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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