Fly Fishing Instruction

One Day Fly Fishing School

Overview

Introduction to gear: line, rod and reel
Fly Casting Principles
Demonstrations on shooting line, false casting, and roll casting
Practice time and hands-on casting instruction w/ Mark Sedotti
Seminars on fly selection, handling fish and landing fish
Knot tying discussion and practice
Catered lunch and time to chat with classmates / Fly Fishing Discussion
Entomology 101
How To Read Water and Where Trout Live
On Stream Practice & Instruction / Fishing the Nymph, Wet Fly and Dry Fly

Our goal is to provide the best fly fishing schools in the world. The One day Fly Fishing School provides the most basic instruction to get you started with a solid foundation for your fly fishing endeavor.

Whether you are a beginner wanting to get into fly fishing, but not sure where to start, or a more advanced fly fisherman wanting to hone your skills, The One Day Fly Fishing School will provide everything you need to know to embark on a lifetime of angling pursuits. Our professional teaching staff has vast experience fishing for trout over many years and at many locations across the globe from giant glacial lakes and big brawly rivers, to tiny woodland ponds and dainty mountain streams.

The One Day Fly Fishing School is fast moving, and well organized. The principles governing casting and entomology will be covered in our on stream. This is followed by plenty of stream-side instruction to cover casting and reading-the-water techniques. Our class material is top notch, well thought out, well paced, and sufficiently broken down so that both the beginner and someone more seasoned can appreciate while having fun in a positive and productive environment. Our dedicated instructors are attentive, knowledgeable, friendly, and most of all, able to tailor to your specific casting needs. Learn all the basics of fly fishing that you can now build upon.

Cost: $180
Deposits are payment in full (classroom limit of 12)
Cancellation policy: Payments are non-refundable, but are transferable to a replacement student taking this school on the same date.

Activity & Description
9:00am Student registration / Stream-side
9:15am Trout Behavior and their Underworld 101
10:00am Entomology 101
10:45am Flies, Hatches, and Presentation
11:30am Knots, Gear Selection, and Rigging
12:30pm Lunch / Fly Fishing Discussion
1:30pm Classroom demonstration of Principles and Technique of the Cast / Stream-side Casting Class w/ Mark Sedotti
3:00pm On Stream Instruction / Fishing the Nymph, Wet Fly and Dry Fly
5:00pm End of one day class.

Fly Casting Instruction

Whether you choose to pursue the art of fly fishing in the big rivers of the west, the smallest of high mountain streams, lakes or ocean flats, I can provide professional fly fishing and fly casting instruction to show you everything you need to know.

As a beginner, I recommend you take the opportunity to enjoy learning the necessary fly fishing skills and correct fly casting techniques from a certified instructor. By selecting this course you will be avoiding the many common casting faults and frustrations experienced by so many fly fishers. For the experienced or self taught fly fisher, it may be that, over time, you have developed a whole range of common but frustrating faults in your casting style. Should you wish to improve not only your fly casting technique but your overall fly fishing skills, then let me help you identify those casting problems, and work with you to correct them.

For novice or advanced casters, Spend an hour and a half with a personable and professional instructor and improve your fly casting technique, add distance to your cast or put some new tricks in your casting repertoire. This hourly private instruction is intended to give personal hands-on guidance and is a great way to drop old habits and set in motion new skills that will make your time on the water more enjoyable. Advanced reservations necessary, equipment can be provided at no additional costs.

$95.00 per angler, 1/1/2 hour instruction
$175.00 up to 4 anglers. 1 /12 hour instruction

Private / Semi Private on Stream Introduction to Fly Fishing

The mysteries of fly fishing are explained in a 6 hour on stream class. Topics covered include fly casting instruction, equipment selection and handling, trout foods and their imitations, knot tying, presenting flies to trout, and hooking, playing and releasing fish. This class is recommended for beginning fly fishers or those wanting a structured review of basic topics. Fly fishing equipment provided or bring your own. This is a class tailored to fit both your background and your future goals in becoming a more independent fly fisher.

$275.00 up to 4 anglers, 6 hours of instruction

Instructors

Ray Miller

Mark Sedotti

Owned & operated Riversage Outfitters a Fly Fishing & Wingshooting travel service
Owned & Operated The Fly Fishing & Wingshooting Expo
Owned & Operated Ray Miller Photography
Assistant manager The Fly Fishing Show
Outdoor fishing, hunting and photography guide and instructor
President of Pennsylvanias largest teaching fly fishing club
Montana fly fishing guide
Independent fly fishing guide Upper Delaware River

Fly fishing, wingshooting and photographing the natural world, have been a big part of my life! I have been an integral part of the fly fishing community as a New York State Guide on the Upper Delaware River, Montana Guide, fly fishing and casting instructor to many beginning and advanced students, also the assistant to the National Fly Fishing Show Director and past president of Pennsylvania's largest teaching fly fishing club. I currently host international and domestic trips to such exciting locations as Chile, Argentina, Alaska, Canada, Belize, Upper Delaware River, South Andros, Bahamas, Iceland and others Traveling to these exotic locations has given me the opportunity to indulge my true calling for photography and video production. Some of my past and current projects include promotional videos for outdoor lodges and travel videos which can be found on our YouTube Channel "The Wandering Sportsman". Being in the outdoors and and sharing my experience through video, photography, hosting anglers to exotic locations or just sharing the joy of the outdoors in seminars, presentations or workshops is what brings me happiness! To share these experiences with everyone, and inspire people to be outside is a great passion!

Mark is a world class fly caster and has developed some unique techniques which are precise and bombastically effective such as the "Sayonara Sling", a backcast that gives you two handed rod distance with the one handed rod, and the effortless, and super efficient "Sedotti Unload", where you unload the rod with ultimate controlled precision. He has performed many fly casting demonstrations all over the Country at Fly Fishing Shows, Sportsmens shows (such as ISE), IFF Conclaves, fly fishing club meetings and events, and at fly and tackle shop events. He's also done many fly casting clinics at these venues.

He was Fly Casting Columnist for Salt Water Fly Fishing Magazine and has written many articles, primarily about Northeast Saltwater Fly Fishing, streamer fishing for trout, and fly casting, in various fly fishing and fishing magazines such as Tail Magazine, Saltwater Fly Fishing Magazine, Fly Rod & Reel, American Angler, Fly Fishing In Saltwaters, The Fisherman, and Outdoor Life.

He's also designed and taught fly fishing courses at SUNY at Purchase, The New School (College in downtown NYC), and Greenwich Adult & Continuing Ed. (Greenwich CT) - for 33 years and counting!