Offering a Fly Fishing School, a Fly Casting School, an Advanced Fly Casting School and Private Lessons to meet the needs of all skill levels. Unique in offering half day schools. You will appreciate how affordable our schools are and enjoy the time between schools to master newfound tools and techniques. Whether you desire to take one class or all three, one per season or one per year, we can help you get started or advance your abilities.

“The Easiest Way to Learn Fly Fishing in Beautiful Atlanta Georgia”

Fly Fishing School is not only for beginners, but it is the perfect place to start. This school covers everything you need to know to get started from scratch. While attended by many who have never cast a rod, it is equally taken by seasoned fisherman who were self taught and want to brush up on the basics. You’ll enjoy the comfortable, relaxed style of instruction that allows you to learn at your own pace. It makes learning fly-fishing fun.

Fly fishing History

Fish senses

Equipment details & design (rods, reels, accessories)

Rod design discussion will include time for each student to cast individual rods with slow, medium and fast action designs to feel differences in casting performance.

Fly lines and leaders

All about fishing knots

Entomology

Where are the fish?

Safety on the water

Fly casting principals

Beginning casting; we supply all equipment, state of the art graphite fly rods and the latest fly lines 

Fly Casting School is grounded in the basics and a perfect place for beginners, yet is a very comprehensive casting class covering specialty casts. Everyone likes our Fly Casting School because it is grounded in the basics yet comprehensive enough to advance anglers of all levels of casting to create an expertise and enjoyment.

Casting Terms, How to Cast Effectively

Casting Mechanics: Physics and Principles

Six Essentials

Basic Pick-up and lay down cast

Loop formation, tight loops, open loops

Controlled timing; varying the pause

Roll casting; eight reasons why

Casting for weighted flies & lines 

Shooting line for distance

Change of direction casting, aerial and on the water 

Distance casting; line speed & loop control

Casting with the wind; overcome any wind direction

Mending the line, drag free drifts

Small stream techniques

Hook setting; the lift set and strip set

Playing, fighting, landing fish

Whether you are learning to cast for the first time, honing your double-haul skills for a trip to the salt flats, or just want to add other tactical maneuvers to your arsenal, a one-on-one private lesson is the fastest way to improve. Private lessons are typically used for casting instruction with an analysis of your casting by video or digital image, however, we can utilize the time to address any questions you may have. The one-on-one assessment of your casting with professional instruction insures your progress to better casting and presentation.

LESSON CONTENT: emphasis is on casting analysis, improvement, and specialty casts. Private lessons can also be used to review equipment, for a private school, to tune up for an upcoming trip or just to get answers to your questions.

Prepare fly casting anglers to become Fly Fishers International (FFI) casting instructors (CI).
A review of all aspects of the casting and teaching requirements will be provided for taking the exam.