Hasn't it always been every one's dream to wake up in the morning and actually look forward to going to school? Welcome to our Orvis-Endorsed fly fishing school where the Housatonic River is your classroom. So forget about casting ponds, text books and chalkboards. Our experienced instructors teach you on the river--where the fish live! Learn about equipment and its proper use, practice tying knots, fine-tune your casting with the Orvis Progressive Method and hear what the pros have to say about reading the water. Our program covers the full breadth of fly fishing techniques--dries, nymphs and streams--and introduces you to the basics of all three. We also provide useful information on fly fishing safety as well as the fundamentals of entomology. Who said school can't be fun?
Dates for our Spring 2007 classes are being determined--please check back soon. In the meantime, you can take a look at a sample class program below.
| Day 1 | ||
| 9:00 | Registration at Housatonic Meadows | |
| 9:30 | Introduction. Discussion of class program | |
| 9:45 | Classroom presentation of equipment and accessories | |
| 10:15 | The Orvis Method to Fly Casting video part 1 | |
| 10:30 | Class reports to casting area for basic casting | |
| 12:00 | Lunch | |
| 1:00 | Knot tying class | |
| 1:45 | The Orvis Method to Fly Casting part 2 | |
| 2:15 | On river for dry fly and nymph fishing | |
| 4:30 | End of first day | |
| Day 2 | ||
| 8:45 | Practice casting. Back to the river for streamer fishing lesson. Fishing with instructor (dries, nymph, streamers) | |
| 12:00 | Lunch | |
| 1:00 | River classroom how to read water, entomology (the bugs), how to choose flies, release fish safely | |
| 2:00 | Fishing with instructors | |
| 4:00 | End of second day | |
| Half Day | ||
| 9:00 | Video analysis of your cast | |
| 9:30 | Guided fishing with instructor | |
| 12:30 | End of school | |
Course Options
2 and a 2-1/2 day courses are available. Please specify which course you would like to attend when you call to reserve a spot in the program. Our best value is the 2-1/2 day course since there is an extra half-day of fishing with an instructor (a retail value of $175).
