My favorite part of fly-fishing is helping other anglers anglers feel confident and connected. I teach group classes through Portland Community College's community education program and try to impart just this, whether you're a beginner, or just looking to knock the rust off.

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More on the Portland Community College offering

We're currently offering both beginner Intro to Fly Fishing and intermediate Fly Fishing Outings in the Spring, Summer, and Fall terms.

In the winter we also offer the Intro to Fly Fishing course, but in the cozy confines of a classroom at PCC's Cascade campus.

Upcoming fly-fishing class schedule

Here's what's tentatively scheduled for the next couple terms with Portland Community College. Dates are subject to change. I'll update with registration links and on-sale dates when I get them.

Spring Term 2025

Intro to Fly-Fishing
🚨🚨 Registration for Spring Term is currently open! 🚨🚨

  • Section 1, April 8th, 10th, and 12th
  • Section 2, April 22nd, 24th, and 26th

Summer term 2025

Intro to Fly-Fishing
June 24th, 26th, and 28th

Clackamas River Outing
July 15th & 19th

Fall Term 2025

Intro to Fly Fishing

  • Section 1, Dates TBD
  • Section 2, Dates TBD

New for Fall 2025: Yet-to-be-named fly tying course 👀

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FAQs

What sort of equipment do I need?

Thanks to the generous support of the Clackamas chapter of Trout Unlimited (join!), all necessary equipment for the Intro to Fly Fishing courses is provided.

For fly fishing outings, you'll need to have and bring your own gear. Here's a fundamental gear list aimed at folks starting from scratch.

Do I need any prior experience

For the Intro course, no. Absolutely zero angling experience is necessary.

To come on an outing, you'll either need to have participated in our Intro course, or have some prior experience. And, in both cases, your own gear.

What will I learn?

The Intro class focuses on the basic skills you need to feel confident going out into the field and getting practical fishing experience.

We start with classroom time talking about the environments, tools, and techniques conducive to fly fishing.

Then, we have a casting instruction session outdoors at a casting pond.

Last, we spend a Saturday morning fishing together.

Students come away with the information and instruction they need to plan and execute their own trip.

In the fly fishing outings, we're able to apply the things we learned in a dynamic river environment, and focus on a mixture of techniques and putting our skills to the test.

The next course is full. How do I get on a waiting list?

Just send me an email and let me know you're interested in joining a waiting list. I keep it manually.

We usually have one or two folks who have to drop out every semester.

You can also subscribe to the free CFS newsletter to hear about spaces opening up.

Are you ever going to teach fly tying? Nymphing? Streamers? The fine art of <<insert class idea here>>?

Maybe, if there's enough interest! Get in touch and let's chat.