Harrisonburg, Virginia Fly-Fishing School - 1 Day Dates
Learn to fly fish at our Virginia fly fishing school
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You'll cover it all at the Harrisonburg, Virginia Fly-Fishing School:
- Fly casting techniques
- Essential fly fishing knots
- How to choose your gear and tackle
- Stream entomolgy (the science of insects)
- Proper fly selection
- How to read water and currents
- How to play, land, and safely release fish
Cancellation Policy & Fees:
If the reservation is cancelled 60+ days from your school date, Orvis will offer a full refund back theOriginal method of payment, or the reservation can be transferred to another available school. If the reservation is cancelled 30-60 days from the date of the school, the customer will have a choice between a refund of 50% or transferring the reservation to another available school. On cancellations 29 days or less there is no refund and no transfer. There will be no refund extended to students who do not attend their scheduled school and do not notify the school within the timeframes listed in this policy. Any reservation that has been transferred to a different date cannot be later cancelled without 100% payment penalty.
For questions please contact Orvis School and Reservations (toll free) 866-531-6213
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Learn More9:00 | Student registration at Mossy Creek Fly Fishing. |
9:30 | Classroom: Introduction and Program Overview. |
9:45 | Classroom presentation: The Orvis Progressive Method to Fly Casting Video. |
10:00 | Rainbow Trout Group – Report to Casting Grounds for demonstration on basic casting stroke; students casting. Brown Trout Group – Classroom presentation on Tackle and Flies. |
11:00 | Groups switch |
12:30 | Catered Lunch (included) with video: Blood Knot |
1:00 | Classroom presentation – Knot tying seminar. Discussion on leaders, hand-on knot tying. |
1:30 | Students caravan to Smith Creek. |
2:15 | Casting: Demonstration on shooting line, false casting, and roll casting; students casting. |
3:15 | Demonstration on hook-setting and fish fighting techniques. |
3:30 | Fishing on Smith Creek – Talk on reading water. Demonstration on fishing flies in moving water; students fishing. |
5:00 | Return to Mossy Creek Fly Fishing for closing statements and graduation certificates. |
5:30 | End of school. |
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March 2023 | 11 | Saturday |
18 | Saturday | |
22 | Wednesday | |
April 2023 | 1 | Saturday |
5 | Wednesday | |
19 | Wednesday | |
29 | Saturday | |
May 2023 | 3 | Wednesday |
13 | Saturday | |
17 | Wednesday | |
31 | Wednesday | |
June 2023 | 10 | Saturday |
14 | Wednesday | |
24 | Saturday | |
September 2023 | 9 | Saturday |
13 | Wednesday | |
23 | Saturday | |
27 | Wednesday | |
October 2023 | 7 | Saturday |
11 | Wednesday | |
21 | Saturday | |
25 | Wednesday | |
November 2023 | 4 | Saturday |
8 | Wednesday | |
11 | Saturday |
Please contact the Hotel Madison & Shenandoah Valley Conference Center for lodging and reservations:
Hotel Madison & Shenandoah Valley Conference Center
710 S. Main Street
Harrisonburg, Va. 22801
(540) 564-0200
www.hotelmadison.com
Please mention you will be attending the Orvis Fly Fishing School