Events Calendar

4-Day Fly Fishing Guide School

The flagship program — and the one that changes everything. Sessions span spring and fall to give serious anglers scheduling flexibility. This all-encompassing four-day immersion covers every essential element of the craft — casting, reading water, presentation, tactics, entomology, rigging, and the problem-solving process that separates consistently successful anglers from everyone else. Students come from across the country and beyond — experienced guides, aspiring professionals, and dedicated anglers who want to understand fly fishing the way the best in the sport understand it.

Fly Casting Masterclass Programs

Two full days of advanced fly casting instruction — the most concentrated casting education available in the Southeast. Covering mechanics, line control, diagnosis, and correction at a depth that transforms the way you cast permanently.

• Fly Casting Mastery Workshop
• Spey Elite Casting Clinic
• Saltwater Fly Casting Clinic

Oar Frame Rowing School

Two full days of hands-on rowing instruction on moving water — covering the fundamentals of reading current, boat positioning, maneuvering through technical water, and keeping anglers in the strike zone. An essential skill for guides, outfitters, and any serious angler ready to run their own drift boat safely and confidently on mountain rivers.

Smoky Mountain Weekend Fly Fishing Schools

Four comprehensive weekend clinics — each a deep, immersive two-day school built around one of the four major techniques in fly fishing. Since 1987, Mac Brown has been refining this curriculum across thousands of days on the water. All skill levels welcome. 2 days, lunch provided, gear provided if needed; lodging and North Carolina fishing license not included. Limited enrollment.

• Comprehensive Nymph Fishing Clinic —
• Comprehensive Streamer Clinic —
• Comprehensive Wet Fly Clinic —
• Comprehensive Dry Fly Clinic —

Advanced Nymph Fishing Clinic

Nymphing accounts for the majority of trout caught on a fly rod — and most anglers are leaving fish on the table with inefficient rigs and poor technique. This clinic covers strategies, tactics, rigging, and multiple techniques for fishing nymphs effectively across all water types.

Advanced Streamer Fishing Clinic

Streamers move big fish. They also demand a specific set of skills that most anglers never fully develop. This clinic covers the strategies, tactics, and techniques for fishing streamers with intention — understanding retrieve, depth, angle, and presentation to consistently draw strikes from the largest trout in the river.

Master's Wet Fly Fishing Clinic

Wet flies are among the oldest and most productive techniques in fly fishing — and one of the most overlooked. Fished throughout the water column at distance, a well-presented wet fly covers more water and more fish than almost any other method.

Master's Dry Fly Fishing Clinic

The dry fly drift is the pinnacle of the sport. A truly drag-free presentation is rarer than most anglers realize — and more achievable than they think. This clinic covers the casts, line control, and presentation angles that produce drag-free drifts consistently.

Spey Elite Casting Clinic

Covering pause, power, and path for understanding a full range of line layouts with single-handed rods, switch rods, and Spey rods. From roll casts to long-distance aerial fly casts, this clinic builds the line control foundation for any angler pursuing distance, efficiency, or FFI Certified, Master, or Two-Handed Instructor certification.

Saltwater Fly Casting Clinic

The saltwater environment is unforgiving — wind, distance, accuracy, and speed all matter at once, and 98% of saltwater captains say their biggest frustration is clients who can't cover fish when it counts. This school fixes that.