Michele Lakes ~ McLennan fly fishing

One Day Introductory Fly Fishing Schools

Deluxe Introductory Fly-Fishing School
on the Bow River

Spend a day with Jim or Lynda, immersing yourself
in fly fishing. Small group, private location.

Fly fishing is a marvelous blend of form and function and the late casting instructor,
Mel Krieger, often referred to students as “engineers or poets,” according to their method
of learning. Fly fishing combines an intellectual understanding of how the equipment works
with a sensory perception of how it feels to cast a line with a rod. This is why fly fishing is
best taught through a combination of classroom sessions (the engineer’s component) and
casting sessions (the poet’s component). Our new small group basic schools do just that.
We enjoy a private location on the banks of the Bow a short drive from Calgary. The
schools are taught with the McLennans' proven method, which has helped thousands of
fly fishers over the past two decades. The classroom sessions are held in a rustic cabin
and the outdoor sessions are conducted both on dry land and in the river.

Topics of Instruction
    -        understanding fly-fishing tackle and equipment
    -        trout food
    -        fly-fishing knots
    -        connecting
    -        reading water
    -        fly casting
    -        basic dry, nymph, streamer techniques
    -        fly-fishing etiquette

What’s Included?
    - All tackle (waders or wading footwear excluded)
    -All instruction
    - Flies

What’s Not Included?
    - Transportation to the school site
    - Waders or footwear to allow shallow wading in slow water
    - Alberta fishing license
    - Lunch

Minimum of four students, maximum of six
Instructors: Jim or Lynda McLennan

Dates: May 8, May 22, May 23, July 3 (full) July 31, Aug. 7 full
Cost: $185.00 plus GST per person

If you have a friend who has expressed interest in taking up fly fishing, do your friend,
yourself and us a favour by sending them a link to this page of our website.

To register, or for more info, click here

Introductory Fly Fishing School (Crowsnest Pass)
August 14, 2010

Cost: $150.00 plus GST per person

Combine this school with the Crowsnest Next Step School for a complete fly fishing experience!

click here for more information on this and all Crowsnest Pass schools

One Day Basic Fly Fishing School (Calgary)

This school takes place in southwest Calgary and includes both classroom sessions, dry-land casting,
and on-the-water instruction on the nearby Elbow or Bow River.

Topics covered include Tackle Selection, Trout Food, Knots, Connecting, Reading Water, Casting,
and understanding the basics of dry fly, nymph, and streamer fishing.

What's included: tackle (not including waders), all instruction
What's not included: Alberta fishing license, lunch, waders
Some shallow wading in slow water is normally required.

2010 Basic Fly Fishing Schools are complete for the year. Please watch here for 2011 dates.

For more info, or to register click here

The Next Step

A great course for novice fly fishers who’ve had some instruction or have done a small
amount of fly fishing. It’s also a perfect companion course to our popular
Progressive Fly Fishing School or our introductory schools.

This is a one-day school, held on the Sheep or Crowsnest River . It helps fly fishers
take “the next step,” which is putting the principles into practice on the water. Topics
covered include dry, streamer, and nymph fishing methods, casting review, reading water,
wading safety.

Maximum 6 students
Instructor: Lynda McLennan

Dates: July 11, 2010 Crowsnest River (Women only)

July 17, 2010 Sheep or Highwood River

July 25, 2010, Sheep or Highwood River (new date) Full

Aug. 15, 2010 Crowsnest River

Cost: $160.00 plus GST per person