Casting Lessons And Schools

The Fly Fisher’s Place is proud to announce 3 new learning opportunities for our guests at Black Butte Ranch in 2025. 
Starting Saturdays June 28th through August 30th you can attend a FREE Casting Lesson at the Recreation Center from 10 AM to 11:30 AM. Please RSVP with us (541)549-3474 and join us for some fun. Friends and guests from the Sisters area not staying at BBR are also welcome, please RSVP with us the day before so we know you’ll be there. Equipment Rentals are available at the BBR Recreation Center.

We are also excited to tell you about 2 full day fly fishing schools offered at the Black Butte Ranch lake. 

The first option is one we are calling the Legacy Class. We named this class with our long time relationship with the Ranch that has stretched back almost 4 decades with us teaching so many wonderful guests the art of fly fishing. This class is designed for individuals, families, groups of friends and is perfect for teens and adults. $295 per person. Minimum of 2 per class and maximum of 8 per class. This class can be booked on any day from June 15 to October 15, 2025 by calling (541)549-3474.

Equipment Rentals are available at the BBR Recreation Center.

Friends and guests from the Sisters area not staying at BBR are also welcome. Advance sign up is required.  

            WHAT’S INCLUDED:

Morning Session: Learn the Basics of Fly Fishing

  • Discuss fly fishing definitions, e.g., What is a “fly,” fly lines, leaders, tippets
  • Learn the food items in a trout’s diet and observe preserved samples of trout food
  • Use a D-Net to collect living sample of trout food from the lake
  • Examine and identify collected samples and observe their living movements
  • Match these living “bugs” with artificial “flies” to learn what trout food each fly imitates
  • Understand how a fly rod and line delivers the “fly” to a target
  • Learn the proper casting stance, learn to grip a fly rod, and how hold the line
  • Cast a yarn rod to learn the principles of the fly-casting stroke
    • Cast a fly rod to learn loop control, the open loop, closed loop and “Perfect Loop”
  • Learn the Straight-Line Cast (the first fishing cast)
  • Learn the change of direction cast
  • Practice line management techniques to land the fly on a specific target.
  • Learn how to present a fly to the water subtly to attract (and not spook) a trout
  • Partner up with another participant to play the “Fish-N-fisherman” Game to practice how to present your fly to a target, set the hook, play the fish into your landing net, and then carefully release a “trout” unharmed

Afternoon Session: Learn when and where to fish Black Butte Lake

Private Casting Lessons

The Fly Fisher’s Place offers private casting lessons for beginner and intermediate and advanced casters including Spey Casters.

We’ll cover the basics starting with the relationship between the plane of the rod and the line, the importance of the casting arc, and timing. We’ll also cover hand and arm positions to keep you casting well and pain free.

For Intermediate and Advanced casters we offer a class that covers the Snap-T, Belgium Loop, Reach Mending, Wiggle and Parachute Casts. This class will advance you to new levels that will truly make a difference in your catch rate. Double Hauling lessons are also available.

We also offer private instruction for Spey Casting. This class covers the Snap-T, Double Spey, Perry Poke, Anchor Points and casting from either shoulder.

The Fly Fisher’s Place includes equipment for all of our students as part of the class.

Private Casting Lesson: 1 1/2 hours: 1 or 2 person $150, 3 or more $50 a person.

Please call (541)549-3474 or stop in the shop to make reservations.

Reserve Casting Lesson

Learn to Fly Fish (In the classroom and/or on the water)

First Cast – Our all day stream class is a full day of learning while on the water. Perfect for 1st time beginners or those with just the basics that want to learn more. We cover casting and presentation, mending, knot tying, reading the water, equipment and tackle, basic entomology and fly selection and a whole lot more!

This is a very popular class and is taught by the expert guides here at the Fly Fisher’s Place. All of these classes are private so you will not be forced into a group with a bunch of people you don’t know, and best of all you’ll get all the attention from the guide for an optimal learning experience.

Besides our basic stream class we also provide two classes for more advanced anglers looking to increase their skills.

First Cast Class: 1 or 2 person $540. Includes all gear needed ( Rods, Reels, Flies, Waders, Boots), licenses are not included.

Please call (541)549-3474 or stop in the shop to make reservations.

Reserve Fly Fishing Lesson

Euro Nymph Class

We also offer a European/Czech Nymphing Class that is unique and informative. Our instructors will cover presentation skills and rigging methods for Czech, French, Polish and Spanish methods. If you want to learn how to be more in touch with your nymphs, and what the difference between a sighter and an indicator are, this class is certainly for you.

Euro Nymph Class: for 1 or 2 people $540. Includes all gear needed (Rods, Reels, Flies, Waders, Boots), licences are not included.

Please call (541)549-3474 or stop in the shop to make reservations.

Reserve Euro Nymph Class

The guide will choose the river based on season, weather and fishing conditions.

Mastering Spring Creeks

We offer an all day Mastering the Spring Creeks class on the Fall River. This class covers more advanced casting and presentation techniques required for tough spring creek trout.

Mastering Spring Creek Class: 1 or 2 person $540. Includes all gear needed ( Rods, Reels, Flies, Waders, Boots), licences are not included.

Please call (541)549-3474 or stop in the shop to make reservations.

Reserve Mastering Spring Creeks Class