THE MASTER ANGLER
• 3 full days plus 2 half days of instruction
• Great Package Value!
Prerequisites:
• Fish at least 20 days a year on your own
• Can tie a clinch knot, surgeon's knot and perfection loop in under 30 seconds each
• Can roll cast off of either shoulder
• Can overhead cast accurately to 50 feet
• Understands and implements basic mending techniques
• Fundamental understanding of nymph, streamer and dry fly fishing including how and when to use each technique with confidence
• Has good understanding of basic aquatic entomology and can accurately identify caddisflies, mayflies and stoneflies both as dries and nymphs
Course Description:
The Master Angler is our top tier fly fishing school. This school is designed for anglers with strong fly fishing skills who wish to move into the top 10% of anglers who catch 90% of the fish. Master Angler students must meet the following prerequisites in order to be successful in this school.
Curriculum:
Dry Fly Skills:
Trico Spinner Fall on Hat Creek
Nymphing Skills:
Sight Nymphing
Tuck Cast
Fishing Large Freestones
General Fishing Skills:
Stack mending
Single-hand spey casts
Traditional Swing presentations
Casting Skills:
Double-hall
Aerial mends
Rebound cast
Serpentine cast
Knots & Rigging:
Swirl knot
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