Michigan Trout Unlimited Fly Fishing School

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Continuing the Typical Agenda
Saturday
 
7:30 - 8:30 am   Breakfast
 
8:30 - 9:30 am    Video - Anatomy of a Trout Stream
 
9:50 - Noon   This is one of the most popular segments of the school where the students will go through 4 stations in the stream and see demonstrations on Dry Fly, Wet Fly, and Streamer techniques, and a bug station where we will show some of the aquatic life that are key to trout.
 
 
 
Instructor Jim Newland goes over nymphing techniques as part of the 4 station demonstrations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12:15 - 1:00 pm   Lunch
 
1:15 - 5:00 pm  Intermediate group works on in-stream practise
 
1:15 - 1:30 pm  Leader Presentation
 
1:30 - 1:45 pm  Basic Fly Presentation
 
2:00 - 2:30 pm  Casting demonstration at the ponds
 
2:40 - 5:00 pm  In-stream instruction
 
 
 
Students try out their casting skills in the Boardman River
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5:00 - 6:00 pm   Attitude adjustment hour (we give you more time after a very busy day!)
 
6:00 - 7:00 pm  Dinner
 
7:00 - 9:00 pm  Students choice.  Some of the same choices as last night aloing with an excellent presentation on bugs and other fishing topics.  Also we usually have some fun with casting games with students and instructors both.
 
 
 
 
A student trys to cast the fly through the opening
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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