ADVANCED CLASSES
We also offer advanced level classes. These classes include Dry Fly Fishing, Nymph Fishing, Streamer Fishing, Entomology, and many more. We start these classes in the morning in our new stand alone classroom (across Dorian Street from the retail store). For many classes, the format is similar: We begin in the class room with a Powerpoint presentation. After the classroom portion of the class we do a quick tuning of your cast. When this portion of the class is complete and all questions are answered we take what we have learned and head to the river. In this lightly guided section of the class we try out our newly learned skills. This always produces more questions and our expert instructors are there to help guide you in whatever manner is needed.
(2 hours in classroom. MUST have 4 persons signed up to include on-the-water instruction)
Students attending the Advanced level classes are expected to have their own gear, including waders, boots, rod/reel with appropriate line, flies, tippet, etc. We do have rentals available.
Fly Fishing With Dry Flies
This Highly specialized one day class includes a classroom style Power Point presentation that prepares you for 4 hours on the Owyhee River practicing what you learned. Our instructor will monitor the students progress and gently guide you along as questions arise.
Topics covered:Bug Identification, Fly Selection, Identifying the Rise Form, Setting up your Fly Rod for success and Approach and Casting.
Fly Fishing With Nymphs
This Highly specialized one day class includes a classroom style Power Point presentation that prepares you for 4 hours on the Boise River practicing what you learned. Our instructor will monitor the students progress and gently guide them along as questions arise.
Topics covered:Bug Identification, Fly Selection, Approach and Casting, and Setting up your Fly Rod for Different Styles of Nymphing Including Indicator Fishing and High Stick Nymphing or Chezk Nymphing.
Fly Fishing With Streamer
This Highly specialized one day class includes a classroom style Power Point presentation that prepares you for 4 hours on the Boise River practicing what you learned. Our instructor will monitor the students progress and gently guide them along as questions arise.
Topics covered: Forage Fish Identification, Streamer Selection, Approach and Casting, How to give life to your streamer and Setting up your Fly Rod for Streamer fishing including fishing with a Floating Line (with and without a strike indicator), fishing with a Sink Tip Line and fishing with a Full Sink line.
Raft and Drift Boat Safety and Tactics
This Highly specialized class includes a classroom style Power Point presentation that prepares you for 6 hours on the Boise River honing your skills behind the oars. The on the water portion of the class may take place on a different day depending on numbers of people in the class and availability of boats.
Topics Covered: Boat Safety, Boat Handling, Fishing from the Boat, Landing fish from the boat and How to Safely Launch and pull your boat in and out of the water.
Intro to Entomology
This Highly specialized one day class includes a classroom style Power Point presentation and hands on identification of water born insects. The insects we will be studying and identifying have been previously collected by our staff from our local waters. Students are also encouraged to collect insects to bring into class to also be identified. We will then work on fly selection from our extensive fly inventory in our Fly Shop to match these bugs.
Single and Two Handed Casting Instruction
Everyone has room for improvement on there casting and we can definitely help with that. We offer casting classes for single and two handed rods. Our casting classes are one to two hours long and can be taken in a group setting or by individuals in a one on one situation. All of our instructors are Federation of Fly Fishers Certified Casting instructors. These classes can be held on the grass next to the fly shop or on the water.
Fly Fishers International Casting Instructor Tutoring Program
If you are interested in being a guide or you just like teaching your friends how to fly fish, becoming a certified casting instructor is the most effective way to teach fly casting. At Fly Fishing University our instructors can get you ready for the test that certifies you as a FFI Casting Instructor administered by a representative of the FFI.
Five Day Advanced Fly Fishing School
At the Idaho Angler’s Fly Fishing University we are offering a five day Class which will encompass all of our classes. This will combine all of our classes and will make you the most complete angler that you can be.