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Fishing Course Description:
Mike Snyder’s fly-fishing class was first
developed for Augusta in the late 70’s. The course consists of
one full day of instruction and will be held on Saturday, June
14. Mike, who owns and operates West Virginia’s oldest
fly-fishing school, Fastwater Flyfishing, will draw from
over 4 decades of fly-fishing expertise. Students will learn how
to fish wet, dry, nymph, and streamer flies on a real live trout
stream. Mike will cover proper casting techniques and equipment
(including rods, reels, lines, and flies), as well as, entomology,
“reading water,” and knots.
Equipment such as rods, reels, and flies
will be provided.
Students will need to bring the following
items:
- Valid WV fishing
license and trout stamp
- Licenses can be
purchased the day of the class. Rates are $33 for WV
Residents and $30 for Non-Residents. For more information
regarding licensing, please visit
www.wvdnr.gov, or call 304-558-2771.
- Streamside lunch
- Stream wading
apparel
- Ex: old tennis
shoes, shorts, old pants or waders if desired.
- Raincoat
- A complete change
of clothes is also recommended.
If you have questions,
please feel free to contact Mike Snyder at
fastwaterflyfishing@yahoo.com
or call 304-227-4565.
Instructor Bio
Mike Snyder, a native West
Virginian dubbed “the dean of West Virginia fly-fishing
instructors,” began his Fastwater Flyfishing School in 1978. Mike
began trout fishing as a boy in the 1950’s. He started
fly-fishing seriously in 1967 while living in the Rocky Mountains
of Colorado. Mike is a school teacher, writer, and former
full-time blacksmith, whose ironwork has been shown at the
Smithsonian. A conservationist by nature, Mike uses de-barbed
hooks and practices “catch and release.” He says, “I don’t
guarantee fish, but I guarantee my methods.” For more
information, visit
www.fastwaterflyfishing.com.
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