Fly Fishing Show – Pleasanton Presenters Schedule 2014

Learning Center by IFFF:

Learn to tie your first fly, learn to cast, and make knots easy. The
Federation of Fly Fishers will be teaching kids from 8 to 80 on the
basics of fly fishing. Be sure to stop by their learning area on the
show floor during the show.

Author’s Booth:

TBA

Seminars:

Friday
Catch Room
11:30 Rob Anderson – Fly Fishing Pyramid Lake
1:00   Joe Contaldi – Fly Fishing Tactics for Success in the Eastern Sierra
2:30   John Hazel – Oregon’s Deschutes and John Day Rivers Summer Steelhead
4:00   Gary Borger – The Angler as Predator

Release Room
11:00 Jay Murakoshi – Baja On the Fly
12:30 Jeff Currier – Trout Bumming the World
2:00   Phillip Rowley – Going Deep – Sinking Line Techniques for Stillwaters
3:30   Denny Rickards – Stillwater Presentation

Saturday
Catch Room
10:30 Joe Contaldi – Fly Fishing Tactics for Success in the Eastern Sierra
12:00 Ed Engle – Catching Difficult Trout
1:30   Gary Borger – The Angler as Predator
3:00   John Hazel – Oregon’s Deschutes and John Day Rivers Summer Steelhead

Release Room
11:00 Dan Blanton – The California Delta on the Fly
12:30 Hal Janssen – Stillwater Fly Fishing Secrets
2:00   Dan Blanton – San Luis Reservoir Stripers on the Fly – Land of the Giants
3:30   Phillip Rowley – Going Deep – Sinking Line Techniques for Stillwaters

Sunday
Catch Room
10:30 Dan Blanton – The California Delta on the Fly
12:00 Gary Borger – The Angler as Predator
1:30   Ed Engle – Catching Difficult Trout
3:00   Rob Anderson – Fly Fishing Pyramid Lake

Release Room
11:00 Jeff Currier – Fly Fishing Saltwater – Bonefish to Billfish
12:30 Hal Janssen – Stillwater Fly Fishing Secrets
2:00   Dan Blanton – San Luis Reservoir Stripers on the Fly – Land of the Giants

Featured Fly Tyers: 
Friday
11:00 Ben Furimsky – Top Water Stoneflies
12:15 Philip Rowley – Conquering Chironomids
1:30   Denny Rickards – Tying Patterns for Trophy Trout
2:45   Gary Borger – Advanced Hackling Tips and Tactics
4:00   Nate Brumley – Dry Fly Innovations

Saturday
11:00 Nate Brumley – Dry Fly Innovations
12:15 Denny Rickards – Tying Patterns for Trophy Trout
1:30   Ed Engle – Tying Small Flies
2:45   Gary Borger – Advanced Hackling Tips and Tactics
4:00   Dan Blanton – Tying Dan Blanton Originals

Sunday
11:15 Philip Rowley – Conquering Chironomids
12:30 Dan Blanton – Tying Dan Blanton Originals
1:45   Hal Janssen – Fly Patterns for Stillwater – Tying Secrets
3:00   Ed Engle – Tying Small Flies

Casting Demonstrations:  

Friday
Inside Pond
11:00 Daniel Galhardo – Tenkara Techniques
12:15 Craig Neilson – Switch and Spey, Getting a Good Start with Two-Handed Rods
2:15   Jeff Currier – Fly Casting 101

Outside Pond
11:15 Gary Borger – Presenting the Fly
1:15   Wendy Gunn – Techniques for Distance
3:15   Bill Lowe – Two-Handed Casting-Spey and Switch Rods

Saturday
Inside Pond
10:15 Daniel Galhardo – Tenkara Techniques
12:15 Jeff Currier – Fly Casting 101
2:45   Hal Janssen – Stillwater Line Use & Casting Techniques

Outside Pond
11:15 Gary Borger – Presenting the Fly
1:15   Wendy Gunn – Techniques for Distance
3:45   Simon Gawesworth – Spey and Two-Handed Casting

Sunday
Inside Pond
10:15 Daniel Galhardo – Tenkara Techniques
11:15 Craig Neilson – Switch and Spey, Getting a Good Start with Two-Handed Rods
3:15   Hal Janssen – Stillwater Line Use & Casting Techniques

Outside Pond
12:45 Simon Gawesworth – Spey and Two-Handed Casting
2:15   Prescott Smith – Casting in Challenging Conditions, Fear No Wind

Gary Borger will lead a Sunday morning bible study church service at 8:00 am in the Release Room. Everyone is welcome!

John Shaner will clean and lubricate your Hardy Reel and give you a free bottle of Hardy Lubricant. John will also provide the history of your reel. John will be in the Hardy booth.