Classes
The Long Beach Casting Club offers several classes throughout the year to the public. Check out the links below to find out more detailled information on each of the available classes:
On the River Clinic
This clinic upcoming on Wednesday Feb 25 at 7 pm and continuing on the 4th and 11th of March provides instruction on skills needed to become a successful fly fisher. The program involves three weeks of class room instruction about rod, reels, line, tippet and other equipment, basic entomology, fly selection, stream side strategy, techniques for fishing methods including dry fly, nymphing, streamer fishing for trout, knot tying, stalking and spotting fish etc. Taught by past president, FFF Master Casting Instructor and member of the FFF board of governers Joe Libeu, the program concludes with a weekend of March 21, 22 on the river fishing under the careful coaching and supervision of a hand picked cadre of expert fishermen/instructors from LBCC. If you want to learn what fly fishing is all about, this is the class for you. In order to quality for this class which is limited to 20 students, you must have mastered basic fly casting skills.
Fly Tying Class
This class covers the techniques to tie your own flies from the ground up. The class starts with thread control and whip finishing, proceeding on more advanced techniques like parachute wings amd wing casings. In addition to the tying techniques, material selection and other tying information is covered as introduced throughout the course of the class. The way this class is taught, by the end of the class you will be able to examine a new fly, figure out the materials and techniques required to make it, and make your own. Additionally, techniques are introduced slowly and in such a way that they build on each other so you will feel confident in the more advanced techniques introduced at the end of the class. Also, a new fly is introduced each week with the technique, so by the end of the class you will have an assortment of flies in your box to take out on the water with you! This started October 28 and runs for a total of twenty three weeks of instruction.
Beginning Fly Casting Class
This class is one of our most popular! This class is led by FFF Certified Master Casting Instructors with individual one-on-one instruction from FFF Certified Casting Instructors. This class covers the basics of equipment and casting technique so your first fly fishing outing will be fun and enjoyable! The class starts out with basic equipment coverage, then gets you on the pond with the Roll Cast. Other techniques covered include the pickup and laydown, false cast, and an introduction to line mends. The class begins April 14 and runs for 6 weeks.
Rod Building Class
Learn the steps needed to build your own fly rod. This class covers the basics of component selection and techniques needed to make your own rod. While instruction focuses on fly rods, the techniques covered are applicable to regular fresh and saltwater rods too. In addition to instruction, class participants have access to specialized building tools to help build that special heirloom rod. This class begins September 9 and runs until October 21.
