Join Us for Day 1 of the FFI Virtual Expo 2022
November 4
Join us on November 4 for all things fly fishing! It's Day 1 of the FFI Virtual Expo.
Social Time 7:00 p.m. EDT
Opening Ceremony 7:30 p.m. EDT
Live Virtual Auction 8:00 p.m. EDT
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ALL TIMES LISTED ARE EASTERN TIME ZONE. Don't forget the time change is on Sunday morning, so FALL BACK one (1) hour.
CHRONOLOGICAL LISTING
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11:00 am 401 How to Hold a Fly Rod -- The Ring Finger in the Fly Cast
11:00 am 402 The Biology of Fly Fishing for Southern Bream and Bass
11:00 am 403 Simple Foam Beetle
11:00 am 404 Different Styles of the Pheasant Tail Nymph
11:00 am 405 Deer Hair Hacks
11:00 am 407 Tying the Life Cycle of the Midge
11:00 am 408 Fly Fishing Skills I: Introduction to Fly Fishing for Beginners
11:00 am 427 Teaching Workshop for Casting Instructors
12:30 pm 409 Get the Most Out of Your Flycasting Practice
12:30 pm 410 Classic Spey Patterns
12:30 pm 411 Hellgramite
12:30 pm 412 Laws Pertaining to the Possession and Transportation of Natural Fly Tying Materials
12:30 pm 428 Fly Fishing at Your Edge on the Lower Laguna Madre
1:30 pm S01 More Casting, Less Paperwork (Club Express)
2:00 pm 429 Backcountry Hunters and Anglers
3:00 pm S02 Expense YOu Angling: Fish Out of Your Comfort Zone
3:00 pm 425 Virtual Video Casting Analysis Using OnForm
3:30 pm 430 Texas Fly Fishing
4:00 pm 413 Loop Stability: How to Improve It
4:00 pm 414 An in-depth analysis of the application of force during the casting stroke
4:00 pm 415 Where Are They and What Are They Doing? Understanding Freshwater Fish Behavior to Become a Better Fly Angler
4:00 pm 416 The Evolution of Balanced Flies
4:30 pm S03 Top Tips to Plan Your Peacock Bass Fishing Trip to Brazil
5:00 pm 406 Fly Fishing This Side of the Ocean: An FFI MCI Ambassador Perspective
5:00 pm 417 Bristol Bay Update
5:00 pm 418 Amazing Taiwan
5:00 pm 420 The Black Creeper, a George Grant Patented Fly
5:00 pm 421 Simple Patterns for Steelhead
5:00 pm 422 Suggest Fly Tying Materials to Assist New Fly Tiers Simplify Their Fly Tying Materials Inventory
6:30 pm 423 Fishing the Waters of the Southeastern Council of FFI from Alabama to the Carolina Coast
6:30 pm 424 Educational Activities to the Youth
7:00 pm 426 Classic Salmon Fly Techniques
DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS
11/4/2022
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Course Number & Title: 401 How to Hold a Fly Rod -- The Ring Finger in the Fly Cast
Presenter(s): John Biggers
Description: Holding a fly rod lodged among ring finger, first knuckle, and palm, casting from this hold by pressing the cork grip with the ring finger, levers effected by the hold and the press of the ring finger, mechanical advantages, effects on arc, rod bend, tip path, and loop shape.
Tracks: Casting & All Fish, All Waters
Class Fee: Free with Registration
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11/4/2022
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Course Number & Title: 402 The Biology of Fly Fishing for Southern Bream and Bass
Presenter(s): Tom Logan
Description: The biology of predator/prey relationships will be discussed as it relates to selection of flies to mimic aquatic foods fish eat with a high expectation of success.
Tracks: Fly Fishing Skills, Warmwater
Class Fee: Free with Registration
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11/4/2022
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Course Number & Title: 403 Simple Foam Beetle
Presenter(s): Bill Houk
Description: We will be tying a couple of variations of a simple foam beetle. The presentation will show how to tie the simple foam beetle and a couple of variations.
Tracks: Tying Demo, Trout, Warmwater
Class Fee: Free with Registration
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11/4/2022
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Course Number & Title: 404 Different Styles
Presenter(s): Jack Gillis
Description: The workshop will give instruction on tying the different styles.
Tracks: Tying Demo, Trout
Class Fee: Free with Registration
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11/4/2022
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Course Number & Title: 405 Deer Hair Hacks
Presenter(s): Phil Latendresse
Description: Deer Hair Hacks: For anyone wanting to tie better bugs. Phil will show several techniques that help tying deer hair poppers easier with more consistent results. Unable to tie a nice skirt, he will show an alternative tail that shows off the head of the tail. He will also demonstrate how to get eyes in the same spot on both sides of a popper using a drill press and rotating vice.
Tracks: Tying Workshop, Trout, Warmwater
Class Fee: Free with Registration
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11/4/2022
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Course Number & Title: 407 Tying the Life Cycle of the Midge
Presenter(s): Richard Rohrbaugh
Description: Learning the whole life cycle for each hatch we fish is a great way to expand angling opportunity. People know there is a PMD hatch coming, so they buy or tie a PMD pattern and go fishing. But on many hatches, the fish key selectively on the separate hatch stages as each one emerges and that means it is often possible to follow the fish through each stage of a hatch if the angler is prepared with the needed patterns. In this workshop (for lake anglers), we will tie and discuss tactics for each stage in the life cycle of the midge.
Tracks: Fly Tying, Trout
Class Fee: $50
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11/4/2022
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Course Number & Title: 408 Fly Fishing Skills I: Introduction to Fly Fishing for Beginners
Presenter(s): Dutch Baughman
Description: This workshop is designed for individuals who are beginning their fly fishing journey or need a refresher. The workshop will include discussion of equipment (include rod, reel, and wading), leader-tippet, casting, set the hook, play the fish, revive and release the fish, knots and rigging, and much more
Tracks: Fly Fishing Skills for All Fish, All Waters
Class Fee: $100
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11/4/2022
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Course Number & Title: 427 Teaching Workshop for Casting Instructors
Presenter(s): Macauley Lord
Description: A video- and discussion-based exploration of innovative methods of teaching fly casting to beginner and intermediate students. While it fulfills the requirement for the teaching workshop for Certified Casting Instructors, anyone interested in teaching casting is welcome. If you have never taught casting or have taught it for years, you will learn a lot from this stimulating program.
Tracks: Casting
11/4/2022
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Course Number & Title: 409 Get the Most Out of Your Flycasting Practice
Presenter(s): William Kopal, Carol Northcut
Description: How to practice flycasting. The “Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How to” for practicing flycasting. Get the best results from your flycasting practice, whether beginning your journey into flyfishing, or preparing for that trip of a lifetime. This workshop is for beginners to those preparing to become CIs.
Tracks: Casting for All Fish, All Waters
Class Fee: Free with Registration
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11/4/2022
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Course Number & Title: 410 Classic Spey Patterns
Presenter(s): Cameron Schutza
Description: Classic Spey patterns are some of the most beautiful and understated flies. Originally tied to imitate shrimp, their movement underwater is unsurpassed even today. The Lady Caroline may be one of the most well known of the Spey patterns, and the Gray Eagle is one of the earliest, if not the first, eagle pattern. The fact that these patterns are still used today, mostly unaltered, is a testament to their design even after more than 150 years after their creation.
Tracks: Tying Demo
Class Fee: Free with Registration
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11/4/2022
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Course Number & Title: 411 Hellgramite
Presenter(s): Barry Webster
Description: This tying demonstration will show how to tie a Hellgramite fly (aka Dobson Fly nymph) for fishing warm waters where Hellgramites are present. This demonstration will be of interest to tiers from beginners to advanced tiers.
Tracks: Tying Demo, Warmwater
Class Fee: Free with Registration
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11/4/2022
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Course Number & Title: 412 Laws Pertaining to the Possession and Transportation of Natural Fly Tying Materials
Presenter(s): Tom Logan
Description: It is important that those who use natural materials for tying flies for art, fun, and fly fishing be aware of the natural materials available for fly tying, their source, laws that pertain to possession, use, and transportation of natural materials and the conservation purpose for such local, national, and international laws.
Tracks: Tying Workshop for All Fish, All Waters
Class Fee: Free with Registration
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11/4/2022
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Course Number & Title: 428 Fly Fishing at Your Edge on the Lower Laguna Madre
Presenter(s): Kathy Sparrow
Description: Kathy Sparrow's pursuit of redfish, speckled sea trout, and ladyfish on the Lower Laguna Madre unwittingly became her path for self-discovery and the backdrop for her novel, "The Whispered Teachings of Grandmother Trout."Embrace new adventures and broaden your horizons while learning about this pristine estuary in deep South Texas.
Tracks: FFI Women Connect, Destination
Class Fee: Free with Registration
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11/4/2022
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Course Number & Title: S01 More Casting, Less Paperwork
Presenter(s): Club Express
Description: ClubExpress makes it easy for Fly Fishing clubs of any size to manage its membership, events, and so much more.! Learn more in this comprehensive demo!
Tracks: Sponsor
Class Fee: Free with Registration
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11/4/2022
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Course Number & Title: 429 Backcountry Hunters and Anglers
Presenter(s): Land Tawney or Josh Mills
Description: Learn more about the conservation efforts of BHA.
Tracks: Conservation
Class Fee: Free with Registration
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11/4/2022
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Course Number & Title: S02 Expense Your Angling: Fish Out of Your comfort Zone
Presenter(s): Shalon Hastings - OnWater App
Description: Do you feel confident in your fishing style and the species that you target? But are there new places or new species that ignite curiosity? Now might be a good time to expand your angling horizons.
Tracks: Sponsor
Class Fee: Free with Registration
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11/4/2022
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Course Number & Title: 425 Virtual Video Casting Analysis Using OnForm - Part A
Presenter(s): Willy George
Description: This casting workshop is designed for all casting skill levels and casting instructors. This is a two-part workshop via Zoom: Part A is on Friday and Bart B is on Sunday. Students are expected to attend both days to benefit from the instruction. On Friday, we will cover key elements of the casting stroke and introduce a video casting analysis tool called OnForm. Volunteers who want to have their casting technique analyzed will take videos of their casts on Saturday using a free version of the OnFrom app that the instructor will send them. Then on Sunday, the entire student group will listen to feedback with a Master Casting Instructor while watching the on-screen analysis of the casting videos using the OnForm app. This workshop will teach innovative ways to improve both your casting and teaching.
Tracks: Casting
Class Fee: $100
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11/4/2022
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Course Number & Title: 429 Texas Fly Fishing
Presenter(s): Alvin Dedeaux
Description:
Tracks: Destination, Fly Fishing Skills, Warmwater
Class Fee: Free with Registration
11/4/2022
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Course Number & Title: 413 Loop Stability: How to Improve It
Presenter(s): Pietro Brunelli
Description: What is loop stability (mechanical and aesthetical perspectives)? Pietro will discuss common casting faults that compromise loop stability, solutions, and conclusions.
Tracks: Casting for All Fish, All Waters
Class Fee: $45
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11/4/2022
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Course Number & Title: 414 An in-depth analysis of the application of force during the casting stroke.
Presenter(s): Mark Huber, Mac Brown
Description: We will examine the different parts of a casting stroke and the necessary physical movements, including the body, arm and hand, in executing a casting stroke. Participant will come away with a greater understanding of the intricacies of the physical movements in and how to increase efficiency in executing a cast. The program is designed for both single hand and two hand casting instructors.
Tracks: Casting for All Fish, All Waters
Class Fee: $50
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11/4/2022
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Course Number & Title: 415 Where Are They and What Are They Doing? Understanding Freshwater Fish Behavior to Become a Better Fly Angler
Presenter(s): David Peterson
Description: This workshop focuses on understanding the behavior of fresh water fish and the practical implications of fish behavior for the fly angler. The workshop covers sensory abilities (e.g. vision, hearing, chemoreption), cognitive abilities and learning as well as time, temperature and oxygen levels and their effect on behavior. We will also examine feeding behavior and reproductive behavior. Finally, the need for shelter, comfort, and food and their implications for locating fish will be discussed.
Tracks: Fly Fishing Skills, Coldwater, Warmwater
Class Fee: $50
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11/4/2022
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Course Number & Title: 416 The Evolution of Balanced Flies
Presenter(s): Philip Rowley
Description: This seminar details the evolution of balanced flies from the original pin extension and a tungsten bead to newer bead styles to create a variety of versatile patterns. Enabling fly fishers to suggest a variety of pattern styles to manage a variety of presentation challenges. Intermediate to advanced.
Tracks: Fly Tying, Fly Fishing Skills, Trout
Class Fee: $50
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11/4/2022
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Course Number & Title: S03 Top Tips to Plan your Peacock Bass Fishing Trip to Brazil
Presenter(s): Peach Fishing and Adventures
Description: General travel planning tips with focus on fishing gear and techniques to catch Peacock Bass in the Brazilian Amazon.
Tracks: Sponsor
Class Fee: Free with Registration
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11/4/2022
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Course Number & Title: 406 Fly Fishing This Side of the Ocean: An FFI MCI Ambassador Perspective
Presenter(s): Pietro Brunelli
Description: A fully mood, environmental, asthetics oriented session to better discover "this side of the ocean" fly fishing perspective and approach following my concrete guide and instructor experience in FFI.
Tracks: Destination
11/4/2022
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Course Number & Title: 417 Bristol Bay Update
Presenter(s): Meghan Barker
Description: Meghan Barker is the Bristol Bay Organizer for Trout Unlimited. Based on traditional lands of the Dena'ina in Anchorage, Alaska. Now that the key federal permit for the proposed Pebble mine is denied, local advocates and the fishing community are working to advance durable safeguards to ensure Pebble- or another mining company- cannot return in the future.
Tracks: Conservation, Salmon
Class Fee: Free with Registration
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11/4/2022
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Course Number & Title: 418 Amazing Taiwan
Presenter(s): Kai Hsun Chen
Description: Taiwan is a beautiful island you need to visit. You can relax here, enjoy the beautiful views, and cool water. Of course, we have lots of delicacies, also. You are always welcome here.
Tracks: Destination
Class Fee: Free with Registration
11/4/2022
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Course Number & Title: 420 The Black Creeper, a George Grant Patented Fly
Presenter(s): Dutch Baughman
Description: The Black Creeper is a George Grant Fly designed to imitate the Golden Stonefly nymph. The Black Creeper, a hard tapered body nymph pattern, dressed with black monofilament and signature orange segmented belly, and dressed with a woven-hair hackle technique patented by Grant in 1939. This demonstration will present the fly dressing as well as the woven-hair hackle.
Tracks: Tying Demo, Trout
Class Fee: Free with Registration
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11/4/2022
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Course Number & Title: 421 Simple Patterns for Steelhead
Presenter(s): Steve DeQuoy
Description: Steve will tie effective egg patterns, stoneflies, alvins, and fry patterns for either steelhead or Chinook Salmon. All tying levels are welcome.
Tracks: Tying Demo, Steelhead, Salmon
Class Fee: Free with Registration
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11/4/2022
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Course Number & Title: 422 Suggest Fly Tying Materials to Assist New Fly Tiers Simplify Their Fly Tying Materials Inventory
Presenter(s): Tom Logan
Description: One of the most challenging experiences for new fly tiers is to understand the vast materials available to them and deciding which of these materials will best suit their fly tying interests. This workshop is intended to suggest materials that will be suitable for tying most fly patterns and assist the new fly tier purchase materials they will actually use and minimize purchase of expensive materials that may never be used.
Tracks: Tying Workshop for All Fish, All Waters
Class Fee: Free with Registration
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11/4/2022
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Course Number & Title: 423 Fishing the Waters of the Southeastern Council of FFI from Alabama to the Carolina Coast
Presenter(s): Southeastern Council of Fly Fishers International
Description: The Southeastern Council of FFI (SEC) is hosting a roundtable discussion with expert anglers with knowledge of the fishing waters available within the SEC region. Our region includes Alabama, Georgia, Kenturcky, Tennessee, North and South Carolina. The SEC truly has all fish in all waters...ok many fish, all waters. For example, you can fish for brown, brook, and rainbow trout, as well as striped bass, smallmouth bass, and many other species. You will also find saltwater species available on the Georgia and Carolina coasts.
Tracks: Destination, Fly Fishing Skills for All Fish, All Waters
Class Fee: Free with Registration
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11/4/2022
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Course Number & Title: 424 Educational Activities to the Youth
Presenter(s): Katsutoshu Tsukimoto
Description: Katsutoshu Tsukimoto is a leader of a local small club in Kurashiki, Okayama, in western Japan. The club agressively struggles with expanding fly fishing to local lpeople, in particular to the youth. The club puts more emphasis on joining local government to jointly hold fihsing workshops for fly casting, tying, and fishing.
Tracks: Education, Fly Fishing Skills
Class Fee: Free with Registration
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11/4/2022
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Course Number & Title: 426 Classic Salmon Fly Techniques
Presenter(s): Eric Austin
Description: The program is for intermediate or advanced tiers, or anyone who has tied for 2 or more years. We will go through a variation of the Green Highlander from start to finish focusing on multiple ways to accomplish the same task. Marrying and mounting wings will be featured, along with techniques for the mallard roof, topping manipulation, and much more.
Tracks: Tying Workshop, Salmon
Class Fee: $150
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