Frying Pan Anglers Guide School/Fishing Camp.

With the completion of the Frying Pan River Lodge, we can now undertake something we have wanted to do for some time now.

We are now conducting a Guide School/Fishing Camp (see below)in Basalt at our lodge at 100 Frying Pan Road Basalt.

In addition we are offering a new Float Guide Certification Course (Click here) to those of you who are interested solely in getting rowing accreditation to become a float guide.

Guide School/ Fishing Camp.

The goal of this course is two-fold.

Fishing Guides.

If you want to be a fishing guide our goal is to qualify the applicant to be a wade guide in Colorado after 5 days. In addition, the first section of the course will qualify the guide for 25 hours of instruction towards being qualified as a float guide.

The remaining 25 hours of qualified rowing ending in a rowing certification can be conducted over an additional 3 days of floating.

In addition classes will be given in czech nymphing, spey casting and streamer fishing techniques. We will also have a formal discussion in marketing the fishing and guiding business.

At the end of the course those completing satisfactorily and impressing our coaches will have the opportunity of applying for a guide position at one of our three shops.

In addition we propose conducting a guide rowing accreditation course for those guides who are already guiding professionally and who just want to get a rowing accreditiation. Details of that new course are here.

Fishing Camp.

For those who don't want to be fishing guides but just want to spend a week with other like minded fishermen and fishing guides this is the perfect opportunity to just "hang out". You will spend the entire time with the guides in a range of circumstances and will have the opportunity to learn whatever you like which we can teach you.

As noted above, we will be exploring a number of different techniques ranging from competitive rigs, to streamer fishing and spey casting. Our programme is a little more flexible for those who just want to attend a camp and so if you would prefer more wade fishing than floating that can be done as well.

Check out the photos from our April 2015 School.

Check out other photos from our October 2015 School.

Check out photos from our April 2016 School.

Check out photos from our October 2016 School.

Some more photos from our first April 2017 School.

Photos from our second April 2017 School.

Some photos from our October 2017 School.

Dates for 2021

Our 2021 courses will be as follows:

Fly Fish Guiding 101

Saturday, April 10 - Wednesday, April 14, 2021

Saturday, October 16 - Wednesday, October 20,

Fly Fish Guiding 102

Thursday, April 15 - Saturday, April 17, 2021

Thursday, October 21 - Saturday, October 23, 2021

Float Guide Certification

Saturday, April 24 - Thursday, April 29, 2021

Saturday, October 30 - Thursday, November 4, 2021

Contact Cameron to leave your details with him so we can keep you informed.

Program - Fly Fish Guiding 101

For Complete Syllabus please refer here.

Day 1 – Meet at House 8am.
Introductions – 30 minutes
Wade guide instruction Casting and Fishing on the Frying Pan 8 hours.

Day 2 – Meet at House 8 am
Review class – 1 hr
Advanced Fly Fishing Techniques - Czech Nymphing - 4 hours
Spey casting, Wade Guide Instruction, including cooler packing and shore lunch demonstration – 4 hrs
Evening - Marketing strategies - 1.5 hrs

Day 3
Meet at the River
Float training/guide role playing on the boat/ float certification – 9 hrs
Evening -Resume building – Human Resource Manager, Practice interviewing, job placement help, Q & A

Day 4
Meet at the River
Float training/guide role playing on the boat/ float certification, streamer fishing techniques. Using different streamer setups on the river – 9 hrs

Day 5 – Meet at House
Meet at the River
Float training/guide role playing on the boat/ float certification – 9 hrs

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Program - Fly Fish Guiding 102.

This course provides up to 25 hours of float training with a certified instructor (half of the Colorado requirement).

By undertaking Fly Fishing Guiding 102, the remaining 25 hours of float training can be completed which is sufficient for basic float certification in Colorado.
Please refer to the Syllabus here.

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Program - Float Guide Certification.

This course is for people who are already fishing guides and just want to qualify as a float guide. It is a 6 days course qualifying the participant with the necessary 50 hours of supervised training to qualify as a float guide in Colorado. Note the Syllabus here.

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Every Evening we will conduct optional fly tying lessons if you are interested.

Lodging is provided for participants at Frying Pan Lodge, located on the Frying Pan River.

Breakfast and lunch will be provided. A kitchenette is available in lodging for preparing meals.

Upon successful completion of program, river floating requirements and US Forest Service requirements, participants are eligible to apply for a position with one of FPA's shops with potential for shop hours as well.

Cost

5 days - $2100 with accomodation. $1300 without accomodation.

3 days - $975 for additional hours to get rowing certification.

6 days for float guide certification - $2550 with accomodation. $1550 without accomodation.

Accomodation

Frying Pan River Lodge.

The school will be conducted at our new lodging in Basalt. It is located opposite our new shop in Basalt on the Corner of Riverside Drive and Midland Avenue.

For more details of the Frying Pan River Lodge go to our website and check out the opening special which we are offering.

Why come to our guide school?

We offer a number of advantages over other guide schools.

1.    We are registered and bonded as a private occupational school as required under Colorado State Law.

2.    We provide accomodation as part of the cost of the course.

3.    You will experience both drift boat and rafting rowing on relatively challenging waters which will prepare you for most rivers fished in Colorado.

4.     At the end of the course if you are interested in becoming a guide and provided you satisfy your coaches and instructors you will have the opportunity of applying for a position at one of our 3 shops.

If instead you are interested in attending our upcoming Float Guide Accreditation Course, details of the course are here. We will advise the dates shortly.

Here are some testimonials from our recent course.

The lodge address is 100 Frying Pan Road.

For further details contact Cameron either by email or ring him on 248 - 388 1649.

You can always leave a message at the shop as well on 970-927 3441.

"the best in Colorado Fly Fishing "