Our 2024 schedule of events will be posted late this fall. Until then you can see what last year's festival's schedule looked like.
Schedule of Events
Schedule of Events: Saturday
Specialty Instruction Class
9:30-10:50 Tom Rosenbauer Reading Water Critically: How to Find More Fish [FEE]
11-12:50 Pat Dorsey Master Class: Fishing Tailwaters [FEE]
1-2:30 Tom Rosenbauer Hatch Strategies: Beyond Fly Selection [FEE]
2:35-4 Jim Bensinger Beginner Fly Tying 101 [FEE]
Guadalupe River: Beyond the Cast WOMEN’S Fly Fishing Symposium
9-9:25 Joan Swartz Registration/Greetings [FEE]
9:30-10:25 Tina Murray Fly Fishing with Confidence [FEE]
10:30-11:25 Kim Ranalla Waders and Wading with Confidence [FEE]
11:30-12:25 Milne/Murray/Swartz Women’s Industry Leaders’ Luncheon [FEE]
12:30-1:25 Julie Mattson Interacting with Wildlife: The Dos & Don’ts [FEE]
1:30-2:25 Jerry Hamon Fishing From a Kayak [FEE]
Brazos River
10-10:50 Steven Palmer Fly Fishing 101
11-11:50 Jerry Hamon A Man, a Fly Rod, and a Kayak
12-12:50 Wayne McGee Alaska’s Best Pacific Salmon and Trout Waters
1-1:50 Grahame Jones Fly Fishing Texas Lakes for Largemouth Bass
2-2:50 Mike Williams Fly Fishing for Peacock Bass in the Amazon
3-3:50 Tom Rosenbauer Taking Your Trout Fishing to the Next Level
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 Kirk Deeter 25 Tips to Make You a Better Angler Anywhere
1-1:50 Willard Franklin Staying Safe on the Water
2-2:50 Beau Beasley Who Owns the River? Private v. Public Property
3-3:50 Pat Dorsey Fishing Colorado’s South Platte
Featured Fly Tyers
10-10:50 Steve Blanton Deer Hair Bass Bugs
11-11:50 Jon Easdon Blindside Midge
12-12:50 Anh Thai Extended Foam Body Parachute Adams
1-1:50 Steve Maldonado Big Streamers for Trout
2-2:50 Allen Rupp Whitlock’s NearNuff Crayfish
3-3:50 Phil Tereyla Lightspeed Leech
Main Casting Pool
10:30-11 Bill Gammel Casting Demo
12:30-1 Bill Gammel Casting Demo
3:30-4 Rex Walker Casting Demo
Casting Classes [FEE]: Meet at Step & Repeat (beside Admission) 10 minutes before class
9:30-11 Rex Walker Beginner Casting Instruction
12-1:30 Rex Walker Beginner Casting Instruction
Free Casting Classes: Meet at Goodfly booth 10 minutes before class
11:30 AM & 3:30 PM Goodfly Walk-Up Casting Classes
(Certified Casting Instructors)
Festival After-Party Sponsored by Shenk Capital Management [Ticket Required]: Ballroom A
Schedule of Events: Sunday
Specialty Instruction Class
7:45-8:30 Eric Camfield Angler’s Chapel (for vendors and instructors)
9:30-10:50 Allen Rupp Intermediate to Advanced Saltwater Fly Tying [FEE]
11-12:50 Pat Dorsey Master Class: Fishing Tailwaters [FEE]
1:30-3 Tom Rosenbauer Hatch Strategies: Beyond Fly Selection [FEE]
Guadalupe River: Beyond the Cast WOMEN’S Fly Fishing Symposium
8:30-8:50 Joan Swartz Morning Check-in [FEE]
9-9:50 Tom Rosenbauer Ask an Expert Anything [FEE]
10-10:50 Julie Mattson What Is Euro Nymphing & Should I Be Doing It? [FEE]
11-11:50 Jon Mozingo Taking Charge of Your Personal Safety Outdoors [FEE]
12-12:50 Joan Swartz Wrap-Up/Evaluations [FEE]
Brazos River
10-10:50 Phil Tereyla Year-Round Tactics for Trophy Brown Trout
11-11:50 Tom Rosenbauer Taking Your Trout Fishing to the Next Level
12-12:50 Steven Palmer Fly Fishing 101
1-1:50 Wayne McGee Alaska’s Best Pacific Salmon and Trout Waters
2-2:50 Donald Price Taking on Rooster Fish
3-3:50 Greg Welander Fly Fishing Bass in Texas
Devil’s River
10-10:50 Mitch Kempe Fly Fishing for Carp
11-11:50 Jerry Hamon A Man, a Fly Rod, and a Kayak
12-12:50 Tim Urtiaga Insider’s Guide to Lakes and Stillwaters
1-1:50 Mike Williams Fly Fishing for Peacock Bass
2-2:50 Kirk Deeter 25 Tips to Make You a Better Angler Anywhere
3-3:50 Pat Dorsey Fishing Colorado’s South Platte
Featured Fly Tyers
10-10:50 Anh Thai Extended Foam Body Parachute Adams
11-11:50 Steve Maldonado Big Streamers for Trout
12-12:50 Lee Blanton Deer Hair Bass Bugs
1-1:50 Jon Easdon Blindside Midge
2-2:50 Allen Rupp Whitlock’s NearNuff Crayfish
3-3:50 Phil Tereyla Lightspeed Leech
Main Casting Pool
10:15-11 Mike Williams Casting Demo
12-12:30 Rex Walker Casting Demo
2-3 Pat Murray Casting Demo
Casting Classes [FEE]: Meet at Step & Repeat (beside Admission) 10 minutes before class
9:30-11 Rex Walker Beginner Casting Instruction
1-2:30 Rex Walker Beginner Casting Instruction
Free Casting Classes: Meet at the Goodfly booth 10 minutes before class
11:30 AM & 3:00 PM Goodfly Walk-Up Casting Classes
(Certified Casting Instructors)
