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  Syllabus: Download Syllabus, Word Document

     FLY FISHING - With Reggie Baker
     Text: “The Orvis Fly-Fishing Guide”

     Week 1 (Chapters 1, 2, 3, 12, 13)
     Equipment / Gear Selection

     Week 2 (Chapter 4)
     Preparing to Fish - Leaders / Tippets / Knots

     Week 3 (Chapter 5)
     Fly Casting

     Week 4 (Chapter 6, 7)
     Fly Selection / Aquatic Foods

     Week 5 (Chapters 8, 9, 10, 11)
     Reading Water / Fly Presentation

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•  Recommended Equipment List
  
    Fly rod and reel
    Fishing vest / waste or check pack
    Waders and boots
    Net
    Hat
    Polarized sunglasses
    Wading jacket
    Leaders and tippets
    Line clippers
   Forceps
    Fly patch
    Split shot or alternate sinker material
    Fly flotant (dry or liquid) and sink liquid
    Strike indicators
   Fly boxes
    Flies
    Sunblock
    Insect repellent
    Line cleaner
  ​ Maps
  
   Optional Equipment
  
    Wading Staff
    Headlight
    Specimen vials
    Seine
    Lanyard
    Knot tool
    Stream thermometer
    Hook sharpener
    Monocular
    Pepper spray (bears)
    Camera
    Stomach pump (for the fish!)
  
  
   Winter Fishing
  
   Thick wool or other wicking material socks
   Fleece or polyester underpants
   Fleece or polyester undershirt
   Fleece over pants
   Fleece long sleeve shirt
   Warm head cover (include ear covers)
   Fleece or synthetic gloves - fold-back fingers
   Consider going to neoprene waders
   Ice-off paste
  
   Don’t forget your fishing license!