One Day Introductory and Novice Fly Fishing Schools

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 how they best learned.
  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 Introductory Schools do just that.
The schools are taught with the McLennans' proven method, which has helped
thousands of fly fishers over the past two decades. 

 

 

Scroll down for information on the following Introductory Schools:

     1.  One-Day Introductory Deluxe Introductory

       2.  K-Country Introductory Fly Fishing School

       3.  Next Step Fly Fishing Schools - a companion school to our introductory schools


 

One-Day Introductory Fly-Fishing Schools

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 - rod, reel, line, leader  (waders or wading footwear excluded) 
    - All instruction
    - Instruction booklet
 
What’s Not Included?
    - Transportation to the school site
    - Waders or footwear to allow shallow wading in slow water
    - Alberta fishing license

  

  1.   Deluxe Introductory Fly-Fishing School on the Bow River

We enjoy a private location on the banks of the Bow River a short drive south east of Calgary.
The classroom sessions are held in a rustic cabin and the outdoor sessions are conducted both on dry land and in the river.

            Dates:
                      Sat.  May 12, 2012
                      Sat.  May 19, 2012
                      Sun. May 27, 2012
                      Sat.  July   7,  2012
                      Sun. July 15,  2012  

Cost: $185.00 + gst         Maximum of 6 students;    students bring their own lunch

To register, or for more info, click here

 


  2.   K-Country Introductory Fly Fishing School

This school takes place south of Calgary at the Highwood River Inn and Retreat Center, and includes both classroom sessions in the Inn, dry-land casting, and on-the-water instruction on the nearby Highwood River.


           Dates:
                    Sat. August   4, 2012
                    Sat. August 11, 2012

Cost:  $185.00 + gst       Maximum 8 students;       lunch included

For more info, or to register click here



                                                         

3. The Next Step

A great course for novice fly fishers who’ve had some instruction or have done just a small 
amount of fly fishing.  It's an ideal follow-up school to any of our Introductory Schools.

Click here for more information on Next Step Schools.


 

All images, text, books, writing, etc ©1977 to present.
Jim & Lynda McLennan, Longview, Alberta  403 558-2128