Fly Fishing School Program

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 students 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 enjoyemnt. The Basic Program is a prerequisite for this two week course (120 clock hours). Below are topics of instruction for the Fly Fishing School Program.

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 Shoeing 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 Entemology

    Dry Flies

    Streamers

    Wet Flies

    Matching the Hatch

    Dead Drift Nymphing

    Tactics

Fly Fishing Basics 

6 hours

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