Intro to Fly Fishing - On the Big Thompson River
with
R. Mac Mc Gaughey
ABOUT THIS EVENT
Event Category
Fitness & Wellness
Event Overview
The 3-8 class has been transferred to this date, 3-23 because of poor weather. Same time and location.
Learn how to fly fish in one day. We will be fishing the Big Thompson River east, downstream of Estes Park. We will meet in Loveland at the MccDonalds,address is 1809 W Eisenhower Blvd, Loveland, CO .
Subjects include fly fishing theory, rigging your rod, casting, tying knots, entomology as it relates to fly selection, equipment, and stream etiquette. Class size is as small as 2 and up to 10 people. Price a class hand-out.
Mac has a fun easy approach to fly fishing with funny stories but sincere direction.
We will meet at a public park space in Estes Park and convoy to a fishing spot on the river. The McDonalds lot is at 501 Big Thompson Ave, Estes Park, CO 80517. Meet at 9:30, leave fishing when you like but the instructor will stay until 4:30. Make sure you have Mac's phone.
Check out " to find out what you need to fly fish.
You can purchase flies, leader , tippet and other consumables for $12 - complete kit for at least one fishing day.
Please email the instructor, Mac, and send me your phone number, and I will make sure you are ready on fishing day. There will be some rod, reel and line kits available for rent at $15 per day. I can even help find a rod, reel and line kit for 50.
What to Bring
please see description, email your phone number and I will be glad to help, get a spool of 6 X tippet
Minimum age
All ages welcome
What's Provided
instructional handout
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MORE ABOUT YOUR HOST
Mac (Richard Mac McGaughey) has been fishing as long as he remembers – over 60 years. His father and his grandfather especially taught him a great deal about fishing, on the Western Slope. As a young adult he attempted to teach himself how to fly fish. He had other teachers; they were books from the library. So he has been fly fishing for over 30 years. It was initially trial and error learning, which as you know is the hard way to do it. He has been teaching others at community colleges, recreations centers, and the like for over 10 years.
EXPERIENCE REVIEWS
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Amber H.Reviewed on 07/14/14This was very disappointing . The instructor was obviously not feeling well as he was disoriented driving us around the damn twice to finally park at the damn. He couldn't walk down to the river with us, couldn't teach us how to cast our line and he threw up and passed away during our 45 minutes of trying to teach ourself to fish. My reel kept on breaking and he couldn't help with that. The other class, the meet up group, was more helpful. Very disappointed! Not worth the $60 not even worth $10 as we had to drive to Estes, get a day fishing license, and gas.
This was very disappointing . The instructor was obviously not feeling well as he was disoriented driving us around the damn twice to finally park at the damn. He couldn't walk down to the river with us, couldn't teach us how to cast our line and he threw up and passed away during our 45 minutes of trying to teach ourself to fish. My reel kept on breaking and he couldn't help with that. The other class, the meet up group, was more helpful. Very disappointed! Not worth the $60 not even worth $10 as we had to drive to Estes, get a day fishing license, and gas.
