Course Dates and Locations

Rick Whorwood's Fly Casting School

Course Dates and Locations

2010 Schedule

If you haven't already purchased your equipment, don't let this stop you from taking a course. We can supply you with a balance two hand or single outfit. This year we'll be using the new G.Loomis Versa rods and Airflo's Tactical Steelhead lines

May 9th, - Full Day Course $149.99 - hosted by The First Cast Fly Shop,

to attend phone (519) 766-HOOK (4665), 380 Eramosa Road., Guelph ON Canada.

N1E 6R2, www.hooklineandsinker.ca

June 6th, - Full Day Course $149.99 - hosted by Wilson's Fly Shop; to attend phone 1-877-347-4460, Toronto Ontario - www.wilsonstoronto.com

June 12-13th - Full Day Course $149.99- hosted by Orvis Green Drake Outfitters

to attend email greendrake@greendrake.com or phone (613) 828-1915, 89 Holland Ave. Ottawa Ontario, www.greendrake.com

Free Loomis Rod & Airflo Line Demo

June 11 - hosted by Orvis Green Drake Outfitters

to attend email greendrake@greendrake.com or phone (613) 828-1915, 89 Holland Ave. Ottawa Ontario, www.greendrake.com

One of the most difficult things about our sport is knowing what rod and line combinations you need to fish successively for the different specie we pursue, saltwater and fresh, single hand and two.

Over the last few season's I've worked with a number of pro-staff, organizing and balancing the G.Loomis rod line up, this demo will consist of a talk about the action, and application of each rod, as well as our choice of lines, that we feel best balance them, there will also be an opportunity for some hands on field testing

Here is a basic list of the rod line up:

10ft 3wt. Czech Nymph (Trout series) New !!

8' 6" 5wt Stream Dance (Trout series)

7'9" 4wt Whisper Creek (Trout series)

8' 6" Shore Stalker (Bass/pike, inshore Salt water series)

10' 7wt Native Run (steelhead series)

15' 7/8 Grease line (Roaring river two hand series)

13'4" 7/8 Dredger (Roaring river two hand series)

11' 5wt Switch (Two hand series)

11' 8wt Switch (Two hand series)

12'6" 5/6 Versa (Two hand series) New !!

13' 7/8 Versa (Two hand series) New !!

9' 7wt Cross Current (Saltwater series)

Rick continues to get good reviews from course participants -

Hi Rick,

Thanks for the Spey casting lessons today. We were all very impressed by your teaching and casting abilities. You demonstrated a lot of patience in teaching a group of old Coots like us. I hope to learn more from you in the future. I would certainly recommend you to others interested in learning fly fishing. - Leo Winter

Casting Course Participants April 25 2010
Left to right: John Sally, Leo Winter, Rick Whorwood-instructor, Richard Zizzo, Dave Pout

Hi Rick - I just returned from my trip to King Salmon, Alaska. The weather was bitterly cold and fishing was generally poor, however, I did catch this big resident rainbow on my 9/10 Loomis Dredger GLX spey rod, the Airflow Skagit head and ridge running line. I used a full 12 feet of the sinking tip and the fish never had a chance against my Ross Momentum 7 reel. I was swinging one of those heavily weighted, articulated flesh flies that I showed you.

Thanks for the spey casting lessons and single-handed tune up. I got this great fish as a result of a long double spey cast into unwadable rapids. I also caught quite a few rainbows over 20 inches on my 8/9 Kispiox spey rod, using a floating tip and beads.

Regards Paul Manual

Maitland River "Skagit" Casting Course Participants November, 2006
Left to right: Mike Verhoef-FlyFitters, Nick Pujic-Canadian Fly Fisher Magazine, Bill Kessler-Atlanta, Rick Whorwood-instructor, Peter Lami-Atlanta, Robert Morrow-Oakville,Tony Benham-Guelph