Full day format

Had a great lesson yesterday with Mark from Lostock Hall, Preston. It was a full day gift voucher bought by his girlfriend, Janet.

Mark had done some maggot drowning in years gone by but had always wanted to have a go at Fly Fishing.
My normal full day lesson format for a complete beginner is:

1. Introduction to equipment - rods, reels, lines, leaders, knots, flies and fly selection covering the basics of entomology.
2. Safety - hats and glasses, waterside common sense!
3. Basic casts -roll cast and overhead cast
4. Variations of the basic casts - wind direction etc..
5. Watercraft - where to start, what tactics to adopt, working out where the fish might be, depth of the fish, what the fish are feeding on etc...
6. Finishing up with a session actually fishing.

After 9 years of doing this full time I think I have just about got the balance right - it's a full day but I like to give value for money.

So Mark did all of this and did it very well - his casting was excellent and he even managed to show Janet his newly gained skills as she turned up at the end of the day.

Another satisfied customer who will hopefully go on to enjoy this great sport!