2007 Schedule
Feb. 2-4, Calgary Fly Fishing Exposition, for more info check: www.flyfishingevents.com
Mar 10, Steelhead Spey Flies Demonstration- 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
April 14-15, Showcase of Fly Tyers, Canadian Fly Fishing Forum - Izaak Walton Club Show, Holiday Inn, Burlington
May 6, Spey Casting School - 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
May 12, Single Hand Casting Intermediate Class hosted by Wilson's Fly Shop; to attend phone 1-877-347-4461, Toronto Ontario - www.wilsonstoronto.com
May 13, Spey Casting School - 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
May 20, Spey Casting School - 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
May 26-27, Spey Casting School - 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
June 3, Spey Casting School hosted by Fish Tales; to attend email sales@fishtales.ca or phone 403-640-1273, Calgary Alberta - www.fishtales.ca
June 10, Skagit Spey Casting hosted by Wilson's Fly Shop; to attend phone 1-877-347-4461, Toronto Ontario - www.wilsonstoronto.com
June 17, Traditional Spey Casting hosted by Wilson's Fly Shop; to attend phone 1-877-347-4461, Toronto Ontario - www.wilsonstoronto.com
June 24, Spey Casting School hosted by Angling Sport; to attend phone 519-649-7429, London Ontario - www.anglingsport.com
2008 Schedule
Jan 12-19, Ultimate BoneFishing School, South Andros, Bahamas, Rick will be assistant instructor to master instructor Capt. Bruce Chard - limited availability: http://brucechard.com/flyfishingschools/theultimatebonefishschool.html
Nov 8-15, Ultimate Bonefishing School, South Andros, Bahamas
2006 SCHEDULE
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Feb. 3-5, Calgary's Fly Fishing Exposition, for more info check: www.flyfishingevents.com - COMPLETED |
Mar 4, Tube Fly & Sinking Tip Workshop hosted by Natural Sports for more info check: www.naturalsports.ca or email: whorwood@cogeco.ca - COMPLETED
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April 8-9, Showcase of Fly Tyers, Canadian Fly Fishing Forum - Izaak Walton Club Show, Holiday Inn, Burlington - COMPLETED
May 13, Skagit Casting Instruction, hosted by Natural Sports for more info check www.naturalsports.ca - COMPLETED
Oct 1, Spey Casting School, presented by Wilson's, details at 1-877-347-4457 Meet at Tim Hortons/ Hwy5 outside of Paris, course details here - flier - COMPLETED
Nov. 11-12, Skagit Casting Instruction course, plus, hosted by Flyfitters for more info check: www.flyfitters.ca or email: mike@flyfitters.ca - COMPLETED |
2007 wrap up
2007 has seen another year of very successful teaching at www.flycastingschool.com !!! Spey Casting continues to grow and we're in the thick of it. It is a very enjoyable (and effortless if you know how to do it right) method to catch big fish, on big flies, and on long casts. Our students continue to experience quick success as noted by Paul Manual below. In 2008 as well as continuing to offer top notch instruction at home we'll venture to South Andros for a Bone Fishing school and the Gaspé for a Traditional Spey Casting School.
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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 |
Thanks to the following shops
for support in 2007:
Wilsons Fly Shop, Toronto Ontario -
www.wilsonstoronto.com
Natural Sports, Kitchener Ontario - www.naturalsports.ca
Angling Sport, London Ontario -
www.anglingsport.com
Orvis Green Drake Outfitters -
www.greendrake.com
The First Cast Fly Shop,- www.hooklineandsinker.ca
Fish Tales - www.fishtales.ca
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
2006 recap - Wow !
What an awesome year 2006 was
for www.flycastingschool.com. It was great to see such enthusiasm from
students such as Peter Lami and Bill Kessler who traveled all the way from
Atlanta to attend our Skagit Casting Instruction here in Ontario. What a
privilege it was to teach all our casting enthusiasts this year. Some of our
students provided feedback - read their comments
here.
As a Casting Instructor I'm always looking to improve my teaching skills and
this year I had the good fortune to assist teaching with Fly-Fusion
Magazine casting writer Chris Seipio from British Columbia and Teeny
Fly-Line designer Bruce Chard
http://brucechard.com/ from the Florida Keys. Both Chris and Bruce
are outstanding instructors, the time spent with these pros was invaluable
in making me a better instructor.
Thanks to the following shops that offered our 2006 casting programs:
Wilsons Fly Shop, Toronto Ontario -
www.wilsonstoronto.com
Fly Fitters, Goderich Ontario -
www.flyfitters.ca
Natural Sports, Kitchener Ontario - www.naturalsports.ca
Fishing Creek Angler Benton, PA -
www.fishingcreekangler.com
Angling Sport, London Ontario -
www.anglingsport.com
Flysouth Nashville, TN -
http://flysouth.net/main.html
