5/11 – 5/12/23 – NC – Women’s Fly Fishing 201 Workshop

Dates – Thursday 5/11/23 and Friday 5/12/23

Time – 8:00 am – 5:00 pm Each Day

Location – Headwaters Outfitters, Rosman North Carolina

Instructors – Heather Hodson, Jessica Whitmire, and Hannah Meyers Overgaard

Email Contact – info@flyfishinstruct.com

Cost – $900.00

Refunds – No Refunds.  All payments have a seven-day cancellation policy, from the date of registration.  After seven days, all deposits are forfeited, unless a replacement participant is found.

Participants – Max of 8 Anglers

Equipment – Not Required.  Bring your own rod/reel if you’d like.

Class Covers –

• Leader/Tippet Review
  • Monofilament and Fluorocarbon Breakdown
• Beyond the Basics Knots Overview
  • Non-Slip Loop, Blood Knot and Perfection Loop
• Hands-On Leader Setups
• Fishing Technique Overview
  • Amphitheater Casting
  • Euro Nymphing Overview
  • Streamer Techniques
• Fishing to Selective Trout
• Reading Water and Where to Fish in a River
• Match the Hatch
• Classifications of Aquatic  Insects
• 4 Fly Categories
• Choosing the Right Fly
• Intro to Entomology
  • Mayfly, Caddis, Stonefly, Midge
• Top 20 Flies for Pisgah National Forest
• Fly Casting
  • Fly Casting Principles and Fundamentals
  • Roll Casting Dominant and Non-Dominant Side
  • Bow and Arrow
  • Double Haul

Tentative Schedule – 

• 5/11/21 – 8am – 5pm
  • 8am – 12pm – Classroom and Outside Education
  • 12pm – 12:30pm – Lunch
  • 1pm – 5pm – Guided On Water Instruction on Private Water
• 5/13/22 – 8:00am – 5:00pm
  • 8am – 12pm – Classroom and Outside Education
  • 12pm – 12:30pm – Lunch
  • 1pm – 5pm – Guided On Water Instruction on Private Water
  •  6pm – Community Appetizers and Fish Tales at the Group Campsite

What’s Included – Over a $1200.00 Value

• Camping 5/10/23 – 5/15/23
• 8hrs Classroom Education
• 8hrs Guided On Water Instruction on Private Water with Headwaters Outfitters on Thursday and Friday Afternoon
• 20% Guide Gratuity
• Online Access to  “Fly Fishing 101” and “Reading Trout Water” Courses
• “Fly Fishing 201” Manual Written By Heather Hodson
• Flies and Fly Puck
• UWOTF Hat
• iFishiBelong Tee-Shirt
• Lunch on Thursday and Friday
• Wader and Boot Rental
• Use of All Fishing Equipment Needed

What’s Not Included –

• Travel to and from Rosman NC
• North Carolina Fishing License