Royce Klingler’s “No Bull” Fly Fishing Guide School

April 23 through April 30, 2010

What you really need to know to be a successful fly fishing guide.

“Participants will leave the guide school qualified in advanced guiding techniques, and ready to guide fly fisherman. I want every participant to know exactly what it takes to be a successful guide.”
-Royce Klingler

Cutthroat Trout

Maximum Enrollment: 12 people

Cost: $2,100 per person

Secure your spot in the school - 50% deposit, remaining balance due 2 weeks prior to class.

Where: Warm River, Idaho
Lodging and meals at a private lodge in Warm River

Rivers that will be used during the School:
Henry’s Fork of the Snake River
South Fork of the Snake River
Teton River
Robinson Creek
The Old Teton (private creek)

Upon completion of the Guide School, you will have the knowledge to:
(see the itinerary for more details)

Instruct beginning anglers on correct casting techniques
Instruct clients on how to hook and land fish
Instruct clients on how to properly handle fish
Safely row a drift boat or skiff
Administer First Aid and CPR
Identify insects and other aquatic life
Read the water
Secure a job as a fly fishing guide
Understand the guide-client relationship
Handle yourself as a professional on the river
Tie a variety of knots for leader to fly line, fly line to backing, tippet to leader, tippet to fly
Build a good client base
Gain repeat business from clients
“Work Your Guts Out” to help clients catch fish
Get a return on your investment of time and guide tools i.e. drift boats, fly rods, etc.
Implement correct river etiquette
Take good photographs of fish

Itinerary

Day 1 - Arrival Day
5:00 pm – Arrive in Warm River, Idaho, Review Agenda for the Week
7:00 pm – BBQ Dinner

Day 2 – First Aid and CPR and Instruction/Lectures
7:30am – Breakfast
8:30am -12:00 – CPR, First Aid Certification by the American Red Cross
12:00—Lunch
1:00pm—Gear Review. Guide gear: what you have to have and what you need to have.
2:00pm—Introduction to Drift Boats, Skiffs, Trailers, Oars, Anchors, Life Jackets, First Aid Kits
3:00pm—Casting 101 (Royce Klingler)
4:00pm—Teaching beginners how to cast and have success the first day out! (Royce Klingler)
5:00pm—Advanced Casting Instruction, Double Haul, Distance, Accuracy Tips, False Casting
6:00pm—Fly Tying Demonstration and Lecture “So you think you want to be a guide?” from World Renowned Orvis Guide of the Year and 34 year veteran Guide Doug Gibson.
7:00pm—Dinner

Day 3 – On the River (Not Limited to Just the Agenda, Hands-On Advice all Day)
7:30am—Breakfast
8:30am—Rowing Safety with Guides. How to turn your boat into a
beneficial tool rather than just a vessel to get from point A to B.
12:30pm – Lunch on the River
1:00pm-5:00pm—Rowing Safety Continued
5:00pm—Knot tying, All the Staple knots, and some of my “Top Secret Knots” for streamers, and dries (Royce Klingler)
6:00pm—Sage Advice (column review NSA’s Blog Site) (Royce Klingler)
7:00pm—Dinner

Day 4 – On the River (Real Client Interaction along with Pro Guides)
7:30am—Breakfast
8:30am—Reading the water, rowing to the fish, not over the fish. Guide Etiquette
10:00am—How to approach a run, anchoring the boat and wading with Two Anglers (Royce Klingler, Guides)
12:00pm—Lunch
1:00pm—Reading the water and rowing (continued)
3:00pm—Photography. How to take good pictures of fish, and why that is important!
Renowned photographer Marc “Rowdy” Crapo.
4:00pm—How to land and handle a fish, How to teach your clients how to handle fish, how to release fish properly etc. Royce Klingler
5:00pm—Building a Client Base, Marketing Yourself, How to Get Repeat Business. Royce Klingler and Pro Guides.
7:00pm—Dinner
8:00pm—Fly Fishing Movie Review

Day 5 – On the River( How to Work Your Guts Out to Get Clients Fish!!)
7:30am—Breakfast
8:30am—Rowing, back rowing, walking your boat, walking your boat upstream, etc.
12:00—Lunch
1:00pm—Rowing, Fishing, Reading the water, bug selection, Constructive feedback.
5:00pm—Entomology—of course this is vital, but why are birds, flowers and trees important?
By Veteran Guides Cliff Weiss, Doug Gibson, and area Entomologists
7:00pm—Dinner

Day 6 – On the River (Repetition, Rowing, Fishing, Catching Fish)
7:30am—Breakfast
8:30am—Rowing, fishing, catching fish.
12:00pm—Lunch
1:00pm—Talking a client through the cast, the hook set, playing the fish, netting the fish
5:00pm—Guide-client relationship- attitude. (funny client stories) Guide vs. Client (Royce Klingler, Pro Guides)
6:00pm—Lecture “What is the most important part of your clients trip besides safety?” (Royce Klingler)

Day 7 –On the River (Repetition, Rowing, Fishing, Catching Fish)
7:30am—Breakfast
8:30am—On the river
12:00pm—Lunch
1:00pm—Guide-client interaction, more rowing, fishing, catching, matching the hatch etc.
5:00pm—Graduation
6:00pm—Dinner
7:00pm—Live Band! Graduation Party!!!

Day 8 –
7:30am—Breakfast
8:30am—Job Leads and Referrals and contact information for area outfitters
9:30am—Departures

Sponsored by: Premier Oars and Blades, Premier Fly Fishing

Get ready to "work your guts out" to learn how to get your clients into fish.

Come fine tune your guide skills in Warm River, Idaho at a private lodge with beautiful accomodations and delicous meals.

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