Fly Fishing Lessons & Tuition

Want to start fly fishing, learn new skills or catch more fish? Professional, fly fishing lessons with Federation of Fly Fishers Instructor Steve Yeomans are the answer! Fun, relaxed and informative, our tuition is designed to take your fly fishing to another level!

Fly Fishing Lessons

A range of options are available to suit your needs and availability. Choose from: -

• 1-to-1 fly fishing lessons, designed just for you
• Share your fly fishing tuition with friends or family
•  Join one of our fly fishing courses

Lessons are available 7 days per week, all year. Any equipment you require is provided at no extra charge.

All lessons take place at picturesque Midlands and Cotswold locations, easily accessed from the counties of Staffordshire, Shropshire, Cheshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Worcestershire, Warwickshire. The major cities of London, Manchester, Oxford and Birmingham are within one hour’s drive time.

Find out more about Midlands Fly Fishing here. Scroll this page for details of our fly fishing lessons.

Beginners Fly Fishing Course

Fly Fishing Courses

The aim of our beginners fly fishing course is simple, help you learn to fly fish! Learn new skills on the water, which enable you to go fly fishing confidently and catch trout on fly. Your itinerary includes: -

• Equipment – what you need, how to set up & what flies to use
• Core overhead cast & roll cast techniques
• Watercraft – where & when to fish
• Effective fishing techniques to get you started

2013 course dates:

• April – Saturday 13th
• May – Saturday 11th
• June – Saturday 15th
• September – Saturday 28th
• October – Saturday 12th

Stillwater Fly Fishing Lessons

Stillwater Fly Fishing Lessons

Personalised Fly fishing lessons at small stillwaters and larger lakes are available to suit your interests. Lessons are available all year.

For beginners, your itinerary will match that detailed in our fly fishing course information above. The key difference being you enjoy the benefit of one-to-one tuition.

For fly fishers with more experience, we can focus on specific aspects of fly fishing you want to improve. Alternatively, learn techniques new to you! Popular lesson topics with our regular clients are: -

• Review equipment & casting skills.
• Boost your catches using watercraft & improved fly fishing technique
• Learn new techniques, e.g. boat fishing, stalking, sinking lines,etc.
• Targeting species other than trout, e.g. pike fly fishing, carp on fly.

River Fly Fishing Lessons

River Fly Fishing Lessons

River fly fishing requires a different skill set to stillwaters. So it makes sense to book a fly fishing lesson whether you are fishing a river for the first time or you want to catch more fish. An example itinerary would be: -

• Equipment
• Fly casting skills for rivers & presentation
• Watercraft: – locating trout in a river, entomology to identify what trout are feeding on
• Latest dry/wet fly and nymph fishing techniques to help you fish better & catch more

Fly Casting Lessons

Fly Casting Lessons

Good fly casting skills are a key aspect in presenting your fly well, helping you fish efficiently, effectively and enjoyably. Casting lessons are perfect for learning new casts or brushing up your casting skills. Tuition is available for all freshwater & saltwater fly fishing techniques including:

• Overhead fly cast
• Handling strong winds & big flies
• Single and double haul techniques
• Roll & Spey casting techniques
• Advanced presentation casts for river & lake