Fly Tying & Fishing Workshop
Date: To Be Announced
Registration Deadline: To Be Announced
Co-sponsored by the Virginia
Department of Game & Inland Fisheries
Click here for Registration form. (PDF format)
About this Workshop
- Participation is limited to 20 participants per discipline for a better instructor participant ratio!
- The flies you make are yours to keep!
- Meals and lodging the entire workshop time!
- This workshop is designed for adult participants. Rustic but comfortable bunk style lodging is provided.
- A health form (no physical required), a list of items to bring, and other information will be sent as soon as your registration form has been received.
About the Flies
Learn to tie two of the most fish catching flies ever conceived-the Woolybugger and the Clouser Minnow as well as some other great flies.
Cost
Only $200.00!!
- This covers all programming fees, instruction, meals, and lodging.
WHAT A DEAL!!!
About the Instructor
A lifelong fisherman, Robert Thomas has forty years experience with a fly rod pursuing such species as Salmon in Alaska, Brook Trout in Labrador, Brown Trout and Steelhead in New York, Peacock Bass in Brazil, Redfish in Louisiana as well as most of the Fresh and Saltwater species native to Virginia. He is a professional photographer by trade and a member of the Virginia Outdoor Writers Association and is co-owner of Fly Fish the World, Inc. in Richmond.
Workshop Schedule
Day 1
5:00-5:30 Welcome, Registration
5:30-6:30 Dinner
7:00-9:00 Introduction, Overview of Workshop |
Day 2
8:00 Breakfast
9:00-12:00 Fly Tying
12:00-1:00 Lunch
1:00-5:00 Fly Fishing Techniques
5:30-6:30 Dinner
7:00-8:00 Evening program |
Day 3
8:00 Breakfast
9:00-12:00 Fly Tying
12:00-1:00 Lunch
1:00-5:00 Let catch some fish!
5:30-6:30 Dinner
7:00-8:00 Evening program |
Day 4
8:30 Breakfast
9:30 Fishing Time
10:30-11:00 Departure |
For more information, contact Nate Mahanes at 434-248-5444 or nmahanes@vt.edu.
