Fly Fishing School

The VFTU Fly Fishing School is held yearly on the Sunday after Mother’s Day.  It is an all day immersion into Fly Fishing.  The day begins with sign-in and a continental breakfast.  After some announcements and a brief welcome it is class time to learn about bugs and knots and where fish hang out.  Then it is lunch time which is followed by a tour of West Chester Fish Game & Wildlife Association’s cooperative trout nursery.  After the tour it is on to the pond to learn to cast or to the stream to watch a demonstration of actual fishing techniques and a discussion of stream etiquette with questions and answers encouraged.  When all of this winds up we send you out with an experienced fly fisher to see if you can apply what you learned and actually catch a trout on West Valley Creek.  Dinner follows the fishing and concludes a very full day.

This year the 2012 Valley Forge Trout Unlimited Fly Fishing School will be held on Sunday, May 20, 2012.  Mark your calendar.  Get your application by clicking  FFS 2012 Application.  Send in your application to reserve your place at the Fly Fishing School – space is limited and the school fills quickly.

Here is a thank you letter from one of our 2011 students:

I want to thank you and the entire VF Chapter for an amazing day last Sunday at the Fly Fishing School. It was an experience worth many times the price we paid. Everyone was knowledgeable, patient, and generous; it was a day that we will remember forever. I appreciate all of the time that you spent working with Jack on his casting. Additionally Joe Armstrong absolutely made the day as Jack caught no less than 30 fish in his pond at the end of the day, he made me a hero; he is a great guy. I look forward to seeing you and the other members soon.

Gratefully

Michael & Jack Barron