Streamers

Fly Fishing with Midges

Skill Level:

Advanced

Professor:

Jerry

Class Code:

3031

Midges are not used enough by fly fishermen and it may be due to their small size, or to a lack of confidence, or even to a lack of knowledge. In this class, the angler will learn how to recognize the hatch and how trout respond to the hatch. The student will also learn how to fish the imitations of the life stages of the midges.

troutu fav streamers

1. Wooly bugger

Correctly Matching the Hatch

Skill Level:

Advanced

Professor:

Steve Maslar

Class Code:

3021

Learn how to match the hatch, how to correctly use hatch charts, and how to distinguish perfect flies from generic flies. Learn how to avoid bad presentations and therefore increase the odds of catching trout.

Diving Streamer

We at Trout University are always looking for new ideas and new techniques to improve an angler's success rate. With that in mind our research staff has turned their attention to combining the best effects of lures with the best effects of flies. The results of that development has produced the Diving Streamer.

Fly Tying Instructional Videos

First, a tip. To create flies that are far more realistic and capable of being used over and over again, use Bestway Outdoor crimped nylon as a replacement for natural furs. Try it!

Dry Flies:

Parachute Adams Pattern

Tying an Elk Hair Caddis

Tying the Royal Wulff

Top Five Knot Tying Tips

1. Lubricate your knots with water before pulling them tight. The major cause of knot failure is heat buiild up as a result of friction caused by pulling the knot tight.

2. Take care to properly seat the knot using a continuous steady pull making sure that the knot is not loose. Ensure that there a proper amount of line (tag) remaining after the line is trimmed. Cutting too close will result in a knot pulled loose or a nick in the knot itself.

Exploring Various Casting Methods

Skill Level:

Graduate

Professor:

Guest Professor A.K.Best

Class Code:

422

Upon completion of this class the students will have two new types of casts in their arsnel. These casts can be used under some difficult situations perhaps in smaller streams. This class is desinged to increase the students catch per centage in small or difficult streams. However a word of caution: The student should not attempt these casts until they have become proficient in the use of the casting techniques taught in previous classes.

Fly Tying for Trout: Introduction and Basics

Skill Level:

Advanced

Professor:

Chancellor Steve

Class Code:

302

For the student to obtain the maximum enjoyment from fly fishing, the student should experience the excitement of tricking the trout into going for a fly that they themselves have tied. When the student completes this class, he should have a basic understanding of the tools needed and the proceedure needed to tie his or her own flies. By the way, some of the best flies had been created by women.

Top 5 Trout Fishing Streamers

Here are the top 5 (+ bonus #6) streamers for trout.

1. Sculpin

2. Wooly bugger

3. Muddler Minnow

Top Nymphing Tactics to Fly Fish for Trout.

Skill Level:

Advanced

Professor:

Steve

Class Code:

303

This course is a discussion of a presentation by the National Fly Fishing Champion George Dainel The course will explore the more advanced tactics of using nymphs with the "dropper" technique. In the "dropper" technique, the strike indicator is actually a dry fly. Approximately 25% of the strikes are on a dropper fly and would otherwise be missed without use of the dropper. The student will learn the importance of weight balance between the nymph and the dry fly.