Join the FFI Casting Instructors for workshops and demos. Our instructors have perfected their skills and are ready to share them with you.
11/4/2022
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Course Number & Title: 401 How to Hold a Fly Rod -- The Ring Finger in the Fly Cast
Presenter: John Biggers
Description: Holding a fly rod lodged among ring finger, first knuckle, and palm, casting from this hold by pressing the cork grip with the ring finger, levers effected by the hold and the press of the ring finger, mechanical advantages, effects on arc, rod bend, tip path, and loop shape.
Tracks: Casting for All Fish, All Waters
Class Fee: Free with Registration
11/4/2022
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Course Number & Title: 427 Teaching Workshop for Casting Instructors
Presenter: Macauley Lord
Description: A video- and discussion-based exploration of innovative methods of teaching fly casting to beginner and intermediate students. While it fulfills the requirement for the teaching workshop for Certified Casting Instructors, anyone interested in teaching casting is welcome. If you have never taught casting or have taught it for years, you will learn a lot from this stimulating program.
Tracks: Casting
Class Fee: $50
11/4/2022
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Course Number & Title: 409 Get the Most Out of Your Flycasting Practice
Presenter: William Kopal
Carol Northcut
Description: How to practice flycasting. The “Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How to” for practicing flycasting. Get the best results from your flycasting practice, whether beginning your journey into flyfishing, or preparing for that trip of a lifetime. This workshop is for beginners to those preparing to become CIs.
Tracks: Casting for All Fish, All Waters
Class Fee: Free with Registration
11/4/2022
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Course Number & Title: 425 Virtual Video Casting Analysis Using OnForm
Presenter: Willy George
Description: This casting workshop is designed for all casting skill levels and casting instructors. This is a two-part workshop via Zoom: Part A is on Friday and Bart B is on Sunday. Students are expected to attend both days to benefit from the instruction. On Friday, we will cover key elements of the casting stroke and introduce a video casting analysis tool called OnForm. Volunteers who want to have their casting technique analyzed will take videos of their casts on Saturday using a free version of the OnFrom app that the instructor will send them. Then on Sunday, the entire student group will listen to feedback with a Master Casting Instructor while watching the on-screen analysis of the casting videos using the OnForm app. This workshop will teach innovative ways to improve both your casting and teaching.
Tracks: Casting for All Fish, All Waters
Class Fee: $100
11/4/2022
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Course Number & Title: 414 An in-depth analysis of the application of force during the casting stroke.
Presenter: Mark Huber, Mac Brown
Description: We will examine the different parts of a casting stroke and the necessary physical movements, including the body, arm and hand, in executing a casting stroke. Participant will come away with a greater understanding of the intricacies of the physical movements in and how to increase efficiency in executing a cast. The program is designed for both single hand and two hand casting instructors.
Tracks: Casting for All Fish, Al Waters
Class Fee: $50
11/5/2022
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Course Number & Title: 501 Keys to Successful Completion for CI/MCI Exam Performance Task #1
Presenter: Jeff Hogan, Steven Morikawa
Description: For CI/MCI Performance Test Candidates. Task #1 is the most important task of the test because the overhead cast (or modification of) is require for every task except the Roll Cast (CI) and Water Tasks (MCI), yet it has the greatest failure rate for both tests. This presentation will provide tips to give you the best opportunity to succeed.
Tracks: Casting
Class Fee: Free with Registration
11/5/2022
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Course Number & Title: 502 Journey to Casting Success: Fly Casting Skills Development
Presenter: Jonathan Walter, Russ Carpenter, Sarah Trenschel
Description: Want to improve your casting skills for fishing in an approachable, incremental fashion? Want to help your club or council members improve their casting skills? Join Russ, Sarah and Jonathan for this one-hour introduction to use and implementation of the FCSD in your club or council. Instructors that teach both individuals and groups will learn the multiple uses of the program. Anglers that want to use it for self-improvement will develop a better understanding of the steps needed to improve.
Tracks: Casting for All Fish, All Waters
Class Fee: Free with Registration
11/5/2022
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Course Number & Title: 506 Cast and Cooking
Presenter: Timothy Buckley, Kastine Coleman
Description: We are combining our love of fly fishing and food. Lunch on the water does not have to be a soggy sandwich from a gas station. Fly Fishers International Programs Committee Members in this entertaining presentation highlight favorite fly fishing outing experiences from locations around the globe, and demonstrate unique waterside culinary delights. In addition to highlighting some of our favorite local waters, presenters will also demonstrate techniques, experiences, and tips preparing meals on fishing outings. Presenters will cover experiences from Canada, USA, and other destinations.
Tracks: Other, Casting, Fly Fishing Skills
Class Fee: Free with Registration
11/5/2022
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Course Number & Title: 509 Casting Form of the Best Casters
Presenter: Mary Ann Dozer
Description: Did the casting in "A River Runs Through It" mesmerize you? For me, it was the symmetry of the loops and the ease of casting by Brad Pitt. How did he do this? His stand-in caster, Jason Borger, has exxcellent casting form. In this workshop, you will learn casting fundamentals to mesmerize others with your casting.
Tracks: Casting, Trout, Warmwater, Saltwater, Steelhead, Salmon
Class Fee: $50
11/5/2022
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Course Number & Title: 534 Teaching Workshop for Casting Instructors
Presenter: Macauley Lord
Description: A video- and discussion-based exploration of innovative methods of teaching fly casting to beginner and intermediate students. While it fulfills the requirement for the teaching workshop for Certified Casting Instructors, anyone interested in teaching casting is welcome. If you have never taught casting or have taught it for years, you will learn a lot from this stimulating program.
Tracks: Casting
Class Fee: $50
11/5/2022
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Course Number & Title: 519 Introduction to the THCI Exam
Presenter: Todd Somsel, Rick Williams, Molly Semenik, all certified as MCI, THMCI
Description: During this 3-hour class, we will introduce the new THCI exam that focuses on short head line systems, such as Scanci and Skagit. We will discuss equipment, exam objectives and tasks, line choice and rod choice, and how to best prepare for the THCI Exam. The session will finish with an extended Question and Answer period.
Tracks: Casting
Class Fee: $75
11/5/2022
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Course Number & Title: 533 Fishing Every Trout Fly in Your Box
Presenter: Jonathan Walter
Description: This presentation is an intersection between casting and fishing skills. It is meant for beginners and intermediate anglers and will cover basic approaches to casting and fishing different size flies. There will be an emphasis on leader configuration as it relates to presentation v. control and will briefly cover casts to be used. Students are welcome to bring questions and share how they have solved problems of casting different size flies.
Tracks: Casting, Fly Fishing Skills, Trout
Class Fee: Free with Registration
11/5/2022
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Course Number & Title: 413 Loop Stability: How to Improve It
Presenter: Pietro Brunelli
Description: -What is loop stability (mechanical and aesthetical perspectives)?
-Common casting faults that compromise loop stability
-Solutions
-Conclusions
Tracks: Casting for All Fish, All Waters
Class Fee: $45
11/5/2022
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Course Number & Title: 520 Leveraging Technology for Your CI Journey
Presenter: Mary Ann Dozer
Description: Mary Ann Dozer has been leveraging technology since 2019 for remote CI mentoring. In this seminar, she and CI candidates will demo the how of Zoom Meetings and On-Form Video Analysis. The Pros and Cons will be discussed. All candidates and mentors are welcome.
Tracks: Casting
Class Fee: $50
11/5/2022
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Course Number & Title: 522 Saltwater Fly Casting Skills
Presenter: Jim Schneider
Captain George Sylvestere
Description: This workshop is designed to help prepare you for saltwater fly fishing. The world of saltwater fly fishing is huge, so while we will not be able to be "species specific", you will learn what casting skills you will need to prepare you for most saltwater adventures from the bow of a guided flats skiff.
Tracks: Fly Fishing Skills, Casting, Saltwater
Class Fee: Free with Registration
11/5/2022
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Course Number & Title: 521 Curve Casts and Aerial Mends - How and When to Use
Presenter: Rex Walker
Description: Sometimes you don't want the fly line to land straight. We'll cover multiple casting techniques used to make a Curve Cast and how to make an Aerial Mend Around a Target. We'll discuss both "How To" and "When" to use them. Appropriate for anyone wanting to learn additional casting skills.
Tracks: Casting for All Fish, All Waters
Class Fee: Free with Registration
11/5/2022
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Course Number & Title: 531 Master the Wind - Casting in a Crosswind
Presenter: Michael Carpenter
Description: We can't always keep the wind at our back when we are out fishing. Often times, a cross wind creates a hazardous casting situation that we need to avoid (free body piercing, anyone?). This class will give you several techniques for handling those problematic crosswinds. This program is ideal for advanced beginners to intermediate level fly casters.
Tracks: FFI Women Connect, Casting for All Fish, All Waters
Class Fee: Free with Registration
11/5/2022
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Course Number & Title: 527 Trout Spey
Presenter: Bruce Williams
Whitney Gould
Description: This workshop will build on the fundamentals of trout spey, touching on the two-hand evolution from salmon and steelhead to single hand synthesis of spey methodology. Basic casting techniques and drills, as well as Whitney's guide insights into how to fish with this style.
Tracks: Casting, Trout
Class Fee: Free with Registration
11/6/2022
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Course Number & Title: 606 Understanding Fly Lines and Leaders
Presenter: Jim Hund
Description: This will be an in-depth presentation on fly lines and leaders. The fly line portion will cover line construction, line tapers, head anatomy sinking and sink tip, line care, etc. The leader portion of the class will cover leader anatomy, materials (floro/mono), hand-tied vs manufactured, leader formula, leader types, etc. This program is designed for anglers of all levels of experience.
Tracks: Casting, Fly Fishing Skills, Trout, Warmwater
Class Fee: $45
11/6/2022
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Course Number & Title: 607 A New Challenge: The Learning Center's Single-Hand Spey Ladder and the MCI SH Spey Tasks
Presenter: Russ Carpenter (CI), Rick Williams (MCI, THMCI)
Description: In this two-hour virtual presentation, we'll introduce the new 2-level Single Hand (SH) Spey Skills Development Program. The program will introduce the new SH Spey Program and the SH Spey tasks in Level 1 and Level 2, and how they sequence up the more challenging SH Spey tasks in the CICP's Single-Hand Master Exam. We'll give an overview of Single Hand Spey casting, including appropriate rods and lines for the Skill Levels, definitions, and some drills that will help develop SH Spey Skills. Participants will be emailled supporting materials.
Tracks: Casting, Steelhead, Trout
Class Fee: $50
11/6/2022
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Course Number & Title: 425 Virtual Video Casting Analysis Using OnForm
Presenter: Willy George
Description: This casting workshop is designed for all casting skill levels and casting instructors. This is a two-part workshop via Zoom: Part A is on Friday and Bart B is on Sunday. Students are expected to attend both days to benefit from the instruction. On Friday, we will cover key elements of the casting stroke and introduce a video casting analysis tool called OnForm. Volunteers who want to have their casting technique analyzed will take videos of their casts on Saturday using a free version of the OnFrom app that the instructor will send them. Then on Sunday, the entire student group will listen to feedback with a Master Casting Instructor while watching the on-screen analysis of the casting videos using the OnForm app. This workshop will teach innovative ways to improve both your casting and teaching.
Tracks: Casting for All Fish, All Waters
Class Fee: $100
11/6/2022
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Course Number & Title: 533 Fishing Every Trout Fly in Your Box
Presenter: Jonathan Walter
Description: This presentation is an intersection between casting and fishing skills. It is meant for beginners and intermediate anglers and will cover basic approaches to casting and fishing different size flies. There will be an emphasis on leader configuration as it relates to presentation v. control and will briefly cover casts to be used. Students are welcome to bring questions and share how they have solved problems of casting different size flies.
Tracks: Casting, Fly Fishing Skills, Trout
Class Fee: Free with Registration
11/6/2022
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Course Number & Title: 613 Fly Fishing Injuries - An overview of injuries, etc. that may occur when fly fishing
Presenter: David Drez, Jr, MD
Description: This will be a PowerPoint presentation with pictures illustrating injuries common and not so common that may occur when fly fishing.
Tracks: Casting, Fly Fishing Skills
Class Fee: Free with Registration
11/6/2022
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Course Number & Title: 612 Casting to Keys Tarpon with Tomo Higashi and Capt. Brian Helms
Presenter: Tomonori Bill Higashi, Capt. Brian Helms
Description: Keys tarpon require special mindset and skills. Capt. Brian Helms, a young captain that is successful in big tournaments, will share wisdom in the video footage, and Tomo Higashi give pointers from the instructor's perspective. A great preparation course for those who are considering the entry.
Tracks: Casting, Destination, Saltwater
Class Fee: Free with Registration
11/6/2022
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Course Number & Title: 624 Teaching Workshop for Casting Instructors
Presenter: Macauley Lord
Description: A video- and discussion-based exploration of innovative methods of teaching fly casting to beginner and intermediate students. While it fulfills the requirement for the teaching workshop for Certified Casting Instructors, anyone interested in teaching casting is welcome. If you have never taught casting or have taught it for years, you will learn a lot from this stimulating program.
Tracks: Casting
Class Fee: $50
11/6/2022
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Course Number & Title: 623 Single Spey Tasks on the MCI Exam - How to Prepare
Presenter: Mark Huber
Bruce Williams
Description: Mark Huber and Bruce Williams will demonstrate the skills necessary to perform the single spey casts on the MCI exam, and suggest methods to master the required casting mechanics.
Tracks: Casting
Class Fee: $50
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