Saturday Seminars @ TCO Fly Shop. These seminars will consist of about an hour of informal discussion and overview covering many different aspects of fly fishing. Be sure to stop in and spend your Saturday mornings or afternoons with us!
*These seminars are FREE!! Just show up and learn with the crew at TCO!
| TCO Reading - 2229 Penn Ave. West Lawn, PA 19609 (610) 678.1899 xt 1 click for directions | |||
| January 6th | Insulation and Proper Layering | 10am - 11am | Nate Roberts - A Four Season look at what you should be wearing on the water |
| January 13th | Fly Fishing the Upper Delaware | 10am - 11am | Wiley Paul - A brief look into tactics, flies, and knowledge of all things upper Delaware |
| January 20th | Chocklett's Game Changer: Theory and Variations | 10am - 11am | Brendan Ruch - A tying demonstration and overview of the popular Game Changer fly designed by Blane Chocklett. |
| February 3rd | Repairing Waders | 10am - 11am | Ben John - The proper way to repair your waders. |
| February 10th | TIght Line Nymphing: Rods, Leader Formulas, and Flies | 10am - 11am | Brendan Ruch - An introduction into the gear, flies, and techniques that are necessary for tight line nymphing |
| February 17th | Traveling & Fishing in Cuba | 10am - 11am | Tony Gehman - will discuss his last 3 years of fishing in Cuba and how you can join him on the next adventure |
| February 24th | Everything Caddis | 10am - 11am | Ben John - how to fish the Tully caddis hatch |
| TCO Bryn Mawr - 895 Penn Street Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 (610) 527.3388 xt 2 click for directions | |||
| January 6th | Introduction to European/Tightline Nymphing Techniques | 10am - 11am | Lenny Gliwa - A brief overview and introduction to popular European and Tightline Nymphing Techniques and Equipment |
| January 13th | Cold Weather Layering 101 | 10am - 11am | John Parisi - Discussion on proper layering, differences in insulation types, and important accessories to help stay warm during the Winter months |
| January 20th | Streamer Techniques and Tactics | 10am - 11am | Lenny Gliwa - Rods, Lines, Flies, Equipment, etc. for both the Wading and Floating Angler |
| February 3rd | Spring Creek Fundamentals | 10am - 11am | John Parisi - Important techniques and equipment for the spring creek angler. Flies, presentation, rigging, etc. (Dry dropper vs. Indicators, etc) |
| February 10th | Big Water Nymphing | 10am - 11am | Lenny Gliwa - Covering the main techniques for fishing larger water. Discuss differences/similarities between small and large trout streams. Best way to approach, rig, and fish a variety of different situations |
| February 17th | Learn How to Take Better Fish Photos | 10am - 11am | John Parisi - Discussion on proper handling techniques for landing and photographing fish. Tips for better, cleaner images. (Light, angles, where to focus, etc) |
| February 24th | Eastern Hatches Made Easy | 10am - 11am | Lenny Gliwa - Breakdown of important hatches for the PA fly angler. Cover species hatch timelines and importance, bug behavior, and valuable resources (books, hatch charts, etc) |
| TCO State College - 2030 East College Ave. State College, PA 16801 (814) 689.3654 xt 3 click for directions | |||
| January 6th | Knots 101 | 11am - 12pm | George Costa - Go over the basic and not so basic knots used in everyday fishing applications |
| January 13th | Central PA Nymphing strategies | 11am - 12pm | Sam Galt - Nymph choices, strategies and setup for our local streams |
| January 20th | Off the Grid | 11am - 12pm | Shane Adams - Strategies for finding and exploring new waters on the map |
| February 3rd | Streamside Photography | 11am - 12pm | Austin Dando - The basics of the DSLR and taking good streamside photos |
| February 10th | Leader and Tippet Selection | 11am - 12pm | George Costa - Selecting the correct leader and tippet for different fishing situations |
| February 17th | Spring Steelhead | 11am - 12pm | Steve Antanasio - The in's and out's of targeting late winter and early spring steelhead as they drop back to the lakes |
| February 24th | Hauling your Line | 11am - 12pm | George Costa - Learning to single and double haul your line, Outside lesson so weather permitting, |
| TCO Boiling Springs - 2 East First Street Boiling Springs, PA 17007 xt 5 click for directions | |||
| January 6th | The Fly | 1pm - 2pm | Alex Kolivras - Organizing boxes by Dry flies, Nymphs, Streamers and other ways to manage flies. Discussing different types of boxes. |
| January 13th | A Bugs Life | 1pm - 2pm | Dusty Wissmath - Discussing the life cycle of bugs on the Yellow Breeches |
| January 20th | A River Runs Through It | 1pm - 2pm | Discussion of the Yellow Breeches - History, Allenberry, Sections, Stocking |
| February 3rd | Back To School | 1pm - 2pm | Jake Villwock - Discussion on types of lines, floating, intermediate, sink tip, weights, brands, etc. |
| February 10th | Dazed and Confused | 1pm - 2pm | Alex Kolivras - Proper handling techniques when catching, photographing, releasing fish. |
| February 17th | Rick Kustich Book Signing & Fly Tying Event | 9am - 4pm | Private fly tying event & public presentation. |
| February 24th | Finding Nemo | 1pm - 2pm | Native Brook Trout streams of Central PA |