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Fly
Fishing Schools
Trout and Steelhead Fly Fishing Schools |
Contact us if your interested in any of our Fly-Fishing Schools for Trout and Steelhead.
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Hawkins Outfitters is committed to increasing the skill and knowledge of fly anglers by offering fly- fishing schools that no one else has. Rather than compete with both shops and clubs that have great basic casting classes, Hawkins Outfitters has schools that teach you how to fish. Our schools are designed to take anglers that already have a basic knowledge of fly casting and teach them how to cast and fish like an expert.
How many times have you stood in a local stream and couldn't catch fish rising around you? Seen a rising fish that you couldn't reach or get a dead drift over? Had bonefish within casting range but the wind gave you problems? These are the problems Hawkins Outfitters will help you solve.
If you want to try saltwater fishing or are going to any of the exotic places around the world that anglers always dream of visiting, you need to be able to deliver a fly accurately at least 75 feet. If you can't we can teach you. Make a commitment to become a better, more skilled angler in 2010. Come join us at one of our fly-fishing schools that will help you become a better angler!
Taught on local rivers like the Pere Marquette and Manistee. Check with us about which rivers a specific Fly-Fishing School will utilize.
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School of Dries
June 5th, 2010
Anyone interested in expanding their approach to fishing dry flies and matching the hatch? Join Hawkins Outfitters this summer and learn how to expand your dry fly fishing opportunities for trout on Michigan streams. This class will cover everything from basic entomology to fly selection to fly presentation. We will discuss rigging, reading water, hatch timing, bug collection and the power of observation! Trout feeding behavior is also very important to us as anglers and we will cover the different feeding behaviors and help students to interpret the how, where, and what the fish are doing. The importance of entomology in dry fly fishing is equally important and we will help students to identify some of the most important hatches in our area such as Sulphurs, Isonychia, Brown Drakes, Mahoganies, and Baetiscidae. We will also work with students on basic and advanced casting techniques to present your flies in any situation! The class will be taught on the Upper Manistee River. The cost of the school is $175 per person. Contact us via the web or email if you have any questions. |
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Waking up the Night
July 31st, 2010
Arguably one of the most exciting and reliable ways to target “Trophy Class Trout” today is fishing at night with surface flies. Join Hawkins Outfitters this summer and learn more about the popular technique commonly referred to as “Mousing”. This class will cover everything from fly selection to fly presentation. We will discuss rod and line selection, rigging, fly presentation, casting safety with large flies, and reading water. Physical factors such as temperature and moon phase can also be critical to your success and we will cover these aspects as well. This class is designed for the intermediate to advanced angler and some casting experience will be required to benefit from this course. The “night time is the right time” and Big Trout can often be caught off their guard when the lights go out. I suspect a couple of trophies will be blinded by our flashing lights during this course! This class will be taught on either the Pere Marquette or Manistee Rivers. The cost of the school is $200/ person. |
Fall Steelhead Fly Fishing School
November 27-28, 2010
Hawkins Outfitters is once again offering a fall steelhead school on the Pere Marquette and Manistee Rivers. This school will focus on indicator fishing and swinging streamers for fall steelhead while teaching students the ins and outs of these techniques using single handed, switch, and two-handed rods. We will spend each day floating the river and explore the various methods at our disposal to pursue the mysterious silver bullets of Michigan Rivers. We will help students break down the river and teach you how to find fish throughout the different seasons. In addition we will teach anglers about rigging, holding lies, fly selection, and the difference between moving vs. holding fish. All of this information will help the student to break down some of the secrets to catching our Great Lakes Steeelhead. The cost is $400 for the two day course. Please contact Jon Ray if you have any questions, use the web. |
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| Custom Schools
Hawkins Outfitters can tailor make a school to fit your group or company needs. In the past we have designed schools and seminars on beginning and advanced fly fishing, fly tying, steelhead fishing, night fishing, dry, streamer and nymph fishing.
Contact us and we will custom design a school especially for you. |
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