Couples Fly Fishing Class

[John Berry]

COUPLES FLY FISHING CLASS

My wife, Lori, and I are teaching a fly fishing class for couples on May 17 and 18 at River Ridge Inn on the banks of the Norfork River, Arkansas’ true blue ribbon trout stream. While I have been teaching fly fishing for over fifteen years at colleges, universities fly shops, and for the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, Lori and I have been teaching together for the last six years. Her background in corporate training and teaching psychology at the university level make her a natural. Lori has been fishing all her life and has been a professional guide for the last six years.

River Ridge Inn is the perfect place to host this class. Jim and Liz Smith, the owners, go out of their way to make guests comfortable. The Inn is the most luxurious and comfortable place to stay on the Norfork. There are private cottages or private rooms in the main lodge. All of the accommodations have all the comforts you would expect in a five star hotel.

The weekend package includes lodging at River Ridge Inn, a continental breakfast on both mornings, lunch on Saturday and Sunday, and fourteen hours of professional instruction by an experienced guide couple. All terminal tackle is included. All of this is only $650.00 per couple. If you want to hone your own skills and introduce the quiet sport to your significant other or both of you want to take up the exciting sport of fly fishing this is the perfect opportunity. The class is designed for beginners but I think this would be of benefit to anglers with a bit of experience.

The subjects covered include equipment selection, fly casting, basic fishing knots, entomology and fly selection, rigging for success, stream strategies, reading water and water safety. Then there is an outing on the water. This could be the beginning of a love affair with the gentle sport of fly fishing.

To make reservations, contact Jim or Liz Smith, River Ridge Inn at (870) 499-7775, (888) 754-1542, or http://www.riverridgeinn.com .

[Phil Lilley]

I'm trying to talk my wife into it. We're going to Glen Rose, TX this weekend for a casting clinic (I'm taking it) but this would be fun for us. Marsha said I could teach her after this weekend and my reply- it may be better if someone else taught you...

[Fishmeister]

Dang, read your post and thought, what a great opportunity to get the wife into flyfishing. Checked the calendar, already booked, kids fishing day @ Roaring River. Guess we will have to catch the next one.

[John Berry]

I think you would be way ahead if you let Lori do it. About the time you told Marsha to keep her back cast up she would be thinking about you forgetting her birthday three years ago.

[Terry Beeson]

PHIL!!!... DON'T DO IT, MAN!!! Not unless you're ready to change your lifestyle altogether...

I once gave my now ex-wife a golf lesson... Remember I said "now ex-wife...."

I think Cindy would take a fly casting lesson if the timing were right, but I am not going to encourage her. I'm going to let it happen naturally.

You going down to Ol' Al's place for a lesson? One of the best, in my opinion... But I'd love to do the couples lesson with John and Lori. Maybe if I accidently leave that post on her sewing table....

[John Berry]

Sorry that you were already booked Fishmeister. Terry come on down. We will have a great time.