Located in the Southwest San Juan Mountain Range of Colorado

Celebrating 38 years of Outdoor Experience

Celebrating 38 years of Outdoor ExperienceCelebrating 38 years of Outdoor ExperienceCelebrating 38 years of Outdoor Experience

PH: 970-249-3410

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    • Equine / Packing Clinic
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    • NAV Survival Clinic
    • Wilderness Fishing Clinic
    • Outdoor Cooking Clinic
    • Basic Equine Management
    • Wild Mustang Clinic
    • Ranch Mgmt. Clinic
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    • Combined Outdoor Clinics
    • WildHorse Training Clinic
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    • Home
    • Training INfo
    • About
    • Outdoor Training
      • Equine / Packing Clinic
      • Big Game Hunting Clinic
      • NAV Survival Clinic
      • Wilderness Fishing Clinic
      • Outdoor Cooking Clinic
      • Basic Equine Management
      • Wild Mustang Clinic
      • Ranch Mgmt. Clinic
    • Dates and Costs
      • Combined Outdoor Clinics
      • WildHorse Training Clinic
      • Ranch Mgmt. Clinic
    • REGISTRATION
      • Online Pre-Register Form
      • REG Form Downloads
      • Online Payment
    • Financial Aid
      • Student Loans
    • Careers
      • Personal Career DEV
      • Internship
    • Contact Us
    • Personal Photos
    • Facilities Photos
    • Hunting / Fishing Photos

PH: 970-249-3410

Celebrating 38 years of Outdoor Experience

Celebrating 38 years of Outdoor ExperienceCelebrating 38 years of Outdoor ExperienceCelebrating 38 years of Outdoor Experience
  • Home
  • Training INfo
  • About
  • Outdoor Training
    • Equine / Packing Clinic
    • Big Game Hunting Clinic
    • NAV Survival Clinic
    • Wilderness Fishing Clinic
    • Outdoor Cooking Clinic
    • Basic Equine Management
    • Wild Mustang Clinic
    • Ranch Mgmt. Clinic
  • Dates and Costs
    • Combined Outdoor Clinics
    • WildHorse Training Clinic
    • Ranch Mgmt. Clinic
  • REGISTRATION
    • Online Pre-Register Form
    • REG Form Downloads
    • Online Payment
  • Financial Aid
    • Student Loans
  • Careers
    • Personal Career DEV
    • Internship
  • Contact Us
  • Personal Photos
  • Facilities Photos
  • Hunting / Fishing Photos

Wilderness Fly-Fishing And FreshWater Fishing Clinic

Wilderness Fly-Fishing And Back Country Fishing

This 3 day Clinic is a combination of both classroom learning and hands on experience on gold medal fishing rivers. 


 Includes overnight self-guided 2 day (1) overnight stream and lake fishing trip


The Clinic content will include  fly fishing and back country fishing techniques by walk / wade.

Wilderness Fly Fishing – 10 hours

Overhead - fore and back casts

Roll cast

Horizontal cast

Backhand cast

Curve cast

Pick up release

Mending

Direction and control

Grips

Standardization of Fly line

Sinking, floating lines

Tapering styles and tippet

Leaders

knots

Fly tying

Fish Species 

Fly Patterns - wet and dry

Common hatches and insects

Freshwater Fishing – 6 hours

Species identification common fishing techniques

Spin casting and bait casting

Common Baits and Rigs

Leader weight setup

attractors

Techniques/Equipment – 4 hours

Bait setup, bait walking

fish hooks and patterns, sizes

trolling, jigging

Planers, kites

Down riggers and outriggers

Live/imitation Baits

Live bait types and rigging styles

Artificial bait types and rigging styles

Dead bait types and rigging styles

Common dough baits

Spoons, spinner baits

Plugs surface and sinking

Jigs and their applications

sinkers and weights

line weight selection

Misc. course content

Line knots and tying styles

The impact of water temperature, clarity, oxygen  and barometer pressure

Seasonal and weather changes

Fry to mature growth

Electronic Fish Finder and other electronic fishing equipment

Fish cleaning, storage and cooking prep.

Hands on stream, river and lake fishing

4R Freedom Ranch

631 Lords Walk Way Montrose Co. 81403

970-249-3410

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