Fly Fishing for Various Species

This course covers fly fishing for the following species: trout, salmon, bass, pike, musky, crappie, yellow perch, bluegill and other sunfishes. The course covers optimal equipment for each species for different size bodies of water and stream characteristics; top trout dry, wet, nymphs, and streamer flies for the local area; top salmon flies; top floaters, divers, suspenders, and streamers for warmwater species; top dry, wet, and nymph flies for bass and panfish; strategies for choosing flies and matching the hatch; how to identify and interpret rise forms and how to fish them. Some content will be covered in both pre-class and post-class handouts. Note that there is no casting practice in this course.