Tailwaters Education · Advanced
Forty feet is where this starts.
Two hours on loops, accuracy, distance and wind — for anglers who can already cast and want it to hold up when it matters.
- Length
- 2 Hours
- Starts
- 8:30 AM
- Where
- Behind the store
- Cost
- $150
What we fix
Four faults, two hours.
You already cast. This is the session where it stops falling apart at distance, in wind, and on the shot that counts.
Tailing loops
Loop control
01
Two feet off the fish
Accuracy
02
Running out of line
Distance
03
Ten knots on the nose
Casting in wind
04
2026 calendar
Four Saturdays a year.
Classes run 8:30 – 10:30 AM
Saturday
Jan 24
Class ran
Saturday
Apr 18
Class ran
Saturday
Jul 25
Class ran
Before you book
You should already cast 40 feet
This is not a first lesson. You need to be comfortable with basic technique before the drills make any sense.
New to it? Start at 101 →Bring a 6–8 weight and a 9ft leader
Your own rod, so what you learn transfers to the water you actually fish.
Need one? Shop rods →A hat and sunglasses
Two hours of moving line at head height. Both are required, not suggested.
Shop sunglasses →What to bring
Turn up with this.
Who teaches it
Most of the people behind the counter teach these classes. They guide, they fish this water on their days off, and they know where beginners get stuck.
Tailwaters instruction staff
Where this sits
You are here.
Step one
Fly Fishing 101
Casting and knots from scratch.
Read more →Step two
Fly Fishing 201
On the water, reading it.
Read more →You are here
Advanced Casting
Loops, accuracy, distance, wind.
Step four
Private Lessons
One to one, your fault only.
Read more →Step five
A guided trip
Water worth the drive.
Read more →
Fly Fishing 101
Where everyone starts.
Read more →
Private Fly Casting Lessons
Just you and an instructor.
Read more →No date works?
We run this four times a year. Leave your email and we will tell you the moment 2027 opens, or if a seat comes back.