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Welcome to Workshops for Friday August 27

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NEW WORKSHOPS - JUST ADDED

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  = Casting Workshops   = On Water Workshops
  = Tying Workshops   = Other Workshops

 

#57 - 12 Most Common Casting Errors – Spotting and Fixing Them
Date/Time: Friday: 8 a.m. to noon
Instructor: John Breslin and Dave Barron
Description: Fixing any casting flaw, yours or somebody else’s, requires spotting the underlying error and knowing what is causing it. This class will teach casting instructors to spot the most casting common errors, diagnose the causes and prescribe the cure. It will also teach you how to make those errors to use in casting demos.
Equipment: Hat, sunglasses, water.
Skill Level: Intermediate
Class Limits: 12
   
Member fee: $50

#58 - Presentation Casts for Trout
Date/Time: Friday: 8 a.m. to noon
Instructor: Phil Gay
Description: A series of specialist casts to present a fly to almost any trout. Reach, check, curves, downstream, bumps, wiggles, tuck and more!
Equipment: Students must have rod/reel/line with yarn fly.
Skill Level: Intermediate
Class Limits: 8
   
Member fee: $55

 

#59 - Casting in Windy Conditions
Date/Time: Friday: 8 a.m. to noon
Instructor: Don Simonson
Description: Learn how to cast effectively in all types of wind conditions.
Equipment: Rod, reel and line.
Skill Level: All
Class Limits: 8
   
Member fee: $50

 

#60 - Masters Preparation Workshop
Date/Time: Friday: 8 a.m. to noon
Instructor: Dusty Sprague, GordyHill and Bruce Richards
Description: Workshop will provide detailed information for certified casting instructors seeking to become master certified. Both the oral and performance test will be covered with tips on successful preparation. Includes both a classroom discussion and on-the-field demonstration of selected tasks from the performance test.
Equipment: Must be a current certified instructor.
Skill Level: Advanced
Class Limits: 20
   
Member fee: $60

 

 

#61 - Distance Casting Not Just for Show!

Date/Time: Friday: 8 a.m. to noon
Instructor: Jeff Wagner
Description: Learn the principles and techniques to distance casting and how they relate to so many other areas of casting. This course will help you refine your casting, become more efficient, increase your power, and learn more about the physics and principles of fly casting. Students must be able to double haul.
Equipment: 9-foot 5 weight, 9-foot 8 weight outfit to be cast on grass.
Skill Level: Intermediate/Advanced
Class Limits: 10
   
Member fee: $60

 

#62 - Casting Rendezvous
Date/Time: Friday: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Instructor:  
Description: Have a specific casting problem? Want to learn something new? Just want to cast with the experts? This is the place to go and play! Chase Jablonski and other FFF casting instructors will be casting throughout the day, having some fun and challenging each other, and are eager to meet and cast with you. Bring your rod, line, leader and yarn fly. Stop in – you just never know who might be throwing a line! New casters, want to give it a try? Come on, we’ll find a rod for you! Fill in your free time between workshops. Big problems, little problems – bring ’em on! Open to all casters of all ages and levels, in the true spirit of the FFF Conclave.
Equipment: Rod, reel, line and leader, yarn fly.
Skill Level: All
Class Limits: No Limit
Member fee: Free (sign up on-site at the show, donations appreciated)

 

#63 - LOOPS 101
Date/Time: Friday: 9 a.m. to noon
Instructor: Steve Hollensed
Description: Fly casting is all about the loop. Change those imperfect loops to loops of perfection through simple, easy, practical methods. Participants will learn the principles behind good loop formation and how to put those principles into effect. Bring your “not-so-beautiful” loops, leave with beautiful loops. Class is best suited to advanced beginners, who have some ability to form basic loops, up to lower level advanced students who are having trouble with loops shape and size. This class will be repeated Saturday; see No. 86.
Equipment: Practice rod (5 to 7 weights work best) with floating line, leaders, yarn flies and sunglasses.
Skill Level: All
Class Limits: 6
   
Member fee: $45

 

#64 - Fly Casting Made Easy for Beginners
Date/Time: Friday: 9 a.m. to noon
Instructor: Bob Jacklin
Description: Geared for the beginner as well as the intermediate angler. Learn to cast from the beginning. Jacklin believes that the rudiments and principles of all good fly casting are found in three basic fly casts: roll cast, pickup/laydown and false casts. Bob will cover these three basic casts to teach the student line control and accuracy. He will also explain theory and the principles of the cast as well as the techniques used to prove the theory. This will be a hands-on instructional session for learning and improving your fly casting skills. Advanced casts, such as the double haul and shooting line will also be covered.
Equipment: Fly rod, reel and line, leader with no fly. Instructor will have extra rods and lines.
Skill Level: Beginner/Intermediate
Class Limits: 10
   
Member fee: $45

 

#65 - Getting in the Zone: The Use of Self-Hypnosis as an Adjunct to Casting Practice
Date/Time: Friday: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Instructor: David Barron and Frank Harford
Description: This class will review the most effective approaches to casting practice and will instruct the student how to use self-hypnosis to enhance these methods. It will include a group induction of trance. Students will be given a microcassette to facilitate learning these techniques at home.
Equipment:  
Skill Level: Intermediate/Advanced
Class Limits: 10
   
Member fee: $50

 

#66 - Improve or Just Plain Learn to Double Haul – by FEEL
Date/Time: Friday: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Instructor: John Breslin and David Leger
Description: If you’re trying to learn to haul and are having a hard time, this method of teaching the haul, entirely by feel, may be the ticket for you. It will get at the hauling part of your brain in an entirely different way. If you have basic casting skills, this may be your class for learning the double haul. We’ve had close to 100 percent success with it.
Equipment: Single-handed rod, 9 feet or longer, weight-forward tapered line, hat, sunglasses.
Skill Level: Intermediate/Advanced
Class Limits: 8
   
Member fee: $50

 

#67 - Six-Step Method of Fly Cast Analysis/Cure
Date/Time: Friday: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Instructor: Bruce Richards
Description: The popular six-step method, adding kinesthetic and visual techniques to verbal.
Equipment: Students MUST be certified instructors, or preparing for certification.
Skill Level: Advanced
Class Limits: 12
   
Member fee: $50

 

 

#68 - Single-Handed Spey for Fishing
Date/Time: Friday: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Instructor: David Diaz
Description: Spey casting is not exclusively two-handed, nor does it require specialized tackle. Using conventional trout and bass tackle, participants in this class will learn Spey casting forms to improve their fishing efficiency by placing the fly longer in the strike zone. Included are the dynamic roll, switch, single and double Spey, the snake roll, the spiral pickup, and two spectacular trick casts. Class conducted exclusively as a hands-on, practical one without technical terms. The goal of the class is to make these Spey moves fluid, irresistible and permanent.
Equipment: Wading gear, fly rod, reel and line (7 weight is ideal, but standard bass and trout tackle will work perfectly), hat, sunscreen, water, snack.
Skill Level: Beginner
Class Limits: 8
   
Member fee: $45

 

FRIDAY - TYING

#69 - Streamers with Gary Barnes
Date/Time: Friday: 8 a.m. to noon
Instructor: Gary Barnes
Description: Effective streamers for small streams and large rivers and lakes.
Equipment: Standard fly tying tools, good thread – GSP preferred.
Skill Level: Intermediate
Class Limits: 10
   
Member fee: $50
Materials fee: $15

#70 - Flies on Umbrella Hooks
Date/Time: Friday: 8 a.m. to noon
Instructor: Bob Bates
Description: The umbrella hook is a strange-looking thing; however, patterns tied on it always land properly. No more landing on the side, nose or top. Since the horizontal portion of the hook is short, an extended body is needed to properly balance the fly. Any of the usual patterns can be tied on this hook; hence, the class is organized around standard patterns. The Umbrella Adams will be tied using a duck flank feather to form the tail and body. Standard grizzly hackle tip wings will be easily set with few thread winds (only four after a bit of practice). Brown and grizzly hackles will be wound on the vertical part of the hook. The technique used by the Japanese tiers will be taught to tie off the parachute hackle. An Umbrella March Brown will be tied using a brown-dyed duck flank feather for the tail and body with a duck breast feather or poly wing. A brown hackle will be wrapped on the vertical part of the hook and secured using a Matarelli whip finish tool. A commercial extended body will be used on some patterns, and if time permits students will be taught how to make their own extended bodies.
Equipment: Vise, bobbins, brown and gray thread (14/0 preferred), scissors, bodkin, head cement and Matarelli whip finish tool (suggested).
Skill Level: Intermediate
Class Limits: 8
   
Member fee: $50
Materials fee: $20

#71 - The Caddisfly: An Insect Specific Class
Date/Time: Friday: 8 a.m. to noon
Instructor: James Ferguson
Description: The students will learn how to tie patterns that represent all fishable phases of the caddis fly. Methods to design a fly and appropriate tying skills will be taught.
Equipment: Standard tying tools, vise, basic threads in 8/0 (black, olive, tan), bobbin, scissors, head cement ...
Skill Level: Intermediate
Class Limits: 10
   
Member fee: $50
Materials fee: $5

 

#72 - Tying Oliver Edwards Flies
Date/Time: Friday: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Instructor: Herb Kettler and Joe Merriell
Description: Oliver Edwards is a world-renowned tier that we have had the privilege to tie with on many occasions. This workshop will cover some of the unique flies Oliver has designed, as well as flies featured in Fly Tyer’s Master class.
Equipment: Complete set of tying tools including dubbing twister.
Skill Level: Intermediate
Class Limits: 8
   
Member fee: $50
Materials fee: $15

 

#73 - Fly Tying with New Ideas and New Materials

Date/Time: Friday: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Instructor: John Gantner
Description: Tie with new techniques and tying materials while learning to tie an exciting and effective hollow extended-body mayfly – one that is super realistic and floats. Also learn to tie truly realistic and fish-fooling Fluttering Stonefly patterns, Salmonflies, Golden Stones, Skwala Stoneflies, and more, proven exceptionally effective on Montana trout streams. Learn these flies and more with a new teaching technique for fly tying that allows the instructor to provide more individual attention with each attendee. The workshop includes materials and step-by-step color photo handouts of each fly pattern.
Equipment: Vise and normal tying tools; an individual tying lamp is a MUST as the room will be partially darkened for slide projection.
Skill Level: Intermediate/Advanced
Class Limits: 20
   
Member fee: $50
Materials fee: $5

 

#74 - Fly Tying Instructors’ Workshop

Date/Time: Friday: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Instructor: David Nelson
Description: The workshop is designed to help organizers of fly tying classes organize and present high quality lessons and classes.
Equipment: Any handouts the attendees have that they use in their current classes, if any.
Skill Level: All
Class Limits: 30
   
Member fee: Free

FRIDAY - ON-WATER

#75 - Fly Fishing Small Streams
Date/Time: Friday: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Instructor: Bob Stehwien
Description: The morning of this class will be in the classroom covering equipment, casting fly patterns, reading water (types of small streams) and special presentation problems. The afternoon will be on-stream for practical application of techniques! This workshop will be repeated Saturday; see No. 95.
Equipment: Rod, reel, line, wading gear, sunglasses, raingear, water and lots of questions!
Skill Level: All
Class Limits: 6
   
Member fee: $80

#76 - Strategies for the Madison River
Date/Time: Friday: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Instructor: Matt Wilhelm
Description: Participants will learn angling techniques for the Madison River using nymphs, dries, emergers and streamers.
Equipment: Participants should bring fishing gear (waders, rod/reel, flies, water etc.) and Montana fishing license.
Skill Level: Intermediate/Advanced
Class Limits: CURRENTLY SOLD OUT (Updated 5/24/2010)
   
Member fee: $100

 

#77 - Streamer Fishing with Kelly Galloup
Date/Time: Friday: noon to 5 p.m.
Instructor: Kelly Galloup
Description: Spend an afternoon on the Madison learning the secrets of streamer fishing with the master of the streamer, Kelly Galloup.
Equipment: Montana fishing license, waders, vest, rod/reel (5, 6 or 7 weight preferred), sunglasses, hat, water.
Skill Level: Intermediate
Class Limits: CURRENTLY SOLD OUT (Updated 5/24/2010)
   
Member fee: $80

 

#78 - Fly Fishing for Women
Date/Time: Friday: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Instructor: Rhea Topping
Description: Ladies, get rid of your intimidation and significant others. Grab your rods, and let’s go fish in the park! Topping will show you some of her “secret” spots and fishing techniques. Guaranteed not to necessarily catch trout but to have fun! Students must be able to false cast and shoot line.
Equipment: 5- or 6-weight rod and weight-forward floating line.
Skill Level: Intermediate/Advanced
Class Limits: CURRENTLY SOLD OUT (Updated 5/24/2010)
   
Member fee: $80

FRIDAY - OTHER WORKSHOPS

#79 - Building Furled Leaders Without Jigs or Tools
Date/Time: Friday: 8 a.m. to noon
Instructor: Sodie Sodamann and Craig Phillips
Description: Furled leaders are becoming more popular all the time, but they can be costly if you buy them. Most require jigs or other tools if you want to build them yourself. We will demonstrate a method of constructing your own twisted (furled) leaders from ordinary monofilament fishing line and the only tools needed are your two bare hands (no cumbersome jigs to set up or drills to use). It only takes a couple of minutes to build one and you can make hundreds of leaders from a single spool of mono for just pennies each.
Equipment:  
Skill Level: All
Class Limits: 20
   
Member fee: $30

 

#80 - A Change Is in the Air
Date/Time: Friday: 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Instructor: Ranger Doug Kehl
Description: A presentation by Park Ranger Doug Kehl on the seasons in Yellowstone National Park.
Equipment:  
Skill Level: All
Class Limits: 50
   
Member fee: $10

 

#81 - Catching Them on the Fly
Date/Time: Friday: 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Instructor: Ken Takata
Description: This 1.5-hour photographic workshop will focus on techniques to take great photos of fish on the fly, in the net and in the water for release. The workshop will be held indoors and will include lots of Takata’s personal bests as he talks about what he’s learned to bring about the perfect shot.
Equipment:  
Skill Level: All
Class Limits: 40
   
Member fee: $30

 

#82 - Lake Sea Kayaking
Date/Time: Friday: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Instructor: Alpen Guides
Description: Kayaking the waters west of Yellowstone lets you experience this unspoiled ecosystem as you glide along the pristine shores of Hebgen Lake in your own sleek kayak. No experience necessary! Paddling techniques are relatively simple and easy to learn, and every trip is expertly guided. The fleet of kayaks includes modern tandem and single boats designed to be extremely stable yet fast on the water.
Equipment: Shorts and sandals.
Skill Level: All
Class Limits: 8
   
Member fee: $20
Materials fee: $40

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