Fly Fishing

The Fly Fishing School Program is designed to give the student guide special training and qualification in the outdoor recreation industry. The program provides the student with experience and instruction to guide exciting and fruitful fishing trips. The program not only attracts people wanting to become guides, but also people looking to learn for personal enjoyment.  (120 clock hours). Below are topics of instruction for the Fly Fishing School Program.


Fly Fishing Curriculum

Fly Fishing Guide Responsibilities – 4 hours
Client
Natural Resources
Personal
Camp/Lodging
Equipment/Stock
Lands/Waters
Code of Ethics
Responsibilities to:US Forest Service and BLM use regulations
Private Land and Waters
Hunting/Fishing Laws and Regulations
Appearance

 

Fly Fishing Guide Horsemanship and Packing – 30 hours
Decker Pack Saddles
Sawbuck Saddles
Advanced Riding Lessons and Trail Rides
Horse/Mule Psychology and Training
Packing with Horses and Mules
Leading a Pack String
Horse/Mule First Aid
Nutrition and Care
Basic Horse Showing and Hoof Maintenance
Giving Shots, Medicines, and Worming

 

Professional Fly Fishing Guide Equipment – 2 hours
Personal
Field
Vehicles/Tack
Weapons

 

Setting Up a Pack Trip – 30 hours
Packing Equipment and Supplies
Campsite Selection and Layout
Erecting Tents
Camp Safety and Hygiene
Keeping Horses in the Wilderness
Pack Trip

 

Small Stream Basics – 10 hours
Reading Water
Attractor Flies
Hopper and Dropper Fishing
Terrestrials
Special Small Stream Casts
Tactics

 

River Basics – 10 hours
Reading Water
Aquatic Entomology
Dry Flies
Streamers
Wet Flies
Matching the Hatch
Dead Drift Nymphing
Tactics

 

Fly Fishing Basics – 6 hours