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2023 Festival Schedule of Events Saturday  

Specialty Instruction Lecture Area

9:30-10:50       Jim Bensinger                         Beginner Fly Tying [FEE]

11-12:30          Ian & Charity Rutter               Fish Like a Predator & Catch More Fish [FEE]

1-2:30              George Daniel                         Fishing Streamers Effectively [FEE]

3-4:30              Tom Rosenbauer                     Reading the Water [FEE]

 

Rapidan River Lecture Area (Beyond the Cast Women’s Fly Fishing Symposium)

7:30-7:55                                                         Registration

8-8:50              Vatalaro-Galvin                     Getting Your Fly Fishing Mojo On

9-9:50              Charity Rutter                         Mountain Trout Tactics

10-10:50          Kim Ranalla                          All About Waders & Wading Safely

11-11:50          Brazel/Nevel                          Interacting with Wildlife

12-12:50          Smith/Holt/Bastian                 Industry Leaders Panel Discussion and Lunch

1-1:50              Rachel Bernard                       Being a Savvy Shopper

 

Rapidan River Lecture Area

2-2:50              Kaitlin Groundwater              Fly Fishing 101: Understanding the Basics

3:05-4              Alex Wise                               Taking on Virginia’s Smith River Browns

 

South River Lecture Area

10-10:50          Jerry Yates                              Fishing Tennessee’s South Holston River

11-11:50          Colby Trow                             Fly Fishing the Shenandoah Valley

12-12:50          Tim O’Neil                             Chasing Carp

1-1:50              Wayne McGee                        Discovering Alaska’s Fabled Alagnak River

2-2:50              Mike Heck                              Learning to Fish Spring Creeks the Easy Way

3-3:50              Matt Reilly                              Fly Fishing SW Virginia and NE Tennessee

 

James River Lecture Area

10-10:50          George Daniel                         Trout Tactics Top to Bottom

11-11:50         Robert Thomas                        Taking on Canada’s Pike, Grayling, & Arctic Char

12-12:50          Mike Williams                         All About Peacock Bass

1-1:50              Captain Pete Scafaru              Taking on Louisiana Redfish

2-2:50              Beau Beasley                          Who Owns the River? What Is & Isn’t Public Water

3-4                   Ian & Charity Rutter               Trout Fishing in the Smoky Mountain National Park

 

Shenandoah River Lecture Area

9:30-10:50       Tom Rosenbauer                     Hatch Strategies: Beyond Choosing a Fly [FEE]

11-11:50          Matt Miles                               Fly Fishing for Virginia Smallies

12-12:50          Captain Pete Scafaru              Taking on Louisiana Redfish

1-1:50              Tom Rosenbauer                     Taking Your Trout Fishing to the Next Level

2-2:50              Tim Urtiaga                            Landing Pike on the Fly

3-3:50              George Daniel                         Introduction to Euro Nymphing

 

Paid Casting Classes [FEE; Casting Area A]

9:30-11            Wanda Taylor                          Beginner Casting Instruction

11:15-12:45     Mac Brown                             Advanced Nymph Fishing

1-2:30              Wanda Taylor                          Beginner Casting Instruction

2:45-4:15         Mac Brown                             Advanced Casting Instruction

 

Free Casting Classes 

9:30-10:30       Kiki Galvin                             Women-Only Casting Class

–meets at Casting for Recovery Booth; then moves to Casting Area A

11-3                 Open Casting

3-4                   Kiki Galvin                             Co-Ed Casting Class

–meets at Casting for Recovery Booth; then moves to Casting Area A

 

Casting Pond 1

9:30-10:15       Ian Rutter                                Casting Demo

12:30-1            Kent Edmonds                        Casting Demo

3:30-4:15         Wanda Taylor                          Casting Demo

 

Casting Pond 2

11:15-12          Wanda Taylor                                     Casting Demo

2:30-3:15        Kent Edmonds                        Casting Demo

 

Featured Fly Tyers

10-11               Kent Edmonds                        Stealth Bomber

11-12               Allen Rupp                             Whitlock’s NearNuff Crayfish

12-1                Braden Miller                          Creative Tying

2-3                   Jim Bensinger                         Tying Wet Flies

3-4                   Tim O’Neil                             Carp Patterns

 

2023 Festival Schedule of Events Sunday

Specialty Instruction Lecture Area

8-8:45              Eric Camfield                         Chapel Services (vendors/instructors only)

9:30-10:50       Jim Bensinger                                     Beginner Fly Tying 101 [FEE]

11-12:30          Tom Rosenbauer                     Hatch Strategies: Beyond Choosing a Fly [FEE]

1-2:30              George Daniel                         Fishing Streamers Effectively [FEE]

2:35-4:30         Allen Rupp                             Saltwater Fly Tying Techniques: Intermed-Adv [FEE]

 

Rapidan River Lecture Area (Beyond the Cast Women’s Fly Fishing Symposium)

8:30-8:50         Registration                             Kiki Galvin

9-9:50              Tom Rosenbauer                     Ask an Expert Anything

10-10:50          Cilla Johnson                          All About Fishing From a Kayak

11-11:50          John Mozingo                         Take Charge of Your Personal Outdoor Safety

12-12:50          Kiki Galvin                             Survey & Follow Up Support

 

Rapidan River Lecture Area

1-1:50              Captain Pete Scafaru              Taking on Louisiana Redfish

2-2:50              Simone Valencia                     Stripers, Shad, and More on Virginia’s James River

3:05-4              Matt Reilly                              Fly Fishing SW Virginia and NE Tennessee

 

South River Lecture Area

10-10:50          Tim Urtiaga                            Landing Pike on the Fly

11-11:50          Kaitlin Groundwater              Fly Fishing 101: Understanding the Basics

12-12:50          Robert Thomas                        Taking on Canada’s Pike, Grayling, & Arctic Char

1-1:50              Tim O’Neil                             Chasing Carp

2-2:50              Alex Wise                               Taking on Virginia’s Smith River Browns

3-3:50              George Daniel                         Introduction to Euro Nymphing

 

James River Lecture Area

9:30-10:50       Ian & Charity Rutter               Fish Like a Predator & Catch More Fish [FEE]

11-11:50          Purdy/Morgan                         Custom Bamboo Rod Building101

12-12:50          Jerry Yates                              Fishing Tennessee’s South Holston River

1-1:50              Gary Edwards                         New York’s Salmon River: Salmon and Steelhead

2-2:50              Tom Rosenbauer                     Take Your Trout Fishing to the Next Level

3-3:50              Ian & Charity Rutter               Trout Fishing in the Great Smoky Mountains NP

 

Shenandoah River Lecture Area

10-10:50          George Daniel                         Trout Tactics Top to Bottom

11-11:50          Wayne McGee                        Discovering Alaska’s Fabled Alagnak River

12-12:50          Simone Valencia                     Stripers, Shad, and More on Virginia’s James River

1-1:50             Colby Trow                             Fly Fishing the Shenandoah Valley

2-2:50              Mike Williams                         All About Peacock Bass

3-3:50              Matt Miles                               Fly Fishing for Virginia Smallies

 

Paid Casting Classes [FEE; Casting Area B]

9:30-11            Wanda Taylor                          Beginner Casting Instruction

11:15-12:45     Mac Brown                             Advanced Nymph Fishing

1-2:30              Wanda Taylor                          Beginner Casting Instruction

2:45-4:15         Mac Brown                             Advanced Casting Instruction

 

Free Casting Classes 

9:30-10:30       Kiki Galvin                            Women-Only Casting Class

–meets at Casting for Recovery Booth; then moves to Casting Area A

11-3                 Open Casting Area

3-4                   Kiki Galvin                             Co-Ed Casting Class

–meets at Casting for Recovery Booth; then moves to Casting Area A

 

Casting Pond 1

9:30-10:15       Mac Brown                             Casting Demo

12:30-1            Kent Edmonds                        Casting Demo

3:30-4:15         Mike Williams                         Casting Demo

 

Casting Pond 2

11:15-12          Wanda Taylor                                     Casting Demo

3-3:30              Kent Edmonds                       Casting Demo

 

Featured Fly Tyers

11-12               Kent Edmonds                        Stealth Bomber

12-1                 Allen Rupp                             Whitlock’s NearNuff Sculpin

1-2                   Tim O’Neil                             Tying Carp Flies

2-3                   Jim Bensinger                         Tying with Dubbing

3-4                   Braden Miller                          Creative Tying

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