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Let's face it. We love to fish lakes as much as we do streams and rivers. Learn about the lakes in and around SunRiver including Lava, East, Hosmer, and the twin lakes. What flies to use, where to fish, and specific tactics to use.

The Rogue River is famous for its steelhead run. Under appreciated is its "half-pounders," 12-16 inch steelhead that return after one year in the ocean. We're talking winter steelhead that feed like trout! Learn how to tie flies to catch these fun fish. Equipment Needed: Vise and tying tools including thread and bobbins. Hooks and materials will be provided.

Atlantic Salmon Guild Fly Tyer Todd Yorke will take you through the steps to tie effective wet fly patterns. Todd will teach the floss, dubbed, quill and herl bodies with the classic collar for effective wet fly fishing. Wet flies are the forgotten fly that is a must for your fly box. Equipment Needed: Vise and tying tools including thread and bobbins. Hooks and materials will be provided.

The presentation explores the intricacies of reading fishing water for large trout, specifically delivery techniques, and essential dry flies for all fishing seasons of the year. It will also include stages of the hatch and stillwater and alpine fishing. This presentation is enhanced with still and video clips.

Have a problem with your two-handed casting skills? Sign up for a one-on-one coaching work session with a Certified Two-Handed Instructor. This is the best value at the Expo. Equipment needed: Waders, boots, and spey rod. No Skagit systems please.

Have a problem with your two-handed casting skills? Sign up for a one-on-one coaching work session with a Certified Two-Handed Instructor. This is the best value at the Expo. Equipment needed: Waders, boots, and spey rod. No Skagit systems please.

Have a problem with your two-handed casting skills? Sign up for a one-on-one coaching work session with a Certified Two-Handed Instructor. This is the best value at the Expo. Equipment needed: Waders, boots, and spey rod. No Skagit systems please.

Master certified instructor Dwight Klemin explains how to develop Spey-type casts on the single hand rod. Spey-type casts add great variety and options to your arsenal of casts. Equipment needed: Single hand rod.

In this class you will learn to make the adjustments to your casting stroke to create curve casts and aerial wiggle mends. These are essential rod emendations to eliminate or add drag to the fly presentation. Equipment needed: Single hand rod.

Double hauling mystery is revealed by a Certified Instructor. Learn to recognize and correct common problems that emerge as you learn a smooth, efficient single and double haul cast. Equipment needed: Single hand rod.

Have a problem with your casting skills? Sign up for a one-on-one coaching work session with a Certified Instructor. This is the best value at the Expo. Equipment needed: Single hand rod.

Have a problem with your casting skills? Sign up for a one-on-one coaching work session with a Certified Instructor. This is the best value at the Expo. Equipment needed: Single hand rod.

Have a problem with your casting skills? Sign up for a one-on-one coaching work session with a Certified Instructor. This is the best value at the Expo. Equipment needed: Single hand rod.

The Williamson River in southeastern Oregon is famous for its trophy-sized redband rainbow trout and brown trout. This is the river for which famed fly fisher Polly Roseborough designed his "fuzzy nymph" patterns. Learn where to go and how to fish this blue-ribbon spring creek.

Join Master fly tyer John Rodriquez as he explains the essentials of thread control in fly tying. Techniques for making the tying thread more effective and versatile.  A must class for anyone that wants to improve the quality of their tying.  Equipment needed: Vise and tying tools including thread and bobbins. Hooks and materials will be provided.

This is a class designed for beginning to intermediate fly tyers who want to make quantum leaps in skill development. This is a total “hands-on” experience. Instructor demonstrates skill, then offers individual coaching to each student. High energy, enthusiasm and plenty of encouragement. Michael T Williams has been tying flies for 50 years. Equipment needed: Vise and tying tools including thread and bobbins. Hooks and materials will be provided.

Guide David Paul Williams explores warm western waters for smallmouth bass. A key to better fishing is understanding your quarry. Learn about smallmouth bass and the techniques, offerings and presentations that will make your outing successful.

Have a problem with your two-handed casting skills? Sign up for a one-on-one coaching work session with a Certified Two-Handed Instructor. This is the best value at the Expo. Equipment needed: Waders, boots, and spey rod. No Skagit systems please.

Have a problem with your two-handed casting skills? Sign up for a one-on-one coaching work session with a Certified Two-Handed Instructor. This is the best value at the Expo. Equipment needed: Waders, boots, and spey rod. No Skagit systems please.

Have a problem with your two-handed casting skills? Sign up for a one-on-one coaching work session with a Certified Two-Handed Instructor. This is the best value at the Expo. Equipment needed: Waders, boots, and spey rod. No Skagit systems please.

Improve your cast beyond the basic cast. A Certified Instructor will teach you how to adjust your casting as you increase the amount of line past your rod tip. You will learn how to change your casting stroke by adjusting your casting angle, trajectory, and tempo. Equipment needed: Single hand rod.

Casting for distance is about doing many little things right. A Certified Instructor will help you discover these little things and put them all together to make your fly go further. Equipment Needed: Single hand rod.

Every cast is made up of at least two components: a back cast and a forward cast. Learn how to improve your forward cast by working on your back cast. Equipment Needed: Single hand rod.

Have a problem with your casting skills? Sign up for a one-on-one coaching work session with a Certified Instructor. This is the best value at the Expo. Equipment needed: Single hand rod.

Have a problem with your casting skills? Sign up for a one-on-one coaching work session with a Certified Instructor. This is the best value at the Expo. Equipment needed: Single hand rod.

Have a problem with your casting skills? Sign up for a one-on-one coaching work session with a Certified Instructor. This is the best value at the Expo. Equipment needed: Single hand rod.

Famed author, guide, and fly designer Denny Rickards is a master at fishing stillwaters. Learn about the flies to use, leader lengths and tippet size, basic stillwater entomology, reading stillwaters, distinguishing between rise forms, understanding the four zones of stillwaters, and much more.

Perfect your tying skills by learning new techniques for tying wings. Start with salmon/steelhead flies and tie Atlantic married wings, Spey and Dee wings, feather hackle wings and hair wings. Finish with trout flies and tie parachute posts , split deer/calf  hair, compara-dun wings. Fear wings no more as you learn winging techniques of master and production fly tyers. Equipment needed: Vise and tying tools including thread and bobbins. Hooks and materials will be provided.

This fly tying class gives instruction on how to tie mayflies and midges in every stage at the surface of the water. It includes patterns that express stages of the hatch in the emerger, hatching, and adult phases and how to determine which stage at which the fish are feeding. It also gives a wonderful demonstration of how to make the most realistic patterns with the use of biots. Equipment needed: None.

Want to do Alaska on your own? Alaskan veteran Lee Hibler explains where to go, what to bring, and techniques for fishing that will make your self-guided trip a success.

Have a problem with your two-handed casting skills? Sign up for a one-on-one coaching work session with a Certified Two-Handed Instructor. This is the best value at the Expo. Equipment needed:  Waders, boots, and spey rod. No Skagit systems please.

Have a problem with your two-handed casting skills? Sign up for a one-on-one coaching work session with a Certified Two-Handed Instructor. This is the best value at the Expo. Equipment needed:  Waders, boots, and spey rod. No Skagit systems please.

Have a problem with your two-handed casting skills? Sign up for a one-on-one coaching work session with a Certified Two-Handed Instructor. This is the best value at the Expo. Equipment needed:  Waders, boots, and spey rod. No Skagit systems please.

Is there a boulder or stump in the middle of the river that you want to fish around? A weed line in a lake you would like to fish more effectively? Trick out your casting by learning how to make both positive and negative curve casts from a Master Certified Instructor. This class is primarily for intermediate casters. Equipment needed: Single hand rod. 

Get more distance out of your cast by adjusting your casting stroke to gain better loop control and learning shooting techniques. This class is designed for intermediate to advanced casters. Equipment needed: Single hand rod.

So you've got your basic casting stoke down but don't know why you can't cast as far as your buddy, put the fly where you want to, and the fly starts to drag soon after it hits the water. This class will help you get to the next level in distance and presentation. Equipment needed: Single hand rod.

Have a problem with your casting skills? Sign up for a one-on-one coaching work session with a Certified Instructor. This is the best value at the Expo. Equipment needed:  Single hand rod.

Have a problem with your casting skills? Sign up for a one-on-one coaching work session with a Certified Instructor. This is the best value at the Expo. Equipment needed:  Single hand rod.

Have a problem with your casting skills? Sign up for a one-on-one coaching work session with a Certified Instructor. This is the best value at the Expo. Equipment needed:  Single hand rod.

Tying the perfect fly to match the hatch will be enhanced with a perfect hand-tied leader and crafted fly line. Learn basic leader design and how to tie various knots to customize your lines and leaders to fit various fishing situations. All materials  provided.

Join noted tyer/instructor Monte Smith in examining a brief history of the development of the Spey fly from early days to the present. Explore the techniques employed tying these special flies and learn about the various hooks and materials available for their construction. You will tie a modern northwest Spey fly and receive a packet of class notes designed to further enhance your tying experience. This is an intermediate tying class. Equipment needed: Vise and tying tools including white and red thread and bobbins. Hooks and materials provided.

Having problems with your dubbing? Troubles dubbing a slim body? This class will help you to understand and use a variety of dubbing techniques. Equipment needed: Vise and tying tools including thread and bobbins. Hooks and materials provided.

A John Day River guide shares knowledge about catching smallies on the John Day with a fly. Learn what sections to float, effective flies to use, and camping options.You will also learn how to use a Dutch Oven legally on the John Day River.

Have a problem with your two-handed casting skills? Sign up for a one-on-one coaching work session with a Certified Two-Handed Instructor. This is the best value at the Expo. Equipment needed:  Waders, boots, and spey rod. No Skagit systems please.

Have a problem with your two-handed casting skills? Sign up for a one-on-one coaching work session with a Certified Two-Handed Instructor. This is the best value at the Expo. Equipment needed:  Waders, boots, and spey rod. No Skagit systems please.

Have a problem with your two-handed casting skills? Sign up for a one-on-one coaching work session with a Certified Two-Handed Instructor. This is the best value at the Expo. Equipment needed:  Waders, boots, and spey rod. No Skagit systems please.

In this class you will learn to make the adjustments to your casting stroke to create curve casts and aerial wiggle mends. These are essential rod emendations to eliminate or add drag to the fly presentation. Equipment needed: Single hand rod.

A Certified Instructor helps you develop casting techniques required to present the fly accurately and naturally to fish. Equipment Needed: Single hand rod.

Develop a basic casting stroke from a Certified Instructor. This is for the beginner or novice caster. Equipment Needed: Single hand rod.

Have a problem with your casting skills? Sign up for a one-on-one coaching work session with a Certified Instructor. This is the best value at the Expo. Equipment needed: Single hand rod.

Have a problem with your casting skills? Sign up for a one-on-one coaching work session with a Certified Instructor. This is the best value at the Expo. Equipment needed: Single hand rod.

Have a problem with your casting skills? Sign up for a one-on-one coaching work session with a Certified Instructor. This is the best value at the Expo. Equipment needed: Single hand rod.

We do love our Deschutes River. Great fish and what great scenery! But how to fish the seasons on the Deschutes? In this class Deschutes guide Mike Boyd will discuss techniques and flies to use for various seasons on the Deschutes River.

A former guide offers tips, techniques and popular flies to successfully fish the Crooked River in Central Oregon. Learn methods and time of year fly selection.

Long time material dyer, Charlie Renn, takes the mystery out of small batch material dyeing at home. The class will review the methods, equipment, materials, and sources of fly tying materials for dyeing at home. Discover the methods needed for effective home dyeing in order to tailor-make your own colors and hues. All materials provided.

Classic Czech Nymphing of the 1970s has evolved into many specialized “Euro-nymphing” approaches that have dominated international fly fishing tournaments for many years. Applying these highly sensitive techniques on our western waters can greatly improve your ability to detect even the lightest takes from selective trout. Join Dave and Mary Ann Dozer as they highlight gear, rigging, lines and leaders, flies and methods for Polish, Czech, Spanish, and French Euro-nymphing techniques.

Have a problem with your two-handed casting skills? Sign up for a one-on-one coaching work session with a Certified Two-Handed Instructor. This is the best value at the Expo. Equipment needed:  Waders, boots, and spey rod. No Skagit systems please.

Have a problem with your two-handed casting skills? Sign up for a one-on-one coaching work session with a Certified Two-Handed Instructor. This is the best value at the Expo. Equipment needed:  Waders, boots, and spey rod. No Skagit systems please.

Have a problem with your two-handed casting skills? Sign up for a one-on-one coaching work session with a Certified Two-Handed Instructor. This is the best value at the Expo. Equipment needed:  Waders, boots, and spey rod. No Skagit systems please.

Develop a basic casting stroke from a Certified Instructor. This is for the beginner or novice caster. Equipment Needed: Single hand rod.

A certified Casting Instructor helps you develop casting techniques required to present the fly accurately and naturally to fish. Equipment Needed: Single hand rod.

Improve your cast beyond the basic cast. A Certified Instructor will teach you how to adjust your casting as you increase the amount of line past your rod tip. You will learn how to change your casting stroke by adjusting your casting angle, trajectory, and tempo. Equipment needed: Single hand rod.

Have a problem with your casting skills? Sign up for a one-on-one coaching work session with a Certified Instructor. This is the best value at the Expo. Equipment needed:  Single hand rod.

Have a problem with your casting skills? Sign up for a one-on-one coaching work session with a Certified Instructor. This is the best value at the Expo. Equipment needed:  Single hand rod.

Have a problem with your casting skills? Sign up for a one-on-one coaching work session with a Certified Instructor. This is the best value at the Expo. Equipment needed:  Single hand rod.

Guide David Paul Williams explores warm western waters for smallmouth bass. A key to better fishing is understanding your quarry. Learn about smallmouth bass and the techniques, offerings and presentations that will make your outing successful.

This class will introduce you to some awesome new dry fly patterns, techniques on how to deliver dry flies, and strategies on how to fool big fish. It is a show packed with remarkable fishing footage, unique insights, and gorgeous places.

Hands-on trying for the beginner. Learn the steps to be a successful fly tyer. The teacher will explain and demonstrate the basic tying techniques, how to pick materials, and what equipment you need to tie your own flies. Equipment needed: Vise and tying tools including thread and bobbins. Hooks and materials provided.

Fine tune and dial in your shooting head setup for your spey rod with Brian Chou, an experienced two-hand fly fisher and teacher who is well known for his knowledge of rods and lines and their application on the water. Equipment needed: Spey rod. No Skagit systems please. You MUST also sign up for Class 2450 which is on-the-water casting.

Have a problem with your two-handed casting skills? Sign up for a one-on-one coaching work session with a Certified Two-Handed Instructor. This is the best value at the Expo. Equipment needed:  Waders, boots, and spey rod. No Skagit systems please.

Have a problem with your two-handed casting skills? Sign up for a one-on-one coaching work session with a Certified Two-Handed Instructor. This is the best value at the Expo. Equipment needed:  Waders, boots, and spey rod. No Skagit systems please.

Have a problem with your two-handed casting skills? Sign up for a one-on-one coaching work session with a Certified Two-Handed Instructor. This is the best value at the Expo. Equipment needed:  Waders, boots, and spey rod. No Skagit systems please.

Double hauling mystery is revealed by a Certified Instructor, who helps you develop a sound double haul. Learn techniques to develop effective and efficient line and rod hand use in your casting. Equipment needed: Single hand rod.

Get more distance out of your cast by adjusting your casting stroke to gain better loop control and learning shooting techniques.This class is designed for intermediate to advanced casters. Equipment needed: Single hand rod.

Have a problem with your casting skills? Sign up for a one-on-one coaching work session with a Certified Instructor. This is the best value at the Expo. Equipment needed: Single hand rod.

Have a problem with your casting skills? Sign up for a one-on-one coaching work session with a Certified Instructor. This is the best value at the Expo. Equipment needed: Single hand rod.

Have a problem with your casting skills? Sign up for a one-on-one coaching work session with a Certified Instructor. This is the best value at the Expo. Equipment needed: Single hand rod.

Have a problem with your casting skills? Sign up for a one-on-one coaching work session with a Certified Instructor. This is the best value at the Expo. Equipment needed: Single hand rod.

Have a problem with your casting skills? Sign up for a one-on-one coaching work session with a Certified Instructor. This is the best value at the Expo. Equipment needed: Single hand rod.

Have a problem with your casting skills? Sign up for a one-on-one coaching work session with a Certified Instructor. This is the best value at the Expo. Equipment needed: Single hand rod.

Knot guru Loc Vetter offers insights on the ten most needed knots to know for fly fishing. Participants will learn to tie and test knots to determine the best knot for the situation. This is a great class for the beginner to intermediate fly fisher. All materials provided.

This class will introduce you to the fantastic world of small bugs, big fish, and the tranquility of winter fishing, as well as prepare you with the right bugs, the proper deliveries, and the essential techniques to make winter fishing an exceptional experience for you.The presentation includes both still and video clips. Equipment needed: None.

Learn how to tie the hares ear, pheasant tail, and zug bug, three of the best go-to flies in any fly box. This class is designed for beginning tyers. Equipment needed: Vise and tying tools including thread and bobbins. Hooks and materials provided.

Judy Graham is a FFF Certified Casting Instructor who has guided and taught in both Washington and Oregon and is Program Coordinator for Washington's Casting for Recovery, which teaches fly fishing to breast cancer survivors. This class is a crash course for beginning fly fishers. It will cover basic terminology, equipment line setup, knots, insects, fly patterns, reading the water, and more. It is a perfect place to start if you have just started to fly fish.

Have a problem with your two-handed casting skills? Sign up for a one-on-one coaching work session with a Certified Two-Handed Instructor. This is the best value at the Expo. Equipment needed:  Waders, boots, and spey rod. No Skagit systems please.

Have a problem with your two-handed casting skills? Sign up for a one-on-one coaching work session with a Certified Two-Handed Instructor. This is the best value at the Expo. Equipment needed:  Waders, boots, and spey rod. No Skagit systems please.

Have a problem with your two-handed casting skills? Sign up for a one-on-one coaching work session with a Certified Two-Handed Instructor. This is the best value at the Expo. Equipment needed:  Waders, boots, and spey rod. No Skagit systems please.

Are you thinking: "Wow I would like to get my Casting Certification"? If so, then this is a must class for you. You will learn - the quality of your cast, the types of casts, and what level of casting knowledge you need to have to attain the qualifications of a Certified Instructor. Equipment Needed: Single hand rod.

Master certified instructor Carl Zarelli explains how to develop spey-type casts on the single hand rod. Spey-type casts add great variety and options to your arsenal of casts. Equipment needed: Single hand rod.

Every cast is made up of at least two components: a back cast and a forward cast. Learn how to improve your forward cast by working on your back cast. Equipment Needed: Single hand rod.

Have a problem with your casting skills? Sign up for a one-on-one coaching work session with a Certified Instructor. This is the best value at the Expo. Equipment needed: Single hand rod.

Have a problem with your casting skills? Sign up for a one-on-one coaching work session with a Certified Instructor. This is the best value at the Expo. Equipment needed: Single hand rod.

Have a problem with your casting skills? Sign up for a one-on-one coaching work session with a Certified Instructor. This is the best value at the Expo. Equipment needed: Single hand rod.

Famed author, guide, and fly designer Denny Rickards is a master at fishing stillwaters. Learn about the flies to use, leader lengths and tippet size, basic stillwater entomology, reading stillwaters, distinguishing between rise forms, understanding the four zones of stillwaters, and much more.

Learn techniques to tie quality Parachute Adams, Blue Wing Olive and Hoppers. Three parachute posts will be explored: Hair, poly yarn and foam. Equipment needed: Vise and tying tools including thread and bobbins. Hooks and materials provided.

Learn how to display your collectible flies in shadow boxes. Your fly will seem to float in the air on hidden support posts using this easy technique. All materials provided and include a 3.5" X 4.5" shadow box, foam-core backing, paper backing, pins, tubes, wire and tape. Equipment needed: Bring your own fly for framing, which must be less than 1-inch high, 2-inches long and 1/2 inch wide.

Talented and noted tyer Dave Barlow will help you develop knowledge in materials required, techniques, and methods for tying Spey flies. Equipment needed: Vise and tying tools including thread and bobbins. Hooks and materials provided.

Continuation of "Short heads, Long rods". Time to dial them in, folks! Equipment needed: Waders, boots, and spey rod preferably with running line on the reel. Lines will be available for demo. Must also take Class 2240.

Improving your fishing casts to include tricks for dealing with gradient rich streams and tight canopy. Various curve casts, mending, leader function and design, increasing hook up percentages, playing and landing fish quickly are a few of the tasks this clinic will focus on. Equipment needed: Single hand rod.

Have a problem with your casting skills? Sign up for a one-on-one coaching work session with a Certified Instructor. This is the best value at the Expo. Equipment needed: Single hand rod.

Have a problem with your casting skills? Sign up for a one-on-one coaching work session with a Certified Instructor. This is the best value at the Expo. Equipment needed: Single hand rod.

Have a problem with your casting skills? Sign up for a one-on-one coaching work session with a Certified Instructor. This is the best value at the Expo. Equipment needed: Single hand rod.