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The School
Setting
The
Wulff School of Fly Fishing is located in the Catskills, the birthplace of
dry-fly fishing in
America, on its best known
river, the Beaverkill. The School's 100 acres in the upper Beaverkill
Valley is a
beautiful setting of forest,
meadow, and ponds. Our school building was especially designed to meet our
teaching
requirements. An adjoining
private stretch of the Beaverkill is used to teach wading, streamcraft, and
obstacle casting.
Students
with extra time may enjoy fishing the Delaware's main stem, plus the
East and West
branches, as well as the
trout-rich no-kill stretches of the Beaverkill and Willowemoc.
Click here for Frequently
Asked Questions,
Accommodations
& Travel Directions
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TROUT FISHING
This is
our all-encompassing trout course, good for beginners and
experienced trout
fishermen
alike. In addition
to the theory and practice of
casting* on ponds and in the river, you'll learn about stream
entomology, fishing knots,
reading
water, tackle
know-how, fly selection, approach and presentation,
wading, playing,
landing and
releasing fish.
Lee's Trout on a Fly and Joan's Fly Casting Techniques
are provided as textbooks,* including
use of videotape on
one of
the six
sessions.
FLY CASTING
This
course is the ideal follow-up to the Trout Course; it is not
recommended for absolute beginners, because of
its intensity. The
course is
designed to improve
any angler's casting skill in
fresh or salt water because we can instruct individually and move
at each student's
pace. The
course includes
tackle know-how, casting
patterns for stream coverage, accuracy, shooting line, and – depending
on student's
interest
and ability -
distance casting with the use of
single and double hauls, oval casting, handling heavy flies, short and
long rods, and
shooting-heads.
Fly Casting
Techniques and Fly Casting Accuracy
are provided as your textbooks.
ADVANCED CASTINGDesigned as a follow-up to the casting school, the goal of this intense course is to explore variations of the parts of the cast for different
casting/fishing applications. Aspects include: Loop shape, conquering wind, accuracy in difficult situations, hauls mends, the Salt Water Quick cast, the two stroke distance cast, casting planes and stances, the value of the Drift move, Power-snaps for curve casts, hand casting without a rood and so
much more. The basic casting class is a pre-requisite.
INSTRUCTORS
COURSE2010
Date: May 3-5. This class will be conducted by Joan, Floyd Franke,
and Sheila Hassan.
Experience
with the Wulff
School casting method, through
the Casting School, is required. Complete
details.
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School
Hours: Fri 8pm - Sun 5pm
Trout:
May 14-16 / June 4-6 / June 25-27
Sept 17-19
Casting:
April 30-May 2 / May 21-23
Advanced Casting:
June 18-20
Instructor:
May 3-5
(Casting school is a
prerequisite for
Instructor school)
For
details and reservations call
(845) 439-5020.
Email: wulffschool@pronetisp.net
FAQ
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Trout and Casting
Schools:
$625.00 (Tuition
Only)
Instructor School:
$750.00 (Tuition
includes Joan's
VHS or DVD
Dynamics Of Fly
Casting, and a FLY-O.)
Bring with you the Fly
Casting Techniques
book that
you
already own. The school will also provide a picnic
lunch
on days 2 and 3. Class begins the first day at 2pm
and
9am on the following two days. There will be a break
for
a picnic lunch and the school will end at 5:30-6:00pm
each
day. Your evenings will be free for dinner on your
own
or with a group at "local" restaurants.
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What equipment
should you bring?
We
ask our students
who own waders to bring them
for
the stream session.
It is not necessary to buy
them
in order to come
to class, however, as we
have
several pairs
available. If you would like to
bring
your own rods,
reels, etc., you are free to do
so.
But do not buy new
equipment just to come to
class,
as we will
provide it. On Sunday afternoon,
you'll
get to try all
the rods we have at our "rod
testing
session." This
way, you'll have a better
idea
of what to buy
when you are ready to
purchase
new, or
first-time gear. We also have
some
of our teaching
aids and books available
at
our School
Store.
Will you see Joan?
Yes
if she is not
traveling.
How do
you make reservations?
For
reservations call (845) 439-5020.
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Email: wulffschool@pronetisp.net
How old should children be?
We
suggest that children are at least 10 years old, and have their own
interest in fly fishing. Due
to
the
intensity
of the course, it is not recommended for younger children.
What is
the best airport access?
Newark,
NJ - 130 miles; LaGuardia, NYC - 130 miles; Stewart, Newburgh,
NY - 70 miles;
Binghampton, NY - 80 miles; Click here for
detailed driving instructions
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