2014 Festival Programs
FISHING PROGRAMS (REGISTRATION REQUIRED)
Introduction to Fly Fishing (Offered Friday PM & Saturday PM from 1PM - 4PM)
Steve Hudson
Tying Flip Flop Poppers: This unique workshop teaches the skills and techniques required to tie popping bugs from flip flops. Cost is $15. (Offered Friday from 1PM - 3PM.)
An Introduction to Fly Tying: A three-hour introduction to the art of tying flies. This workshop is designed for beginners. Cost is $30. (Offered Saturday from 10AM - 1PM.)
OUTDOOR WRITERS, BEAU BEASLEY AND JIM MIZE, WILL HOST BOOK SIGNINGS AT THE FESTIVAL. BEAU WILL BE AT THE AUTHOR'S BOOTH ON FRIDAY FROM 1 - 3PM AND SATURDAY FROM 10AM - NOON. JIM WILL BE AT THE AUTHOR'S BOOTH ON FRIDAY FROM 10AM - NOON AND SATURDAY FROM 1 - 3PM. STOP BY THE AUTHOR'S BOOTH AND SAY HELLO.
FREE FISHING PROGRAMS (NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED)
UPDATED FREQUENTLY (LAST UPDATED MAY 10, 2014)
DATES AND TIMES SUBJECT TO CHANGE
FRIDAY, MAY 16TH
1030AM
Allen McGee
Steve Hudson
Progressive Soft Hackle Techniques
Bluelining 101: An Introduction to the Art and Science of Finding Trout Off of the Beaten Path
NOON
Don Kirk: The Explosion in Southern Trout Fishing
Steve Vorkapich: Fly Fishing with Strike Indicators: Set Ups & Techniques for Success
230PM
Alex Bell
Craig Riendeau
The Therapeutic Benefits of Fly Fishing/Tying and Instructing People with Disabilities
Fly Fishing for Trophy Shoal Bass
SATURDAY, MAY 17TH
10AM
Alex Bell
Allen McGee
The Five W's of the WNC Fly Fishing Trail
Progressive Soft Hackle Techniques
1130AM
Don Kirk: Traditional Fly Patterns of the GSMNP
Steve Vorkapich: Fly Fishing with Strike Indicators: Set Ups & Techniques for Success
1PM
Lou Dondero of On the Rise Bamboo Fly Rods
Craig Riendeau
Past, Present and Future of Bamboo Fly Rods
Fly Fishing for Trophy Shoal Bass
230PM
Richard Griggs
Steve Hudson
Twelve "Secrets" to Catching More Fish
Nymphing 101