Typical School Agenda
The description below is a typical 3 day agenda for the basic and intermediate schools. The advanced school agenda is determined based on the needs of the advanced students.
The agenda for the school is in each student's packet that they receive on check-in.
Friday
9:00am - Noon Arrive, register, check-in for lodging, check of fly fishing equipment and/or assignment of loaner equipment as needed.
Also, during this time we have tables set up to start learning knots.
Instructor George Killat works on knots with a couple of students
Noon - 1:00pm
Lunch is served at the Ranch.
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Introduction to the school and the first lecture on fly fishing dynamics and equipment.
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Practise casting on the lawn and ponds and knot tying. This is our first opportunity to get a fly rod in our hands and to start casting. Also, as our casting arm gets weary, we go and work through our knots.
Instructor Jim Gibbs works with his students at the ponds to demonstrate pick-up and roll casts
4:00 - 5:00 pm
The students get a chance to take a break and sit down for a discussion of tackle types, casting principles, vest gadgets. This is an informative and entertaining segment.
Lead Instructor Dave Leonhard goes over casting principles again to help students who have had some opportunity to cast for the last 2 hours.
He will also discuss the types of tackle and why.
5:00 - 5:30 pm Attitude adjustment (self explanatory)
5:30 - 6:30 pm Dinner (no ones ever left this weekend hungry or lighter!)
Friday Evening
6:30 - 7:30 pm Casting and/or knot practise. Intermediate group learns some casts beyond basic loop control.
7:30 - 9:30 pm Students Choice
During this time period we have a number of activities available such as:
Here Instructor Bill Womack works with a student during the fly tying session on Friday night
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