invoice. Payments can be paid directly to my bank account via online banking or by personal arrangement. FOR FURTHER DETAILS PLEASE CONTACT: tony@flyfishingwithtony.com or 027 473 2483