Inexpensive fly casting lessons near Edm?

[Double-Eh]

Anyone know of cheap… or perhaps free… fly castin lessons? I bought a St. Croix last summer and have been trying to learn how to do it on my own. But I've hit a wall. I can't surpass 20/25 feet an I've started losing a lot of flies. I know it's a timing issue, but as much as I try to figure it out via YouTube, forums, other readings and conversations, it just doesn't breech my thick skull. I need someone there to dumb it down even more.

Once I get over this humo i want to practice at hermitage and I'm hoping to hit creston this summer.

[Heron]

Originally Posted by AlbertoA

Anyone know of cheap… or perhaps free… fly castin lessons? I bought a St. Croix last summer and have been trying to learn how to do it on my own. But I've hit a wall. I can't surpass 20/25 feet an I've started losing a lot of flies. I know it's a timing issue, but as much as I try to figure it out via YouTube, forums, other readings and conversations, it just doesn't breech my thick skull. I need someone there to dumb it down even more.

Once I get over this humo i want to practice at hermitage and I'm hoping to hit creston this summer.

It sounds like you are not waiting long enough in your backstroke. Thats the error pretty much everyone does at first. Get a stick about 3 ft long and tie a 6 ft piece of thick yarn or something to the end of it. Execute the casting motion with your new "rod" and watch the yarn. When you pause at the end of your backcast watch the yarn and do not start moving your rod forward till that yarn has uncurled and laid out in a straight line behind you. If you start the forward stroke too soon you basically making a whip back there. The end of that line is moving so fast it is breaking the sound barrier. That how you loose flys. Hope that helps.

[lannie]

Get a friend to video your casting for 2 minutes. Watch yourself cast, compare to the youtube video make an adjustment and try again. Even with a friend teaching you it is much easier to understand the corrections he is asking for if you both review the video

[CamoDerrick]

Northern Lights Fly Tyers (based out of Edmonton) is providing a 2 day course on an "Introduction to Fly Fishing."

I guess it is a two day event that involves classroom and on water instruction. They were advertising it at the Edmonton Boat and Sportsman show.
May 25,26

I looked into it because I wanted do it, but I'm busy on those dates already.
I'm not associated with NLFT at all, but it sounds like exactly something you would be interested in.

http://forum.nlft.org/index.php?app=...t&event_id=325

This is the Northern Lights annual seminar for those who want to take up fly fishing
It''s a two day event featuring both classroom and on the water instruction
More details to come as the date gets closer

[Dak1138]

I took the Northern Lights course a couple of years ago and it was well worth the money. The year I went they added another session because the first one filled up so keep an eye on their website incase they do it again.

[Double-Eh]

Any idea on the approximate cost of this 2 day course?

[Dak1138]

I think it was $40. Their website says more details to come closer to the day (May 25 and 26).

[greylynx]

Originally Posted by CamoDerrick

Northern Lights Fly Tyers (based out of Edmonton) is providing a 2 day course on an "Introduction to Fly Fishing."

I guess it is a two day event that involves classroom and on water instruction. They were advertising it at the Edmonton Boat and Sportsman show.
May 25,26

I looked into it because I wanted do it, but I'm busy on those dates already.
I'm not associated with NLFT at all, but it sounds like exactly something you would be interested in.

http://forum.nlft.org/index.php?app=...t&event_id=325

All you have to do is show up at the course with membership money.

One or two swarthy looking characters (actually really cool guys) will sign you up and you will be off on a little adventure in flyfishing.

It is as simple as that.

Make sure the course is not full before you show up.