Flyfishing School:
One week of our year Flyfish Ireland devotes exclusively to our flyfishing school. The school runs from Sunday to Saturday. We gather several of our top guides from around Ireland, all certified as instructors by the Federation of Fly Fishers. We meet at our B&B in Donegal and teach all the skills necessary to fish our varied Irish waters.
The curriculum (below) starts with the basics, as needed, including gear, leaders, and knots. From there we advance to casting classes, both single-hand and two-hand (spey).
If you are a novice caster, we take you gently through the skills training necessary to advance. If you are an accomplished caster, we work with you on individual advancement needs, including distance techniques.
If you are new or inexperienced in two-hand techniques, and want to learn, we have the people and equipment to get you started on this versatile method of presenting the fly.
After a few days, we head to the streams and loughs ~ real hooks ~ wary fish ~ for tutored practice.
Some evenings we tie a few local flies. There might be a wee dram involved. Or else we head to the local pub for a few pints and some traditional Irish music.
Class size is limited to eight students maximum.
Curriculum
Flyfish Ireland
Donegal Flyfishing School
September 2-8, 2007
Sunday
Students travel to Ardara, Co. Donegal, arrive at B&B in the afternoon
Meet and greet - instructors and students, tea service
Monday – classes at B&B
Essentials of casting a fly rod – theory and discussion
Rods, lines, gear, flies, multi-fly leaders – theory and discussion
Single-hand rod casting skills and techniques - practice/tutoring
Gear purchase/shopping time in Ardara and Enniskillen
Pub evening
Tuesday – classes at B&B
Single-hand or two-handed casting skills tutoring
Salmon and trout strategies in Ireland
Dinner out – Killybegs
Wednesday – fishing tutelage on the river
First hour - on-stream salmon fishing tutelage – Owenea River
Salmon fishing – Owenea River
Open evening – flytying at B&B or fishing
Thursday - fishing tutelage – on river and lough
Half students – Colebrooke Estate trout fishing
Half students – Lough Eske trout fishing
Open evening - flytying at B&B or fishing
Friday - fishing tutelage – on river and lough
Half students – Colebrooke Estate trout fishing
Half students – Lough Eske trout fishing
Pub evening
Saturday
Brunch at B&B – students and instructors
Students depart (or stay to fish a few more days?)
Includes: Full 5 days instruction by our three FFF certified master instructors, 6 nights B+B lodging, full Irish breakfast, tea break, lunch, all licenses, all daily fishing ticket fees, boat hire fees, flies, tying materials, rod usage. Maximum class size is 8 students.
Contact us for booking and arrangements:
You may email us at: grzlyhkl@jxbreslin.com
Or you may phone us in the U.S at: 815-488-0989
Or phone us in Ireland at: 086-3374406
U.S. Mailing address: 1700 Champlain Street, Ottawa, IL 61350
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Breslin's Donegal Holidays, LLC, dba Flyfish Ireland, John X. Breslin, prop., is a US company established under the laws of the State of Illinois.
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