Have you ever wanted to step up your trout game and become a better caster, a more successful angler, learn more about where to find and how to catch trout, and gain a deeper understanding of trout gear? The Technical Trout School is designed to take anglers to the next level of fly fishing and help them master advanced casting techniques, technical trout fishing tactics, and learn the necessary skills to up the game and become a highly competent, successful trout angler.
Whether you are a seasoned fly angler or been fishing a few years and feel that it is time to get better, this trip to Montana is sure to be an enriching angling adventure. As a Sage Experiences school it includes the latest premium Sage fly rods and RIO fly lines perfectly matched for the Missouri River. Students will learn in the classroom on select mornings and evenings and spend the first day learning advanced casting techniques, such as getting extra distance, improving accuracy, mastering the double haul, and how to cope with tough wind conditions. The second day of the course is designed to really step up the game with anglers learning technical dry fly skills, advanced streamer techniques and rigs, controlled drag, mending and line control, as well as essential river casting skills, such as the roll cast, single-handed Spey casts, and fishing application casts (reach cast, aerial mend, positive curve casts, and slack line casts). The remaining two guided days will enable guests to practice the skills learned with top Montana guides.
Each Far Bank Fly Fishing School is designed so that students leave the course with all the knowledge and skills needed for a lifetime of enjoyment in fly fishing. We do this by keeping the instructor to student ratio to an absolute minimum. On group lesson days there will be a maximum of four students per instructor, and on the putting-into-practice fishing days, two guests will share a professional guide.
Head Instructor: Mark Raisler
Special Guest: Simon Gawesworth
Group Size: 8 students (a minimum of 6 students is needed to run the school.)
Dates: April 30 - May 5, 2025
Itinerary:
April 30: Arrive Wolf Creek Lodge, Montana
May 1: Classroom and casting sessions
May 2: Morning classroom session, full day of casting lessons
May 3: Full day of guided fishing with Get The Drift Outfitters
May 4: Full day of guided fishing with Get The Drift Outfitters
May 5: Depart lodge
Rate: $3,900 per person based on double occupancy for this 5 night/ 4 day school $4,900 per person based on single occupancy (only 1 single room available)
Included: Use of Sage and RIO demo gear, accommodations, all meals and non-alcoholic beverages at the lodge, fishing instruction, guided fishing with Get The Drift Outfitters, tax
Not Included: Airfare, transportation to/from the lodge, alcohol, fishing license, guide and staff gratuities
Note: Guided Fishing services provided by Get the Drift Outfitters LLC, Mark Raisler; Montana Board of Outfitters MBO Lic. #9031