Fly Casting Lessons

Jeff Layton offers private Two handed - Spey casting, Skagit sytle lessons. (CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE) or read more below)

Jeff Layton offers private Single Hand fly casting lessons (CLICK HERE) or read more below.

Jeff Layton offers private One Handed Single Spey casting lessons. (CLICK HERE)

Need help deciding on what type of lesson - Beginner's Guide to Fly Casting, Single Hand or Double Hand Spey Casting
(CLICK HERE)

Lessons can be at Grabflies private casting pond, or on the Washougal river in Washougal WA - Camas and Vancouver area. (Group lessons can be arranged to be on a river close to the students.)

Private lessons are $40.00/hour (Two hour minimum).

All Fly Casting equipment is provided - or I can teach with your rod.

For novices and advanced fly anglers.

Hands-on Instruction - lessons and cans start from the very beginning or if you have casted before I can work with you on improving your casting.

Steelhead Fishing Lessons - learn how to catch Steelhead on a fly (Click Here).

Need a double handed Spey casting lesson?

It is important when beginning to learn how to cast a double handed fly rod, that you learn correct fundamentals so as you go forward on your very fun journey of casting and fishing with a Spey fly rod, that correct muscle memory/motor learning is programmed/trained into your muscles and subconscious mind (you can cast correctly without thinking about it).
Learn the basics correctly and then build upon them with your own style.

Besides learning how to cast, Jeff Layton will teach the importance of matching the correct fly line with a fly rod. Matching the correct weight of line to the students fly rod or future fly rod. Jeff will also help the student target and fast track the area of their interest to the type of fly casting that will best meet their needs.

How most lessons work:

lessons are two hours long. I usually give lessons in the morning, what mornings work best for you?

Meet on the Washougal River in Washougal WA.

Greeting - High how are you doing :-)

Assemble rod or rods (you don't need a rod but if you have one we can use it and also I will have a rod for you to use if you want).

Put on waders, double hand lessons we need to wade up to our knees.

Walk to the river and we start talking about 'River Right" and "River Left" and begin with a Switch/Roll Cast, and build from there.

Success Story – I gave Paul a Spey Casting Lesson (he already was a good single hand caster) This winter Paul caught this nice Winter Steelhead on the Hoh River – way to go Paul!

(March/2020) Paul Shively,Hoh River, Steelhead(+)

Fly Casting Video Lessons

If you are a beginner, intermediate, or advance intermediate caster. A great way to advance your casting skills is to watch a video of yourself casting. You can then upload your video to YouTube, Vimeo, Dropbox.com, or social media and email the link back to grabflies, and I/Jeff Layton will review and email you screen shots of things I see that you can work on to improve your casting. (Click here for more information)

Single Hand (Traditional) Fly Casting Lessons (Click Here) | Double Hand (Spey) Fly Casting Lessons (Click Here)

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Jeff Layton (Instructor) Double Spey Cast - sweeping upward to the critical postition

Beginning Class for Single Hand (Classic) Fly Fishing Lesson (2 hours) ($80.00):

Fly Rod, Reel, and Line discussion (names, how they work)

Knots - how to tie on your fly

Pick-up lay down cast

Roll Cast

False Casting

Shooting Line

Single Hand Fly Casting Lesson
Two hours
Price: $80.00

Select Lesson (to give an idea of skill level):
Quantity:

Intermediate Class or second class for Single Hand (Classic) Fly Fishing Lesson (2 hours) ($80.00):

Review

Pick-up lay down cast
Roll Cast

False Casting

Shooting Line

Single and double haul technique

Double Hand Spey Casting | Skagit Casting Lessons

Beginning Class for Two Handed Spey (2 hours) ($80.00):

Fly Rod, Reel, and Line discussion (names, how they work)

Switch Cast - Roll Cast forming a D loop

Discussion of casting river right and casting river left

Introduction to Single Spey Cast

Introduction to Double Spey Cast

Introduction to Circle/Snap T Spey Cast

Double Hand Spey Casting Lesson

Double Hand Spey Casting (Fly Casting) Lesson
Two hours
Price: $80.00

Select Lesson (to give an idea of skill level):
Quantity:

Mantra: Slack is the enemy, constant tension in the cast is the KEY

Components of a Spey Cast:
Hang Down/Dangle (starting point of the cast)

Lift (cast begins) and Set (setting the anchor point)

Sweep into D Loop (circle up)

Key Position - Forward Cast

Intermediate Class for Two Handed Spey (2 hours) ($80.00):

Discussion of casting river right and casting river left

Single Spey Cast

Double Spey Cast

Circle/Snap T Spey Cast

Shooting Line

Cack Handed Spey

Mantra: Slack is the enemy, constant tension in the cast is the KEY

Components of a Spey Cast:
Hang Down/Dangle (starting point of the cast)

Lift (cast begins) and Set (setting the anchor point)

Sweep into D Loop (circle up)

Key Position - Forward Cast

Intermediate II Class for Two Handed Spey (2 hours) ($80.00):

Single Spey Cast

Double Spey Cast

Circle/Snap T Spey Cast

Shooting Line and looping line

Cack Handed Spey

Snake Roll Spey Cast

Mantra: Slack is the enemy, constant tension in the cast is the KEY

Components of a Spey Cast:
Hang Down/Dangle (starting point of the cast)

Lift (cast begins) and Set (setting the anchor point)

Sweep into D Loop (circle up)

Key Position - Forward Cast

Advanced Class for Two Handed Spey (2 hours) ($80.00):

Single Spey Cast

Double Spey Cast

Circle/Snap T Spey Cast

Cack Handed Spey

Shooting Line and looping line

Snake Roll Spey Cast

Forming a "V" Loop

Casting 100 ft +

Mantra: Slack is the enemy, constant tension in the cast is the KEY

Components of a Spey Cast:
Hang Down/Dangle (starting point of the cast)

Lift (cast begins) and Set (setting the anchor point)

Sweep into D Loop (circle up)

Key Position - Forward Cast