Fly Fishing Day Courses in Kent and Sussex

Specially tailored whole-day courses to provide a thorough grounding in fly fishing techniques. Wild Fly Fishing's courses are a sociable way of mastering new methods with like-minded anglers, or can be offered as intensive one-to-one tuition. Check Where and When section for dates of group courses.


Here is a sample of our one-day courses :

Introduction to trout fishing lessons
Course 1 :

Introduction to trout fishing

The best way to start fly fishing. How to choose and use the right tackle, casting skills, what the fish eat, how to choose the right fly and hooking, playing and landing fish.

reservoir trout tuition
Course 2 :

Reservoir trout: bank and boat techniques

Gain confidence on bigger waters. Distance casting and the double haul, finding the fish, the trout's diet, reservoir flies and when to use them, fishing with sinking lines and how to fish from a drifting boat.

boat fly fishing techniques
Course 3 :

Boat fly fishing

One-day intensive introduction to fly fishing afloat. Tackle and boat equipment, casting skills, locating fish, fishing from a drifting and anchored boat, dry fly, nymph and lure techniques and using different sinking lines.

river trout fishing lessons
Course 4 :

Introduction to river trout fishing

For new anglers or those moving on from stillwaters. Tackle choice, reading the water, the trout's diet and corresponding river flies, casting and line control on moving water and an introduction to dry fly, nymph and wet fly techniques.

advanced river trout fishing
Course 1 :

Advanced river trout fishing

Techniques for chalk streams or spate rivers. Advanced casting, including spey and presentation casts, such as parachute, wiggle, reach and curve casts, coping with tricky currents, multi-fly techniques and specialist tactics.

Fly Fishing Course Info

We can design a course specifically to meet your requirements.
All equipment provided.
Contact us to discuss a course that will make you a better angler