Fly Fishing Specialty Classes & Show Itinerary
I am excited about seeing old friends and making new ones with the fly fishing specialty classes & show itinerary in 2024. Teaching and sharing ideas about the great sport of fly fishing have been a passion of mine since childhood.
Teaching the all-day fly casting class with Gary Borger has been fantastic on the road. If I had to choose one singular icon that has done the most for aiding fly fishers it would be Gary. Both of my kids read Gary’s book Presentation when they were small kids. It is the finest masterpiece ever compiled for the aspiring fly fisher. All of the show itineraries have links that take you to the signup pages. Scroll down the list for a city near you. See you there!
2024 Show Itinerary
Marlborough, MA The Fly Fishing Show
1/16-19/2025 Thursday (9-5) Advanced Fly Casting Class with Mac Brown & Chris Rownes Click on the link then hit the Green Ticket Button to sign up for the all-day class on the 16th (this specialty class is the day before the show). Improve your fly casting today and gain a much deeper appreciation for your journey as an angler. Casting demos, classes, and more! Check out the link for the schedule.
Edison, NJ The Fly Fishing Show
1/23-26 2025 Thursday (9-5) Advanced Fly Casting Class with Gary Borger & Mac Brown Click on the link then hit the Green Ticket Button to sign up for the all-day class on the 23rd (this specialty class is the day before the show). Improve your fly casting today and gain a much deeper appreciation for your journey as an angler. Casting demos, classes, and more! Check out the link for the schedule.
Atlanta, Georgia The Fly Fishing Show
1/30-2/2 2025 Thursday (9-5) Advanced Fly Casting Class with Gary Borger & Mac Brown Click on the link then hit the Green Ticket Button to sign up for the all-day class on the 30th (this specialty class is the day before the show). Improve your fly casting today and gain a much deeper appreciation for your journey as an angler. Casting demos, classes, and more! Check out the link for the schedule.
Bellevue, Washington The Fly Fishing Show
2/14-16 2025 Friday (9-5) Advanced Fly Casting Class with Gary Borger & Mac Brown Click on the link then hit the Green Ticket Button to sign up for the all-day class on the 14th (this specialty class is the day before the show). Improve your fly casting today and gain a much deeper appreciation for your journey as an angler. Casting demos, classes, and more! Check out the link for the schedule.
Denver, Colorado The Fly Fishing Show
2/20-23 2025 Thursday (9-5) Advanced Fly Casting Class with Gary Borger & Mac Brown Click on the link then hit the Green Ticket Button to sign up for the all-day class on the 20th (this specialty class is the day before the show). Improve your fly casting today and gain a much deeper appreciation for your journey as an angler. Casting demos, classes, and more! Check out the link for the schedule.
Pleasanton, California The Fly Fishing Show
2/27-3/2 2025 Thursday (9-5) Advanced Fly Casting Class with Gary Borger & Mac Brown Click on the link then hit the Green Ticket Button to sign up for the all-day class on the 27th (this specialty class is the day before the show). Improve your fly casting today and gain a much deeper appreciation for your journey as an angler. Casting demos, classes, and more! Check out the link for the schedule.
Lancaster, PA The Fly Fishing Show
3/14-16 2025 Thursday (9-5) Advanced Fly Casting Class with Mac Brown Click on the link then hit the Green Ticket Button to sign up for the all-day class on the 27th (this specialty class is the day before the show). Improve your fly casting today and gain a much deeper appreciation for your journey as an angler. Casting demos, classes, and more! Check out the link for the schedule.
St Paul, MN Great Waters Fly Fishing Expo
3/21-23 2025 Improve your fly casting today and gain a much deeper appreciation for your journey as an angler. Casting demos, classes, and much more! Check out the link for the schedule.
Specialty Classes
Bryson City, NC, NC Oar Frame Rowing School in the Smokies
Two full days of rowing instruction in the Smokies town of Bryson City, NC. Click the link above for details.
4/19-20/2025
9/20-21/2025
Bryson City, North Carolina Advanced 2-day Fly Casting School
Two full days of advanced fly casting instruction in the Smokies town of Bryson City, NC. Click the link above for details.
4/12-13/2025
9/13-14/2025
Bryson City, NC Advanced Nymph Fishing Clinic
Bryson City offers plenty of water choices for some great learning opportunities. Covering strategies, tactics, rigging considerations, and multiple techniques for learning to trout fish using nymphs. Call for details & sign up early as these will fill quickly and are limited to 12 people.
TBA 2025
Bryson City, NC Advanced Streamer Fishing Clinic
Bryson City offers plenty of water choices for some great learning opportunities. Covering strategies, tactics, and multiple techniques for learning to trout fish using streamers. Call for details & sign up early as these will fill quickly and are limited to 12 people.
TBA 2025
Bryson City, NC Masters Wet-Fly Fishing Clinic
Location of Bryson City, North Carolina. Covering strategies, tactics, and multiple techniques for learning to trout fish using wet flies. Wet flies are the most productive technique overall because you can fish them throughout the water column and at a great distance.
TBA 2025
Bryson City, NC Masters Dry Fly Fishing Clinic
Location of Bryson City, North Carolina. Covering strategies, tactics, and multiple techniques for learning to trout fish using dry flies. Dry fly drifts tend to be the pinnacle of the sport and I can assure you that very few fly fishers have truly mastered the layouts to achieve a drift that remains drag-free. Learn all about the cast and line control that catches more trout for your fly fishing adventures.
TBA 2025
Book Now A-Z Complete Boot Camp
Viroqua, WI Fly Fishers Complete A-Z Boot Camp
Location of Viroqua, WI in the “Driftless” region with Mac Brown & Jason Randall. Becoming a competent angler requires dedication to the goal and a ‘can-do’ mindset. Having those, this intense, three-day boot camp may be your next step in that direction. Regardless of your skillset, you’ll finish this program as a much better angler. You’ll learn the systematic approach typical of highly skilled and competitive anglers. Training includes casting instruction, classroom presentations, ‘hands-on’ demonstrations to build skill proficiency, and on-stream instruction including after-action analysis. Click the link for details.
Dates is SOLD OUT in March 2025
Advanced Fly Casting Clinic for Switch and Spey Casting
Location of Bryson City, North Carolina. Covering pause, power, and path for understanding a multitude of layouts with the fly line. The fly casting clinic covers all three methods of single-handed rods, switch, and Spey rods. Learn to execute long-distance line control from roll casts to aerial fly casts. Perfect for improving your personal “perfect practice” regime or pursuing the Certified, Master, or Two-Handed Instructor through the FFI testing procedure.
7/12-13/2025
Saltwater Fly Fishing School
Location of Bryson City, North Carolina. Covering the saltwater casts and techniques for understanding what it will require to have success fly fishing the salt. Rigging and knots for gaining the necessary leader understanding for salty critters. The biggest complaint from 98% of saltwater captains attempting to guide fly rodders is they cannot cover fish when it counts. This course is designed to teach others what that will entail for taming the wind and hitting your target when it counts!
7/19-20/2025
Bryson City, North Carolina Week-long Fly Fishing Guide School
North Carolina fly fishing guide school training is an all-encompassing educational week for improving your skills. Click the link above for more information and schedules. We run these intensive classes from March to November annually for those seeking to improve their game.
Fly Fishing School Dates 2025: March 5-9, April 2-6 (SOLD OUT), April 23-27 Open for Registration
Fall Dates Will Be Open for Registration & Released in May of 2025
Email [email protected] or call (828)736-1469 to sign up as space is very limited and has been selling out earlier each year for these dates.