Blue Water Tackle And San Diego Fly Shop

Offshore Fly-fishing Seminar July 31

BeyondTheBreakwater.com is holding a FREE "Offshore Fly-fishing for Private Boaters" seminar at our Solana Beach store on Saturday, July 31. It is mainly intended for Private Boaters who already fish offshore with conventional gear and are interested in trying saltwater fly-fishing, but everyone is welcome!

There are going to be two sessions:

Session I = 10:00am - noon: Power Intro to Fly-fishing:
If you’ve never fly-fished before, or you're wondering what it's like to cast heavier saltwater fly gear (10wt+), you should attend this session.  It includes a 1.5 hour casting lesson taught by Capt. John Hendrickson from the San Diego Fly Shop. You can bring your own gear for the lesson if you want, but we're also going to have a number of demo saltwater fly rods available (provided by Temple Fork Outfitters). TFO Pro Staffer Capt. Scott Leon will also be there to answer any questions on the gear.

Session II = 1:00pm - 3:00pm: Nuts and Bolts Local Offshore on the Fly:
Come to this session if you are already familiar with basic fly-fishing, and just want to learn what to do when you fly-fish offshore from a private boat. Session II starts with brief presentations coveringequipment and fly selection, retrieves, striking and fighting fish, and boat setup (I'll have my boat there). It then shifts to an informal round-table discussion / whiteboard talk lead by Floyd Sparks on rigging your gear, and how you would fly-fish typical offshore Private Boater situations: fly-fishing off a jig strike, fly-fishing kelp paddies, working porpoise and birds with a fly rod.

Again, this seminar is FREE, and you can come to either or both sessions. 

For complete details, go to: http://www.btbff.com/index.php/btbff/Event1/894, or call John Loo at (760) 419-2124, or e-mail editor@btbff.com. If you can, email/call John to let him know if you're coming so we can get a head count.