Wanna up your game fishing streamers?  Do you enjoy the hunt for predatory fish but feel your spinning your wheels at times?  Are you looking for a different way to fish that offers  different challenges with potentially higher rewards in catch?  Are you the type that has given streamer fishing a try but never quite felt comfortable with your outcome?  Then this class is just what you've been looking for.  A yearly occurance at one time, I am happy to say that I am offering up my once very sought after class on Streamer fishing.  This comprehensive class will have the student walking away with a broader knowledge base of the topic and the ability to go out and successfully employ a range of tactics on their own with a greater level of success and understanding.  Here are the details:

Rich Strolis Streamer Seminar at the Deerfield Fly Shop
Friday, Oct. 16 at 7 pm for the Zoom session
Saturday, Oct. 17 at 10 am for onstream portion, meet at the shop
$100 per person, limited to 8 
Contact the shop to register and reserve your place:
 
phone: 413-397-3665
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In this streamer fishing class the students will get a very vast array of topics which will give them the tools to leave the class with the ability to go out on their own and successfully have a system in place to effectively fish streamers in a variety of situations.  The class has a presentation/open classroom component and an onstream in person component with an open atmosphere encouraging participation.  In the class the students will learn about the following:

  • Proper equipment, species specific not just trout
  • methods utilized for the wade and float angler 
  • techniques and methods employed
  • fly selection, building a sound fly selection 
  • lines and leaders, what is used for the applicable situations
  • points of interest, reading the water
  • choosing the right fly for the situation you are approaching
  • water conditions, devising a plan based upon the prevailing conditions
  • breaking down the water column
  • seasons and prevailing approaches
  • fly lines, leaders, rods, reels etc.

Part of our classroom portion will be on the water where I will demonstrate to  the class how I would approach and pick apart a specific stretch of water and discuss what key things I may be looking for, areas to target, fly selection etc.  And then also discuss how this particular piece of water might look under a variety of condition changes.  It is encouraged that all students bring their gear with them so that we can get them not only set up to go out on their own, but also to pinpoint any areas in their gear that might need attention or additions to their arsenal for success on the water.   Reserve your space now as these have a tendency to fill up fast.