Classes

Each year our festival strives to bring in the best instructors from across the country. Our approach is simple, "Let us share our knowledge" and help take your skills to the next level regardless of where your experience level is now.

Each year the Virginia Fly Fishing & Wine Festival fields a slate of the very best regional and national instructors, who share their wealth of knowledge with our attendees. Most of our classes are included with admission (as are complimentary wine tastings for those 21 and older). Some of our classes are large and lecture-based; others are small and hands-on. Classes are taught indoors on festival grounds (except where noted) by experts in their fields.

Alongside our high-quality offerings that come free with paid admission, the 2027 Virginia Fly & Wine will feature various classes.

Tickets and specialty limited-seating classes will go on sale September 15th, 2026.

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We are pleased to announce several new classes are now available. You can go to "buy tickets" or simply hover over the title of your desired class. If you don't see a class listed, please be patient, we are adding classes as soon as they become available.

You can also join our mailing list to be notified when new speakers and classes are added.

NOT ALL Specialty  Paid Classes are current listed. Please check back for updates!

Master Angler's Class

Kelly Galloup- held at the Meadow Hall Mansion on Thursday

NearNuff Fly Tying School (Pending)

Allen Rupp

Women's Wine & Fly Tying Meet & Greet

Thursday evening women only at Meadow Hall Mansion

Beyond the Cast: Women's Fly Fishing Symposium

Friday ONLY at Meadow Hall Mansion

The Complete Euro Nymphing School

Josh Miller- held at Meadow Hall Mansion on Thursday

Advanced Fly Casting (Pending)

Joe Mahler

Fishing Hopper-Dropper Rigs Effectively  

Josh Miller

Advanced Tactics for Smallies (Pending)

Kevin Howell

Advanced Tactics for Reds and Speckled Trout

Captain Gary Dubiel

Beginner Casting Classes  

Mark Signorino

Top Flies for Smallmouth Bass (Pending)

Brian Shumaker

Streamers Made Simple-Fly Tying  

Allen Rupp

Mastering the Euro Cast 

Cory Cuje

Wine and Wooly Buggers (Pending)

Bubba Holt and Sharon Horton

Intermediate to Advanced Saltwater Fly Tying (Pending)

Allen Rupp (Friday Only)

Badass and Bourbon-(Pending)

Beau Beasley