R2 Fish School Complete Fish Training Kit

[Diante Scharsch]

Flyfishing instruction often goes by names such as fly fishing lessons, classes, courses, fly fishing schools, and many others. They all boil down to your personal training with proven techniques that work! Mac Brown Fly Fish provides everything you need for the day for all skill levels, hence beginner fly fishers to seasoned anglers!

The day is custom-tailored to you and your wishes of what you want to pick up. I have set a very high standard over the years in that there is a heavy emphasis on fly casting, reading water, subtle clues in observation, multiple techniques applied for certain water types, hook sets, and playing fish! In addition, we provide everything you need for the day with the most experienced instructor and guides in the region! All new clients receive my book Casting Angles to further their understanding because fly casting is an art!

A guided float trip is recommended for those seeking to cover lots of prime water without the worry of taking an unexpected dip. The float trips are a better choice for the very young and old throughout the year because you remain warmer fly fishing from a boat in cool temps. I spend close to 75% of the time guiding fly fishing from a boat on the Delayed Harvest trips. Guided float trips prevent the worry of taking an unexpected dip hence more common for the new wade fly fisher.

The guided fly fishing wade trip is best for those with specific goals to improve which matches what they normally do when they go out on their own. Goals such as improving your casting, hook setting, water reading, and playing fish are typical on most days. All skill levels are welcome, hence beginner fly fishers to the seasoned angler.

I enjoy the winter months the most for opportunities to fly fish for trout! The guided lake trips are addictive because the trout are powerful in the lakes and reach much bigger sizes on average. The use of three flies per leader and long casts makes lake fishing a bit more difficult for new fly fishers. NC fly fishing guide trips, lessons, schools & trout fishing instruction happen all year on the beautiful lakes of the Smokies! The rewards are much greater overall though compared to a river trip.

From single-handed casting, Skagit, and two-handed casting I enjoy teaching all levels of fly flingers! I am a Master Casting Instructor through the FFI. Rates are ($300.00 per hour) for fly casting instruction. Private instruction is common all months of the year. Perfect for the tune-up to your exotic dream trip! I do offer several clinics throughout the year based here in Bryson City which helps to raise the bar for my local area. NC fly fishing guide trips, lessons, schools & trout fishing instruction happen all year long! Message me for information on upcoming dates.

Check the fly fishing specialty classes page out for a weekend class tailored to you. This page also has multiple fly fishing show locations where I will be teaching in a town near you! If you are interested in a specific technique that includes all of the classics then I would strongly suggest checking these classes out as they fill rapidly throughout the year and are limited.

The fly fishing guide school is the best plan of action for anglers that truly wish to improve their personal skills or desire the proper training to become professional guides. We place graduate guides all over the globe through the schools. Job placement opportunities are vast through the training which you receive through the schools. Learn how to be a fishing guide with these opportunities right here in Bryson City, NC! Skills such as rowing, fly casting, teaching, tactics, and fly fishing techniques will improve your knowledge of trout fishing.

There are over 2,400 miles of wild trout waters in Swain County! North Carolina has the highest percentage of government lands East of the Mississippi River! In part, that is why I moved here straight out of college in 1987. Wild streams in the Smokies are more technical fly casting because of diverse currents and plenty of obstacles. It is better suited for intermediate to advanced casters overall. NC fly fishing guide trips, lessons, schools & trout fishing instruction are offered year-round! We look forward to seeing you on the water soon! In addition, call 828-736-1469 or [email protected] for questions about your next trout fishing trip!

So after my last beautiful betta died I gave it a good year and some. Recently got a female. She is displaying the eagerness to interact with me. I've heard of people training bettas, seen a couple videos in the past. Anyone here have any personal experience? Is there a trick that's easy to train? Good tools to use?

She has ZERO fear of my fingers- she comes right up and dances around them. I can already finger feed her. Was no need to train her on her feeding ring. Today I was toothbrushing the sides of her tank and she happily followed the toothbrush.

I don't think I'm going to have ANY issues training my girl Spark- I'm going to make one of those hoops. One video I watched had a betta pushing a small floating ball. Where the heck does one get one of those? Any ideas of floating household ball items?

I don't think I'm going to have ANY issues traing my girl Spark- I'm going to make one of those hoops. One video I watched had a betta pushing a small floating ball. Where the heck does one get one of those? Any ideas of floating household ball items?

I'm not sure of any common household things, but a ping pong ball might float. Until you find a ball that would float, you could just work on training them to touch an object for a treat, like a popsicle stick or a pen. It's all pretty much the same method, just shaping behavior with rewards.

Yea she's already touching her toothbrush so I might use the end of that for treating. I don't think she'd be afraid of a ping pong ball but it's awful big- I'll have to make a trip to the craft store and see what I can find. I actually do have ping pong ballls since they make great cat toys. She is seriously FEARLESS.

I have seen that fish kit before and I have been tempted as well in the past! If she does well I may get it. I think I remember the treat stick being exceptionally cool- it has some sort of trigger to release the treat. The sports fields might be too big for her 3 gallon tank but the balls and hoops should still come in handy. We'll see how this plays out.

Sometimes when I feed flakes I make my betta exercise and jump for it (about 0.5 inch) out of the water to get it. She became really good at it quickly, so I'm sure yours can too, AND you could hold a hoop for her to jump through! ?

@BaRanchik that's very cool! I saw a youtube video that had a mix of tricks and that was one of them. Doesn't the jumping make you nervous? I have no doubt that I could probably train her- but I don't want her to make a habit out of jumping and I was actully going to skip that trick. She has a very secure heavy glass lid but I could see a nightmare of her jumping out when I have it off for maintenance and her trying that business.

The water level is about an inch lower than the top of the glass, and it's 95% covered with an acrylic lid, so I'd be very surprised if she somehow managed to jump out of the tank. If your water level is close to the top I'd definitely skip it, but as far as I can tell bettas can't jump higher than and inch plus whatever is needed for them to actually get above the top (I think I saw a video about that some time ago, maybe they have more information about that).

@BaRanchik ah, I'll have to do more research and think about that. Yeah, she's in a 3 gallon cube for now and 1 inch below the rim is too far for that kind of tank. However if she truly can't jump far then I might still consider it, BUT I bet you that the not being able to jump too high thing might apply more to the male bettas as they have much more cumbersome and heavy fins. This girl is pretty streamlined, she *might* hit the high jumps! ? More research will be done....

@Sassyhippo see I've had other bettas that would be the case, patience and trying as they weren't quite as motivated so I never tried it much before. But I guess I started to pay attention more when on the 1st try she'd take food from my finger tip.

PSA time- Summertime is a time when you *especially* want to make sure that your hands and forearms are absolutely clean before you put them in your tank or touch your creatures. Sunscreen, insect repellent, bug sprays, residues from gardening and "summer projects", plain old perspiration and dirt, etc. can leave behind harmful residues even after liberal washing with soap and water.

@Catfish_Lover_Jane probably not associated with any Deans on this site but I could be wrong if that's what you might be implying. I remember commercials for it from many years ago. I looked it up it might have been introduced as long ago as 2008.

So today I fed Spark freeze dried Tubifex worms. As usual she comes right to the top front of the tank and dances around when I approach. I broke up a bunch of small pieces and fed her myself with my finger. Sometimes just dunking and leaving it, sometimes dunking and keeping my finger there until she got close then leaving it. 1 time I kept my finger in long enough that I felt her take the worms off the tip of my finger (didn't want to put her off of it so only tried it once so far).

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