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, most 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. Most casting lessons are given at my home in Old Town, Maine. Please click the button below to learn more.