MORE INFORMATION FORTH COMING
Fly Casting Fair
Casting Schedule
Class registration is a first come 1st served and the cost of each class is $35
9 Am – 12 noon
Casting Skills Development (no charge)
Overlake Fly Club
9 AM – 11:30
Beginning Fly Casting
Ryan Smith instructor
9 to 11 a.m.
For those new to the sport or with limited casting experience consider taking Ryan Smith’s Beginning Fly Casting Class at either 9 am or 1 pm. Both classes will cover the basics beginning with the pickup and lay down and the fundamental overhead cast. From there the focus will shift to setting a target on either streams or lakes and the techniques to make a confident cast to that target. Ryan will rely on brief demonstrations then shift to individual help for each student to identify and overcome problems. And if you don’t have a fly rod, don’t worry. We’ve got a loaner for you to use.
Bring your own rod if you have one. If not, don’t worry we have one to loan you.
Register Here Pay at the Door (click)
please fill out the email form with your name and phone #, in the subject line please identify what class you are signing up for
Advanced Fly Casting
Tom Cammarata instructor
9 to 11 a.m.
This class is for experienced casters who have command of the basics and an ability to double-haul a fly line to extend their cast. The class will focus on:
* Distance casting and enhancing your basic double-haul to achieve more length and accuracy.
* Line control methods
* Curved casts and other methods to present a fly around obstacles on the water.
* Slack line casts to present a drag free presentation on the water.
* Casting in the wind.
This class will combine instruction, demonstrations and one-on-one skill development to move your casting to the next level.
Bring your own rod if you have one. If not, don’t worry we have one to loan you.
Register Here Pay at the Door (click)
please fill out the email form with your name and phone #, in the subject line please identify what class you are signing up for
Taught by FFI CI’s MCI to coordinate
9 AM – 4 PM
Walk-in Casting Clinic
MCI to coordinate
CI’s instructing
Bring your own rod if you have one. If not, don’t worry we have one to loan you.
1 PM – 4 PM
Casting Skills Development (no charge)
Overlake Fly Club
Bring your own rod if you have one. If not, don’t worry we have one to loan you.
1 PM – 3:30 PM
Women’s Intermediate Fly Casting
Molly Semenik instructor
1 to 3 p.m.
For those of you who have been fly fishing for a while and want to brush up on your basic fly-casting mechanics, this class is for you. We will advance your skills by focusing on:
* Roll Cast
* Overhead Cast
* Accuracy
Molly will lead the class and be joined by assistant Marion Hiller and Liz Lair to provide excellent one-on-one instruction for every participant.
Molly Semenik was a fly fishing guide in Montana for 14 years. She moved to Birch Bay Washington and started Tie The Knot Fly Fishing back in 2001. Currently, Molly offers fly fishing instruction (single-hand and two-hand) both in person and virtually. Molly is an FFI Master Casting Insturctor for both single handed and two handed fly casting and s an emeritus member of the FFI casting board of governors. In 2015 Molly authored “25 Best Off the Beaten Path Montana Fly Fishing Streams.
Bring your own rod if you have one. If not, don’t worry we have one to loan you.
Register Here Pay at the Door (click)
please fill out the email form with your name and phone #, in the subject line please identify what class you are signing up for
Beginning Fly Casting
Ryan Smith instructor
1 to 3 p.m.
For those new to the sport or with limited casting experience consider taking Ryan Smith’s Beginning Fly Casting Class at either 9 am or 1 pm. Both classes will cover the basics beginning with the pickup and lay down and the fundamental overhead cast. From there the focus will shift to setting a target on either streams or lakes and the techniques to make a confident cast to that target. Ryan will rely on brief demonstrations then shift to individual help for each student to identify and overcome problems. And if you don’t have a fly rod, don’t worry. We’ve got a loaner for you to use.
Bring your own rod if you have one. If not, don’t worry we have one to loan you.
Register Here Pay at the Door (click)
please fill out the email form with your name and phone #, in the subject line please identify what class you are signing up for
The Washington State Council of FFI will resume in-person events with a Casting Fair Aug. 13 at Lake Ballinger Park in the Mountlake Terrace neighborhood of Seattle.
The day-long event will offer a walk-in casting clinic, a skills development course and four detailed classes in specific casting skills taught by FFI certified instructors. In addition, FFI will host some of the best fly tiers in the Pacific Northwest in a rotating series of tying sessions. There also will be information and programs for FFI’s Women Connect, FFI Youth Programs and displays by Project Healing Waters that serves disabled veterans.
Want help solving that annoying tailing loop problem? Want to figure out the double-haul or develop a better roll cast? Bring your questions to the walk-in clinic and spend time with a Certified FFI Casting Instructor. The process will be simple. Bring your own rod. Stop at the registration desk when you arrive and describe what you want to learn, or the problem you want to address. You will be matched with an instructor either individually or in groups of 2 or 3 to work on the skill.
To keep us all on our toes, we will have a coffee on the site in the morning and lunch and refreshments in the afternoon. Except for the detailed classes in specific casting skills, the program will be free. For the best experience, register for one of the four detailed classes in specific casting skills. Those 90-minute sessions – two in the morning and two in the afternoon – will provide you with the concise instruction that FFI is known for. Classes will be delivered by Certified FFI Casting Instructors.
The fee for each class will be $35 per person. Attendance will be limited. Go to the WSCFF.ORG website for more Fly Casting Fair information and to reserve a spot in the Casting workshops with:
• Ryan Smith, Avid Anglers – Beginning fly Casting
• Molly Semenik – Women’s Fly Casting
• Thomas Cammarata – Advanced Fly Casting
• Pat Peterman – Managing the Walk-in Casting Clinic
The Walk-in Casting Clinic will be free to FFI members and the public.
Fly Tying demonstrations will also be held at the Fair with experts including:
• Jim Ferguson – Buszsk/Nelson award receipt
• Dareld Thompson – Featured Tire in Art Lingen’s Book “Syd Glassco”
Gather your friends and fellow club members and join us at the Fly Fishing Fair.
Don’t belong to Fly Fishers International? Come to this great event and join the FFI there, you will get free trout flies and a chance to win an Orvis Encounter fly rod outfit!!
