Crowsnest Pass Fly Fishing Schools  
 These schools are presented by the Crowsnest Angler Fly Shop in Bellevue,   Alberta and are taught by Jim and/or Lynda McLennan.    

 
2008 Crowsnest Pass Schools   

Women's Walk and Wade         Novice / Intermediate 
Fly Fishing School
(Intermediate level school)

Sunday, July 13, 2008,    FULL    10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, August 24, 2008,  10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

This is a Walk and Wade School on a stream in the Crowsnest Pass.  It is intended for women who have had an introductory course or have fished for a short time and would like to learn or review fly fishing techniques on the river.

Topics Include:
Casting review and improvement
        -   Roll cast and roll cast pick up
           -  The Fly Fishing “Sequence”
           -  Shooting and working the line, Accuracy

On the water Dry Fly Techniques
         -  Dry Fly Delivery
         -  Getting a drag free float,
         -  Roll Cast, Roll Cast Pickup, Mending, Reach Cast
         -  Shooting Line, Double Haul
         -  Casting and line management

Reading the water
          -  Where are the fish?

Demonstrations
          -   Nymphing and streamer fishing.

Content is adapted to each students experience.

Instructor: Lynda McLennan      Maximum of 6 students
Cost $150.00 plus gst.

                                   New for 2008

Casting Clinic - New, Review, Improve (two spots remaining)
Saturday August 23, 2008
3 hour session,    9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon

A dry-land clinic designed for both beginners and experienced casters.  
Topics include:
      -          basic stroke,
      -         false casting,
      -         casting accuracy,
      -         shooting line,
      -         reach cast,
      -         double haul,
      -         casting the clock.

Alternative casting techniques for those who experience shoulder
or elbow discomfort.
Instructor: Lynda McLennan     Maximum of 6 students.
Cost $80.00 plus gst

        New for 2008    

After the Cast – Fly Line Management (two spots remaining)

Saturday, August 23, 2008
3 hour session: 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm

You can make a great cast, but what happens after the cast is just as important.  This is an on-the-water class that will help you become a more effective and efficient fly fisher.

Topics include:  
          - delivery  
               - mending
          - retrieving
               - shooting line
               - controlling slack
          - pick-ups
               - reading the water to get a better float

Instructor: Lynda McLennan       Maximum of 6 students
Cost $80.00 plus GST.

Students who enroll in both this school and the Saturday morning casting clinic receive both for $150.00 plus gst.  

Listening to the River (Intermediate Level School)

 Saturday, August 23, 2008      FULL     10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Spend a day with Jim, listening to the river and learning to understand what it’s saying.    The focus of this school is observing the river and its surroundings in order to develop a fishing plan.  The school will cover basic casting, and fundamental dry, nymph, and streamer techniques, as well as basic streamside entomology.  The details of the curriculum, though, will be determined by the students’ preferences, and by the river, the bugs, the weather, and the trout.  This school is held on a river in or near the Crowsnest Pass, but the lessons learned here will have application wherever there are trout.  This was one of our most popular schools in 2007.

For fly fishers with some previous fly fishing experience.  

Instructor: Jim McLennan        Maximum of 6 students.
Cost $150.00 plus gst.

                        New for 2008

Fly Fishing Intensive (Intermediate level school)
Sunday, August 24, 2008     FULL
10:00 am to 5:00 pm
 
A new, unique school for a maximum of four students.  Takes place on a stream in the Crowsnest Pass.   Students help design the curriculum through pre-school email correspondence with Jim McLennan. 

The class can address, but is not limited to:
        - casting improvement
        - reading water
        - dry, nymph, streamer technique
        - streamside entomology
The small number of students and the chance to request specific topics make this a unique opportunity to improve your fly fishing skill and enjoyment.
Instructor: Jim McLennan         Maximum of 4 students.  
Cost $200.00 plus gst.
 

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The following schools have been completed.  

Please check back for 2009 dates.