Schedule of Events

Schedule of Events: Saturday

Specialty Instruction Class

9:30-10:50 Jason Randall
Fishing Hopper Dropper Rigs [FEE]   

11-12:50 Pat Dorsey
Tips to Catch More Trout [FEE]

1-2:30 Jason Randall
Advanced Nymphing Instruction [FEE] 

2:45-4:15 Lee Blanton
Beginner Fly Tying 101

Guadalupe River:
Beyond the Cast WOMEN’S Fly Fishing Symposium

9-9:15 Julie Mattson
Registration/Greetings [FEE]

9:20-10:25 Julie Mattson
Fly Fishing: Where to Begin [FEE]

10:30-11:25 Julie Mattson
Understanding Packs & Flies [FEE]

11:30-12:25 Young/Sentz
Women’s Industry Panel/Luncheon [FEE]

12:30-1:25 USA Women’s Team
Fly Casting: Dos & Don’ts [FEE]

1:30-2:25 Wells/Pope
All About Fishing From a Kayak [FEE]

3-3:55 Jason Randall
How to Read the Water to Catch More Fish

Brazos River

10-10:50 Wells/Pope
All About Fishing from a Kayak

11-11:50 Jamie Aponte
Fly Fishing for Peacock Bass in the Amazon

12-12:50 Wayne McGee
Alaska’s Best Pacific Salmon and Trout Waters

1-1:50 Rob Aitken
What the Heck Is Mousing?

2-2:50 Julie Mattson
Understanding Competitive Fly Fishing

3-3:50 Shannon Young
Trout Fishing the Great Smoky Mountains

Devil’s River

10-10:50 Mitch Kempe
Fly Fishing for Carp

11-11:50 Tim Urtiaga
All About Pike on the Fly

12-12:50 Greg Welander
Fishing the North Texas Sand Bass Run

1-1:50 Bob Lindquist
Labrador: Where the King Salmon Reigns

2-2:50 Chris Hunt
The Benefits of Using a Travel Agent

3-3:50 Pat Dorsey
Fishing Colorado’s South Platte

Featured Fly Tyers

10-10:50 Troy Basso
Dock Light Fly

11-11:50 Jeff Rowley
Deer Hair Bass Bugs

12-12:50 Allen Rupp
Whitlock’s NearNuff Crayfish

1-1:50 Steve Maldonado
Big Streamers for Trout

2-2:50 Kevin Hutchison
Flies for the Hill Country  

3-3:50 George Sabol
The Bluegill Streamer

Main Casting Pool

9:30-10 Bill Gammel
Casting Demo

12:30-1 Karin Miller
Casting Demo-Tenkara

3:30-4 Bill Gammel
Casting Demo

Casting Classes: Paid Casting Area A* [FEE]

*Meet at Step & Repeat (beside Admission) 10 minutes before class

9:30-11 Rex Walker
Beginner Casting Instruction

12:30-1:30 Julie Mattson
Beginner Casting Instruction

2-3:30 Rex Walker
Beginner Casting Instruction

Casting Classes: Paid Casting Area B* [FEE]

*Meet at Step & Repeat (beside Admission) 10 minutes before class

11-12:30 Bill Gammel
Advanced Casting Instruction

Casting Competition*: Free to participate!

*Meet at the Free Casting Area (in Main Exhibition Hall) to register

12:30-1:30 Bubba Holt
Casting Competition Qualifier  

Casting Classes: Free Casting Area*

*Meet at Good Fly booth 10 minutes before class

10 AM Good Fly
Walk-Up Casting Instruction (Certified Casting Instructors)

3:30 PM Good Fly
Walk-Up Casting Instruction (Certified Casting Instructors)

Festival After-Party [Ticket Required]
Sponsored by Shenk Capital Management in Ballroom A

Schedule of Events: Sunday

Specialty Instruction Class

7:45-8:30 Ryan Blodget
Angler’s Chapel (for vendors and instructors)

9:30-10:50 Jason Randall
Fishing Hopper Dropper Rigs [FEE]

11-12:50 Pat Dorsey
Tips to Catch More Trout [FEE]

1-2:30 Jason Randall
Advanced Nymphing Instruction [FEE]

3-4:30 Allen Rupp
Advanced Streamer Fly-Tying Techniques [FEE]

Guadalupe River
Beyond the Cast WOMEN’S Fly Fishing Symposium

9-9:50 Pat Dorsey
Ask an Expert Anything [FEE]

10-10:50 Willard Franklin
Staying Safe on the Water [FEE]

11-11:50 Julie Mattson
Understanding Rigging & Knots [FEE]

12-12:50 Julie Mattson
Wrap-Up/Evaluations [FEE]  

1-1:50 Bob Lindquist
Labrador: Where the King Salmon Reigns

2-2:50 Greg Welander
Fishing the North Texas Sand Bass Run 

Brazos River

10-10:50 Jamie Aponte
Walk, Wade, and Float in Pagosa Springs, Colorado

11-11:50 Steven Palmer
Destinations Near & Far

12-12:50 Jason Randall
Reading the Water to Catch More Fish

1-1:50 Wayne McGee
Alaska’s Best Pacific Salmon and Trout Waters

2-2:50 Mitch Kempe
Fly Fishing for Carp

Devil’s River

10-10:50 Carol/Wells
All About Fishing from a Kayak

11-11:50 Shannon Young
Trout Fishing the Great Smoky Mountains 

12-12:50 Tim Urtiaga
Insider’s Guide to Lakes and Stillwaters

1-1:50 Jamie Aponte
Fly Fishing for Peacock Bass in the Amazon

2-2:50 Pat Dorsey
Fishing Colorado’s South Platte 

Featured Fly Tyers

10-10:50 Allen Rupp
Whitlock’s NearNuff Crayfish  

11-11:50 Jeff Rowley
Deer Hair Bass Bugs

12-12:50 Kevin Hutchison
Flies for the Hill Country

1-1:50 George Sabol
The Bluegill Streamer

2-2:50 Steve Maldonado
Big Streamers for Trout

Main Casting Pool

11:10-11:30 Rex Walker
Casting Demo

1-1:30 Karin Miller
Casting Demo-Tenkara

3-3:30 Jason Randall
Casting Demo

Casting Classes: Paid Casting Area A* [FEE]

*Meet at Step & Repeat (beside Admissions) 10 minutes before class

9:30-11 Rex Walker
Beginner Casting Instruction 

1-2:30 Rex Walker
Beginner Casting Instruction 

Casting Classes: Paid Casting Area B* [FEE]

*Meet at Step & Repeat (beside Admissions) 10 minutes before class

1-2:30 Julie Mattson
Women’s Casting Class [FEE]

Casting Competition*: Free to participate!

*Meet at the Free Casting Area (in Main Exhibition Hall) to register

12-1 PM Bubba Holt
Casting Competition Finals

Casting Classes: Free Casting Area *

*Meet at Good Fly booth 10 minutes before class

10:30 AM Good Fly
Walk-Up Casting Instruction (Certified Casting Instructors)

3 PM Good Fly
Walk-Up Casting Instruction (Certified Casting Instructors)