Stillwater Class - Fishing Lakes for Trout  

As we've seen over several high-water years, when rivers are unfishable it's always good to have a backup plan. This two-part course is designed for those wishing to improve their stillwater fishing skills. We'll be using Phil Rowley's excellent book as a guide, and the course will cover specific tactical skills used in our lakes.

The course includes the following beginner to intermediate topics:

• Why fish lakes?
• Equipment including rods, reels, types of fly lines for most effective uses
• Watercraft alternatives and tradeoffs (tube vs pontoon vs pram)
• Use of anchors and anchoring situations
• Leaders, knots and tippet for most effective use
• Use and types of indicators for shallow and deep water
• How lakes work; thermoclines and depth zones
• How to fish weather and lunar changes
• Understanding and finding structure
• Getting a "grab", and keeping it
• Types of retrieves and when to use
• Lake fishing entomology
• Finding fish and where they live seasonally
• Stillwater techniques including how to fish deep water and use of sinking lines
• On the water safety

Signups

Check our event calendar to see if this course is already scheduled. If not, please submit the interest form below. The club's Education Director will contact you when we receive enough interest to start another class.