STEP TWO: leland fly fishing schools

Line Control

Forming a Loop --> Line Control --> Casting in the wind --> Private Onstream Instruction --> Mastering the Art of Fly Fishing

In the second lesson your instructor will impart to you a deeper understanding of rod and line control so that you can shoot line and cover more water. A review of the fly cast and its components will lead to an evaluation and solutions for standard problems encountered by all fly fishers, such as tailing loops, snapping off flies, wind knots and piling line.

You’ll learn techniques for greater accuracy and will begin to cover some of the specialty casts, such as the roll cast and single Spey, that allow you to perform when back cast space is at a premium. We'll teach you the essential fly fishing knots so that you can rig and repair your own leaders, as well as provide insight into the gadgets that professionals carry in their vests. An overview of the different types of flies that we fish with, and the insects or other foods that they imitate, will impart to you a practical knowledge of “matching the hatch.”


Step Two Curriculum
• Accuracy practice
• Shooting line
• Stop, Shoot and Drop
• The Roll Cast
• The Advanced Roll Cast or Single Spey
• Shooting line in a Single Spey
• Knot tying and various rigging methods
• Professional’s Vest
• Flies and the Fly Box


Practice the skills from Step 2
and you will be ready for Step 3 Casting in the Wind


Price: $100 for one person or $80 per person (for a group up to four)
Dates: Arranged according to your schedule.
Time: Arranged according to your schedule.
Duration: Approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes
Location: Generally held at the Casting Ponds in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco.


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