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2024 Festival Schedule of Events Saturday
Beyond the Cast Women’s Fly Fishing Symposium*
9-9:15 Stephanie Vatalaro Sign In and Welcome
9:15-10:15 Charity Rutter Mountain Trout Tactics
10:30-11:50 Kim Ranalla All About Wading
12-12:50 Wilmot/Dunlap/Lewis Industry Leader Panel Discussion / Lunch
1-1:50 Braziel/Nevel Interacting with Wildlife
2-2:50 Ashley Wilmot Packs and Gear Selection
*Pre-paid, women only
Rapidan River Lecture Area
3-3:50 Luong Tam From Zero to Hero with Tenkara
4-4:50 Julie Mattson What is Competitive Fly Fishing
Specialty Instruction Lecture Area
9:30-10:50 Jim Bensinger Beginner Fly Tying [FEE]
11-12:30 Captain Gary Dubiel Advanced Tactics for Reds and Speckled Trout [FEE]
1-2:30 George Daniel Fishing Streamers Effectively [FEE]
3-4:30 Tom Rosenbauer Reading the Water [FEE]
James River Lecture Area
9:30-11:20 Landon Mayer Trophy Trout Tactics for All Seasons [FEE]
12-12:50 Beau Beasley Who Owns the River: What Is and Isn’t Public Water
1-1:50 Jamie Aponte All About Peacock Bass
2-2:50 Matt Miles Fly Fishing for Smallies in Virginia
3-3:50 Ian & Charity Rutter Trout Fishing in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
4-4:50 Alex Wise Taking on Virginia’s Smith River Browns
Shenandoah River Lecture Area
9:30-10:50 Tom Rosenbauer Hatch Strategies: More Than Just Choosing a Fly [FEE]
11-11:50 Kirk Deeter 25 Tips to Make You a Better Fly Angler
12-12:50 Shannon Young The History of Fly Fishing in the Great Smoky Mountains
1-1:50 Tom Rosenbauer Taking Your Trout Fishing to the Next Level
2-2:50 Captain Gary Dubiel Fly Fishing in Poland
3-3:50 Chris Thompson Fishing for Albies off the North Carolina Coast
4-4:50 Tim Urtiaga Landing Pike on the Fly
New River Lecture Area
10-10:50 George Daniel Introduction to Euro-Nymphing
11-11:50 Colby Trow Fly Fishing the Shenandoah Valley
12-12:50 Mike Heck Learning to Fish Spring Creeks the Easy Way
1-1:50 Wayne McGee Discovering Alaska’s Fabled Alagnak River
2-2:50 Landon Mayer Year-Round Tips for Catching Quality Trout on the Fly
3-3:50 Cilla Johnson All About Fishing from a Kayak
4-4:50 Austin Conrad All About Musky on the Fly
Author’s Booth
11-11:50 George Daniel
12-12:50 Kirk Deeter
1-1:50 Beau Beasley
2-2:50 Tom Rosenbauer
3-3:50 Landon Mayer
Paid Casting Classes [Paid Casting Classes Area B]
9:30-11 Mark Signorino Beginner Casting Instruction
11:15-12:45 Ian & Charity Rutter Casting for Accuracy: Brook Trout to Bonefish
1-2:30 Julie Mattson Beginner Casting Instruction
4-5:30 Landon Mayer Intermediate to Advanced Casting Instruction
Free Casting Classes Area A
10:30-11:30 FFI Instructors Co-Ed Casting Class
--meets at FFI-Chesapeake Council booth before moving to Casting Area A
12-1:30 Casting Competition
3-4 Star Nolan Women-Only Casting Class
--meets at Casting Carolinas booth before moving to Casting Area A
Casting Pond 1
9:30-10 Captain Gary Dubiel Casting Demo
1:30-2 Luong Tam Tenkara Demo
3:30-4:15 George Daniel Casting Demo
Casting Pond 2
10-10:30 Ian Rutter Casting Demo
1:15-1:45 Landon Mayer Mastering the Short Game
3-3:30 Rachel Bernard Casting Demo
Featured Fly Tyers
9:30-10:25 Troy Basso Basso’s Cicada
10:30-11:25 Allen Rupp Whitlock’s Near Nuff Crayfish
11:30-12:25 Landon Mayer Tying Guide Flies
12:30-1:25 George Sabol The Comet
1:30-2:35 Bob Linquist Briny Muddler
2:30-3:25 Howie Fischer Micro Streamers
3:30-4:25 Gary Dubiel Lil’haden
4:30-5:25 Steve Maldonado Jungle Junkie
2024 Festival Schedule of Events Sunday
Beyond the Cast Women’s Fly Fishing Symposium
9-9:50 Tom Rosenbauer Ask an Expert Anything
10-10:50 Cilla Johnson All About Fishing from a Kayak
11-11:50 Julie Mattson Basic Flies and Rigging Up
120:00 Ashley Wilmot Survey and Follow-Up Support
*Pre-paid, women only
Specialty Instruction Lecture Area
8-8:45 Howie Fischer Chapel Services (vendors/instructors only)
9:30-10:50 Captain Gary Dubiel Advanced Tactics for Reds and Speckled Trout [FEE]
11-12:30 Tom Rosenbauer Hatch Strategies: More Than Just Choosing a Fly [FEE]
1-2:30 George Daniel Fishing Streamers Effectively [FEE]
2:35-4:30 Allen Rupp Advanced Saltwater Fly Tying Techniques [FEE]
James River Lecture Area
9:30-11:20 Landon Mayer Trophy Trout Tactics for All Seasons [FEE]
12-12:50 Simon Valencia Stripers, Shad, and More on Virginia’s James River
1-1:50 Matt Miles Fly Fishing for Smallies in Virginia
2-2:50 Tom Rosenbauer Taking Your Trout Fishing to the Next Level
Shenandoah River Lecture Area
10-10:50 George Daniel Introduction to Euro-Nymphing
11-11:50 Jamie Aponte All About Peacock Bass
12-12:50 Austin Conrad All About Musky on the Fly
1-1:50 Colby Trow Fly Fishing the Shenandoah Valley
2-2:50 Ian & Charity Rutter Trout Fishing in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
New River Lecture Area
10-10:50 Tim Urtiaga Landing Pike on the Fly
11-11:50 Alex Wise Taking on Virginia’s Smith River Browns
12-12:50 Shannon Young The History of Fly Fishing in the Smoky Mountains
1-1:50 Chris Thompson Fishing for Albies off the North Carolina Coast
2-2:50 Landon Mayer Year-Round Tips for Catching Quality Trout on the Fly
Author’s Booth
10-10:30 Tom Rosenbauer
11-11:50 George Daniel
12-12:50 Kirk Deeter
1-1:50 Beau Beasley
2-2:50 TBA
3-3:30 Landon Mayer
Paid Casting Classes [FEE; Casting Area B]
9:30-11 Mark Signorino Beginner Casting Instruction
11:15-12:45 Ian & Charity Rutter Casting for Accuracy: Brook Trout to Bonefish
1-2:30 Julie Mattson Beginner Casting Instruction
Free Casting Classes Area A
10-11:30 FFI Instructors Co-Ed Casting Class
--meets at FFI-Chesapeake Council booth before moving to Casting Area A
12-1:30 Casting Competition Finals
3-4 Star Nolan Women-Only Casting Class
--meets at Casting Carolinas booth before moving to Casting Area A
Casting Pond 1
9:30-10:15 Captain Gary Dubiel Casting Demo
1:15-1:45 Landon Mayer Mastering the Short Game
2:30-3:15 Ian & Charity Rutter Casting Demo
Casting Pond 2
11:15-12 Rachel Bernard Casting Demo
3-3:30 Luong Tam Tenkara Casting Demo
Featured Fly Tyers
9:30-10:25 Steve Maldonado Jungle Junkie
10:30-11:25 Bob Lindquist Briny Muddler
11:30-12:25 Landon Mayer Guide Flies
12:30-1:25 Allen Rupp Whitlock’s Near Nuff Sculpin
1:30-2:25George SabolThe Comet
2:30-3:25 Troy Basso Basso’s Cicada
