Trout School at Madison Valley Ranch, Montana
Multiple Dates | Starting at $4,095 — Join us on some of Montana's most iconic Western rivers. We'll show you how to become a complete trout angler at Madison Valley Ranch.
Trout School at Madison Valley Ranch, Montana
Multiple Dates | Starting at $4,095 — Join us on some of Montana's most iconic Western rivers. We'll show you how to become a complete trout angler at Madison Valley Ranch.
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Trout School at Madison Valley Ranch, Montana
Arrival Day | |
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2:00 | Check in. |
6:30 | Appetizers and cocktails. |
7:00 | Dinner and introductions with discussion of the class. |
Day Two | |
7:00 | Breakfast. |
8:30 | Brief discussion of equipment (rod, reel, line). |
9:15 | Pick up and lay down cast. What a fly rod needs to do in order to work. |
9:30 | Students casting. |
10:45 | Return to the lodge. |
11:00 | Discussion on leaders and tippet, knots, and rigging for trout in a variety of situations. |
Noon | Lunch. |
1:00 | Discussion on getting your line hand involved, shooting line, false casting, roll casting. |
1:15 | Students casting. |
2:30 | Videotape students casting. |
3:00 | Discussion on fish senses, fly selection, basic entomology. |
4:00 | Student walk to the river. Discussion on reading water, how to fish dry flies, wet flies, nymphs, and streamers. How and why you mend your line. |
5:00 | End of first day. Students are welcome to continue to fish until dinner. |
6:30 | Appetizers and cocktails. |
7:00 | Dinner - After dinner guests are welcome to fish and look for an evening hatch, but be prepared for an early start and two full days on the water. |
Day Three | |
7:30 | Buffet breakfast. |
8:00 | Depart for full day of guided fishing and try out your new or refined skills. |
Noon | Lunch served streamside. |
4-6 | Return to lodge. |
6:30 | Appetizers and cocktails. |
7:00 | Dinner. |
Day Four | |
7:30 | Buffet breakfast. |
8:00 | Depart for full day of guided fishing and try out your new or refined skills. |
Noon | Lunch served streamside. |
4-6 | Return to lodge. |
6:30 | Appetizers and cocktails. |
7:00 | Dinner. |
Day Five | |
7:30 | Buffet breakfast. |
10:00 | Guests depart. |