Orvis Charleston: January 25th, at 12:30:
Interested in fly fishing Montana? Show up at Orvis Charleston, Saturday, January 25th at 12:30, to meet Mike Geary, owner of Healing Waters Lodge in southwest Montana and Lewis & Clark Expeditions, the largest commercial outfitter on Montana’s Smith River, offering 5 day/4 night fly fishing float trips down 59 river miles.
Atlanta Fly Fishing Show, Infinite Energy: January 31-February 1: Come out to the Atlanta Fly Fishing show and stop by the Healing Waters Lodge and Lewis & Clark Expeditions booth to visit with owner, Mike Geary about our fly fishing trips in Montana. Sign up to win a brand new Orvis fly rod. We own Healing Waters Lodge located in southwest Montana fishing the Beaverhead, Big Hole, Jefferson, Madison, Ruby rivers and smaller streams, spring creeks and miles and miles of private water access. We are also the largest commercial outfitter on Montana’s Smith River, and offer 5 day/4 night float trips down 59 river miles.
April 26 through May 1, 2020: Considered Graduate school for anglers with more experience with the emphasis of honing your skills. Think of it as immersion therapy. $3350 per person includes six nights and five days lodging, all meals, classroom instruction, 5 days of guided fly fishing.
April 26 through May 1, 2020: Considered Graduate school for anglers with more experience with the emphasis of honing your skills. Think of it as immersion therapy. $3350 per person includes six nights and five days lodging, all meals, classroom instruction, 5 days of guided fly fishing.Healing Waters Lodge offers “Fish Like a Guide, But, Live Like a Client” fly fishing schools, typically during the shoulder season in April. After breakfast, our guides will conduct a brief classroom instruction followed by guided fly fishing on local waters such as the Beaverhead, Big Hole, Jefferson, Madison, and Ruby, including some private access. Classroom instruction includes the following:
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The elements of a good fly cast: Loop control, loop shapes, grip, power application, back cast stop, fore cast stop; Timing of pause, foot stance, pickup, follow through; types of casts: single haul, double haul, reach, off shoulder, roll and roll pickup.
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Knots, leaders, lines, reels, rods, indicators, straight-line, swing, tying methods, .
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Reading water, dry fly fishing, nymphing, streamer fishing, setting proper drag, side to side pressure, landing quickly, run, netting fish, over playing fish, retrieving to boat, working the fly from bank through productive water
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Rod tip pressure, how to follow out of a heavy current.
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Streamer fishing: Sinking line, floating line, fishing methods while wading, classic down and across, casting streamer upstream and fast retrieve, dead drift with indicator.
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A brief overview of Entomology and fly selection