Casting Camp!
Two days of saturated casting coaching hosted with a flair for fun! Women Only - Open to beginners and experienced casters alike.
Who: Women only, both beginner and advanced casters hoping to build their casting skills
Where: Roslyn and Cle Elum Washington.
Lodging: A group campsite at Whispering Pines has been booked for participants to bring tents or RVs. For folks who prefer not to camp, the local Best Western (Snowcap Lodge) is a clean and comfortable alternative which participants can opt to book a stay independently.
Meals: Participants may bring their own food, or may opt into meals at checkout for an additional $50. Meals will include breakfast burritos, and lunches at Basecamp Books and Bites. A cozy campfire dinner of hotdogs, brats, and the classics are available for all students at camp.
Over the course of two days, we will be comprehensively covering
The fundamentals of a good cast
Learning to false cast
Adding distance
Shooting line
Double hauling
Roll casting in all conditions
Casting in the wind
Reach casting
Each participant will receive a casting workbook which allows us to track our progress and build upon each previously learned skill! We will be learning on a combination of grass and water split across two days.
Itinerary: Day One
9am meet at specified location. Introductions, assign materials, set up rods
9:30am begin fundamentals of the cast. Beginners and experienced anglers alike are asked to join this portion to build solid foundations and help isolate and fix bad habits.
10:30am Casting game to solidify skills and knowledge
10:45am: Perfect the false cast. False casting is the result of near-perfect casting elements working together. Once the false cast is perfected, the remaining skills can be introduced.
11:30am: We introduce shooting line for distance casting. With the foundation of casting skills behind us, this is a time for fun, success, and celebration as we learn to carry 20 feet of line and add 10-15 feet of line into delivery cast.
12:30pm: Shooting line casting game to solidify skills and knowledge
1pm-2pm: Lunch break! Students may bring their own lunch, or opt to add meals to their entry fee.
2pm: Learn the reach cast! Students will learn how to cast their fly to their target while mending in the air!
2:45pm Reach cast game to solidify skills and knowledge.
3:45pm Accuracy and finesse! Participants will play accuracy games from landing their flies into hoops to knocking over obstacles and much more! Fun low-stakes prizes are awarded during this playful time.
4:45pm: Take it to the water! Participants join instructors on the river to cast and fish on the Yakima river near our campsite.
6pm: Campfire dinner at the campground or participants may break and take themselves to dinner in town or prepare their own dinner at the site. Brats and campfire comfy food will be served.
7pm: Hang time and community vibes
Itinerary: Day Two
9am: Breakfast at camp
10am Students meet at the designated location.
10:30am: Casting with longer amounts of line. Students learn control over energy, timing, and plane while carrying 30 feet of line in the air.
11:15am: Learn to cast in the wind! Participants will experiment with changing plane to cast sideways in the wind.
12:30pm-1:30pm: Lunch break! Students may bring their own lunch, or opt to add meals to their entry fee.
1:30pm: Double haul! Students will learn to coordinate both hands in action to generate powerful line speed through the double haul.
2:30pm: Skills relay! Participants engage in a fun, team-oriented relay involving all skills learned up to this point. This is a silly, low-stakes game that does not require proficiency. It's all about the laughs!
3:00pm: Roll casting! Participants take to the water to learn how to roll cast in varying river speeds and directions.
4pm: Skill set speed through! Recap on all learned techniques and receive homework for future practice.
5pm: End weekend