Taking a fly casting lesson is a lot like taking a golf or ski lesson. It isn’t absolutely necessary, but certainly can help to get you on the right track a lot faster than if you try to figure things out on your own. I have completed a fly casting instructor's course with Macauley Lord, author of the LL Bean Fly-Casting Handbook, and am a Certified Casting Instructor with over 30-years of fly casting experience.

Although I offer group casting lessons, much of the instruction that I do is private. A one-hour private casting lesson is $50. For beginners, we usually spend 15-minutes or so on the assembly of tackle and a few basic knots. Then, we move on to the basic pick-up and delivery of line, along with false casting and shooting line. A two-hour lesson is the optimum length and costs $85. This includes videotape analysis of your casting technique and exposure to the double haul and roll casts. Veteran anglers can also benefit from a casting lesson, especially if you want to increase your casting distance, learn how to deal with wind, or begin to fish in salt water.

Casting lessons are fairly informal and usually scheduled on a spur-of-the-moment basis. No registration form or deposit is required. The best way to arrange a casting lesson is to call or send an email. Be sure to include a preferred date (a range of dates is better) and a call-back phone number. I will get back to you within a couple of days.

A private lesson is a great way to improve your fly casting and is usually a lot of fun !!