Fly Casting Lessons and Fishing Clinics

River Borne Outfitters offer fly casting lessons and fishing clinics to help speed up your learning curve and help you maximize you time on the water.

Casting Lessons

We offer both single hand, and two handed (spey) casting instruction. We can provide the rods or you can bring your own.

$50 per hour, per person.

Fly Fishing Clinics

The fly fishing clinics are a great option for those that are new to the sport or for those that just need a refresher. The fishing clinics are a great group and team builiding activity, for families or corporate retreats.

Beginning Fly Fishing Clinic

It is a 2.5 hour class held locally on grass in which we cover:

• Basic terminology and equipment
• Fly casting (learn to false cast, roll cast, tension cast,etc..)
• Knot tying (learn the clinch, surgeons, blood, and perfection)

All this, and as many questions, and as much casting practice as we can fit in. A syllabus with knot diagrams are also provided.

Classes are taught in Bend!

Beginning Clinics are $75 per person, two person min.

Fly rod rental included.

Beginning Fly Fishing, Crooked River

This is a six hour class. The first two hours are spent locally at a park in Bend. Receive the same material and casting instruction as the Beginning Fly Fishing Class. After the two hours, we will head to the Crooked River where we will learn hands on techniques, and implement all we have learned. Topics and material covered on the river are similiar to Intermediate Class.

Plan on spending the whole day participating in this class.

$200 per person, for 2 people, $175 per person for 3 or more.

Fly rod, wader and boot rentals are included. An additional $16.00 needed to purchase flies and leader for the fishing segment.

A fishing license is required, and not included or provided.

Intermediate Fly Fishing, Crooked River

These are interemediate level classes taught out on the Crooked River.
Most students will have some experience, but would like more instruction on fishing rivers. These are four hours classes in which we will cover

• Dry fly and nymphing techniques and set ups for rivers.
• Basic aquatic entomology
• Fly selection
• Line maintenance and mending
• Fighting Fish
• Catch and Release

$150 per person for two, $125 per person for 3 or more.

Fly rod, wader and boot rentals are included. An additional $16.00 needed to purchase flies and leader for the fishing segment.

A fishing license is required, and not included or provided.

Private Lake Fly Fishing Clinics

Taught at a Private lake near Bend. These are 6 hours classes where we focus on the above techniques with the added bonus of getting to fish for very large trout! Classes include private lake fee, instruction, and fly rod rental.

Private Lake Fly Fishing Clinics are $200 per person, two person min.

(Available only in the Spring, Early Summer and Fall)

Receive a 10% discount off a guided trip when you take a fly fishing clinic! (Offer good for up to 6 months after class)