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"I have had the good fortune to have worked with literally hundreds of fly fishing and casting teachers both here and abroad. Brant, a good friend, is absolutely one of the best, in knowledge, communication skills and his unusual ability to empathize with learners." — Mel Krieger |
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Private Casting Instruction With 30 years of experience as a teacher of fly casting, Brant offers students the very highest level of expertise and value in casting instruction. During those years, Brant worked as Director of Orvis’ West Coast Fishing Schools and co-director of the Mel Krieger Schools. His position as a full-time casting instructor allowed Brant the opportunity to work with thousands of students and some of the finest instructors in the industry. He has seen what teaching techniques provide results (as well as some common techniques that don’t), and the result is an approach to teaching fly casting that makes the fundamentals understandable while appreciating the complexity and subtlety of good casting. The vast majority of students who book individual casting lessons fall into one of two categories of learners: complete novices or intermediate casters who want to learn the double haul (often because they are planning a first saltwater trip). We welcome these students, but usually suggest a short series of lessons to fully address these stages in a caster’s career. An individual casting lesson is best treated as a problem-solving session. Narrowing the focus of the lesson to a limited range of casting skills or problems will allow the instructor and student a better chance to make real progress. Here are some suggested topics for an individual lesson:
Most casters can process only a limited amount of information in a single session, and the caster must always practice beyond the confines of the lesson itself to truly learn the material presented in the lesson. We generally limit the length of an individual lesson to about 1 1/2 to 2 hours. If the student is interested in covering more material, we also offer half day and full day casting clinics, but we will enforce rest breaks from casting with classroom material or demonstrations. Although we do a lot of one on one lessons, the ideal group size for an individual lesson is 2-4 people. This helps prevent the instructor from “overteaching” and gives the student time to practice within the lesson. Rates Single session lesson Half day casting clinic Full day casting clinic
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