Western Rivers Fly Fishing Guide School Itinerary (Sample)
6:00 pm – Arrive at School Location (TBD) near Victor, ID.
7:00 pm – Dinner, Meet the Instructors, Course Handouts & Expectations
Day 2 – Lectures
7:30am – Breakfast
8:30am – 11:00 – River Classifications; Whitewater Rescue Tactics & Techniques
11:00am – 12:00 – Knot Tying with WorldCast Anglers Instructors
12:00pm – 1:00 – Lunch
1:00pm – 3:00 -Business Perspective for a fly-fishing Guide, WorldCast Anglers Partner
4:00pm – 6:30 – Introduction to Drift Boats, Trailers & Rigs
7:30pm – Dinner
Day 3 – Rowing Progressions
7:30am – Breakfast
8:30am – Rowing, Class 1 River
12:30pm – Lunch on the River
5:00pm-7:00pm – Teaching Fly Casting, WCA Instructors
7:30pm – Dinner
Day 4 – Lectures
7:30am – Breakfast
8:30am – 10:30 – Conservation with Local Conservation Group
10:30am – 12:00 – Naturalist, “The World around Water”
12:00pm – Lunch
1:00pm – 5:00 – Entomology, Expert in Entomology
7:30pm – Dinner
Day 5 – Rowing Progressions
7:30am – Breakfast
8:30am – Second Day of Rowing, Class 2 River
7:30pm – Dinner
Day 6 & 7 – Rowing Progressions
7:30am – Breakfast
8:30am – South Fork Overnight with advanced fishing techniques from a drift boat, Class 2+ River
Day 8 – Rowing Progressions
7:30am – Breakfast
8:30am – Fifth Day on the water, Class 3 River, students’ transition to guides
8:00pm – Banquet and Awards, Diplomas: Certification and/or Completion
Day 8 – Departure Day
7:30 – Breakfast and departure
