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?
Below is a sample class program below. For detailed dates and times, click here.
| 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 | |
Course Pricing
Cost: $470 per person
A $25 gift certificate to use in Housatonic Meadows Fly Shop is included in the per person price.
Call us today at (860) 672-6064 to book your two-day session.
