Fly Fishing

Top 5 Tips to Evaluate a Trout Stream

Fly Fishing Good Trout Streams vs. Poor Trout Streams

Skill Level:

Graduate

Professor:

Tom Rosenbauer

Class Code:

427

The student will learn the basics of how to identify the quality of a trout stream by reading the signs. The student will learn how to use geology, clarity of water, color of water, and nearby foilage to determine the density and the health of the trout ipopulation in an unfamiliar trout stream.

Top Nymphing Tactics to Fly Fish for Trout.

Skill Level:

Advanced

Professor:

Steve

Class Code:

303

This course is a discussion of a presentation by the National Fly Fishing Champion George Dainel The course will explore the more advanced tactics of using nymphs with the "dropper" technique. In the "dropper" technique, the strike indicator is actually a dry fly. Approximately 25% of the strikes are on a dropper fly and would otherwise be missed without use of the dropper. The student will learn the importance of weight balance between the nymph and the dry fly.

Fly Fishing Types of Cast

Skill Level:

Intermediate

Professor:

Steve

Class Code:

205

This class is the foundation of fly casting where the student will learn how to perform the basic casts, and then will be able to move to the more advanced classes on fly fishing.

Fly Fishing Lines, Backing, Leaders & Tippets.

Skill Level:

Intermediate

Professor:

Steve

Class Code:

202

The student will learn about fly line weights, color, buoyancy and taper. After completing this course the student will be equiped to select and assemble the line, backing, leaders, and tippets to the fly fishing rod and reel.

Trout Fishing with the Double Team Approach

Skill Level:

Beginner

Professor:

Jerry

Class Code:

1052

This course is meant as addendum to the previous class. In this class, the student will learn a novel approach to fishing the stuborn streams that can be found in the mountains of the South. It combines both fly fishing and in-line spinner fishing. After the completion of this course, the student will have an approach that affords a good opportunity for a father and son team.