A few things to remember.

I have been teaching Fly Fishing for some time now and have found that there are many different things to remember. I teach a full course, including a day of in class time with the theory aspect and a day of on the water fly casting instruction. Over time my classes have evolved, Including adding aspects to the course and removing other aspects which I have found to be either to difficult for the beginner or not relevant to what the client wants to learn.

The things I teach are fairly simple to learn, but sometimes depending on the clients it can be to much to absorb in one day. This is why I suggest to all my customers to not read any of the information I send home with them for at least one day, allowing them to absorb the information they acquired from the days lessons.

The other big thing I have found, is practice, practice, practice. Some of my students have never picked up a Fly rod before, and thy seem to expect that they will be able to cast a fly 50′ by the time they are finished with the casting class. This does not happen, It takes time to get the timing and techniques of casting down.

Take your time, be patient, and remember what you have been taught. Don’t be to hard on yourself, this is a beautiful sport and will give you enjoyment for many years to come.

Free Spey Clave.

I thought that I would put this out there. I have found out that M&Y is holding a FREE Spey Clave at Peg Leg Bar in Chilliwack on Saturday the 21st of April.

The following is Directly off their web site for your information.

Finally our sun is back, hopefully for a long while.

Our rivers are high and fishing is tough, but there are definitely loads of steelhead in all our local systems.

We will be hosting our second annual Spey Clave on Saturday, April 21 at 10:00am on Peg Leg Bar at the Fraser. Hopefully this year will see another gorgeous day with great food and lots of people on the river casting and having fun. Representatives from many of our tackle suppliers will be there with a wide range of rods and lines to try. CND, Sage, Scott, G. Loomis, Loop, Thomas & Thomas, Rio, Next Cast, Airflo, and Scientific Anglers will all be there and hopefully we will scrounge up a few more fishing bums to come out and play. Also, we will have a few draw prizes including a CND spey rod.

I will Be going and I hope to see many of my readers there. If you would like to go and would like to meet, send me an e-mail and i will make sure we get together on the day.

Fly Fishing Classes.

Hello all, I have been very busy in the past few weeks trying to get the book I have wrote all wrapped up. I have been in contact with my editor more than a dozen times over the past week. My editor Peggy has been very busy fixing all my mistakes and getting totally grossed out by the subject of the bug section. I can’t thank her enough for all the time she is spending on my book, as she and her family are in the middle of building their own home and living in a fifth wheel. If all goes well the book should be ready for publication by mid March, and I am very excited by this. Once again PEG Thank you for doing this for me.

As for the blog subject. I have been holding a few FREE classes for the fly fishing class which I have started, and I am now complete with the making of the course content and have the timing of the classes fairly set. I want to thank all the students which have spent the time going thru the course with me and giving me some great feedback to help me mold the course. I held the last class this weekend and have a few more feedback forms to go thru before i complete the content, but this should not take to long. Over the last 3 weeks I have held 4 different classes and have found that in the most part it has gone very well.
As for the content of the course I am offering, it has changed slightly because of the feedback I have had and I am very glad for this. I have found over the past few weeks that some of the content which I had planned to talk about was either over the heads of the beginner or not something I needed to talk about, because it is something the fly fisher will learn over the years and is not as important to the beginner.
In my class I talk about and go thru subjects ranging from rods and reels, to line, tippet, tapered leaders, dry flies, wet flies, nymphs, and the different methods to fishing many of the flies talked about. I also try to make sure I speak about all the different equipment that can be useful to the fly fisher such as vests, chest packs, waders, pontoon boats, float tubes, sunglasses, and the many other small things available to help out the fly fisherman.
After the 3 or so hours of in class time, we head out to a local pond to start with the fly casting portion of the class. In this portion I try to teach only a few different casting styles so not to confuse the beginner to much be introducing them to to many different styles.
I teach the class the regular overhead cast, starting by showing them how it is suppose to look and then by getting then to try while I watch and try to help by doing some adjustments and giving some tips. The second cast I try to teach is the roll cast, I have found that for the river flyfisher it is one of the most useful casts to learn and is fairly simple to execute.

The casting classes are not only about casting, I also teach the student how to do the different types of retrieves which will help them on the water. This in my eyes is a very important aspect of the class, and have found the feedback so far has agreed with this. Most of the students have said they had no idea of how to do different types of retrieves and that showing them was very helpful.
I love doing this, to be able to teach others what I have learn t over the past 15 years of doing this sport is so much fun for me and i look forward to teaching many others in the up coming years.
The one major thing I offer that I think gives me an edge in the industry is private classes. I offer classes for groups of up to 10, semi private classes for up to 4, and private classes for 1-2 people. This allows me to spend more quality time with the student and gives the student a much more intense class.

For more information on my classes go to my web sit at Rp3 Fishing Adventures

I LOVE DOING THIS!!!!!!!
You have to love life when you can have a job that is also you passion.

Proper use of a Throat Pump.

This can be very dangerous for the fish, so it must be done with extreme caution. The reasons for pumping the stomach of a fish is so that the fisherman can determine what the fish has been feeding on most recently. The proper use of a throat pump is not difficult, but must be done correctly. Seen here is a common type of pump, and the following is a step by step procedure to ensure that you do not harm the fish.

• First thing to do is to insert the tube of the pump into the water and squeeze the bulb end, this will empty out the air in the bulb. Then you release the bulb while keeping the tube in the water, this will cause the water to be sucked into the bulb.
• Now you can slowly insert the tube into the mouth of the fish. This is the delicate part, you must be careful and not force the tube down the throat. Carefully insert the tube and slowly slide it down the throat about 2 inches at the most.
• At this point you can slowly squeeze the bulb to push the water down the throat and into the stomach of the fish. This will cause the water to mix with the stomach contents.
• Next you slowly pull the tube out of the fish while slowly letting the bulb go, this will cause the water mixture inside the fish to be sucked back into the bulb of the pump.
• Once the pump is clear of the fish, carefully release it. now you can take the pump and empty the contents into a glass vile or jar.
• Inspect the contents of the stomach inside of the vile. Look for any movement in the contents. This will indicate what the fish was feeding on last, and give you an idea of what to tie on.

This as i have said is a delicate procedure, so please be careful. Try not to pump the stomach of any fish under 14″ as this can cause damage due to the size of the fishes throat.

Knots for Fly fishing

Knots are a huge aspect of flyfishing success. If you don’t make a good knot you run the risk of losing the fish and in some cases your entire fly line.

• The ArbourKnot. This is the Knot to use for attaching your backing to your reel. This is the most simple knot of all the knots you will need. http://www.flymartonline.com/article214.html

• Albright Knot. This knot is for attaching you backing line to your main fly line. This knot is a little more difficult but not to bad. http://www.flymartonline.com/article213.html

• Nail Kot. The nail knot can be a little frustrating for some. With just a little practice you can master it as well. This Knot is for attaching the Fly line to the tapered leader. http://www.flymartonline.com/article212.html

• Doube Surgeons Knot. This knot is once again very simple. It is used for attaching the tippet to the tapered leader. http://www.flymartonline.com/article211.html

• Improved clinch Knot. This is the knot you will use the most. This knot is used to tie on your fly. It is very simple, the one thing i must say is do not take a short cut on this one. You can do a clinch knot instead of a improved clinch, but it is not as strong. I would suggest you always try to do the improved clinch. http://www.flymartonline.com/article210.html

Practice these knots, they are very important and will help you catch fish.

Good luck

Tight Lines & Fun Times

New Forum (Flyfishing Forums)

Just found this new forum on the web. It seems to be a great one.
It is based out of the UK but there is a ton of good info on it. Check it out.

http://www.flyforums.co.uk/index.php

A few others that i frequent are:

http://www.azflyandtie.com/flyforum/
http://www.flyfish.com/forums/index.php?&CODE=00
http://outdoorsbest.zeroforum.com/zeromain?id=8
http://www.sharphooks.com/club.aspx

Check them out, they have some great topics and you can learn a ton