Emerald Coast Fly Fishing School / Upcoming Classes

  We have upcoming dates in February for the Emerald Coast Fly Fishing School. Our school started in 2006 and has since taught hundreds of anglers to fly fish.   Come Join Us!  All classes are taught by FFF certified instructors.  These 1-day sessions cover both Warmwater & Saltwater fly fishing.  Classes are held inside the beautiful WaterColor Resort in Santa Rosa Beach, FL.  All equipment, fishing license, lunch and classroom materials will be provided.  We have a 4 to1 student/instructor ratio with a 12 student max. 

What you'll learn.

Casting 
Fresh and Saltwater fly casting techniques, Basic Casting Principles, False Casting, Shooting Line, Casting in the Wind, Accuracy and the Double Haul. 
  Knots and Leaders
Tying reliable knots, Description of leaders, How to select the right leader. 
 Fly Line, Rod and Reel
How to choose and rig your outfit. 
Fly Line type, weight and taper. 
Fly Rod construction and action. 
Fly Reel design and construction. 
  Fly selection and presentation
Selecting flies for different species, waters and conditions.

How to "feed a fish." 

How to read the water. 

How to hook, fight, land, photograph and safely release fish.

Feb. Dates:

Wednesday Feb.   6th. 8am-4pm  cst

Saturday     Feb.  16th. 8am-4pm cst 

Wednesday Feb.  27th. 8am-4pm cst

Classes are $285 per student

To schedule a spot or to inquire about our schools & private instruction

Please contact me (Jason Stacy) at 850-419-7697 southernflyworks@gmail.com

Emerald Coast Fly Fishing School link

Bull Reds on the Beach

A buddy of mine Jake recently got a new "blacked out" MAJEK tower boat.  We had to pile on and check it out!  The weather was gorgeous and a perfect  day for sight fishing beach reds.  After covering a ton of ground we found fish spread out in small schools.  Red fish "out front" are silver this time of year and look a lot like oversized bonefish in the water.  These open Gulf swimmers put up a great fight and make long runs when hooked.  Good Times.. I snapped a couple pics with the iPhone.

A Glades Skiff Kind of Day

Yesterday we took my friend Randy Horton's Glades Skiff (aka "The Surfboard") out to shoot some video and catch some tailing redfish.  The weather was perfect, slick calm no clouds.  Randy is the owner of Old Florida Outfitters. We rarely get to fish together and it's always a good time when we do. The tide was super low and was just right for his little skiff.  We found lots of tails and got some cool video.  We had a great time cuttin' up and catching a few fish. 

A few iPhone pics.

  

"Slow Day"

We are having above average temps and great "tailing tides" right now. Yesterday David Mangum and I had the morning off.  We took the opportunity to do a little fishing and shooting.   The link below is a video recap of our morning.   Lots of waterfowl and tailing redfish. Best of all, no traffic. I love being on the water this time of year.

A Slow Morning- Shallow Water Expeditions video report link

click link above

2012 Recap with Capt. Jason Stacy

A short "Grip and Grin" recap of the 2012 season. Overall the weather sucked throughout Tarpon season.. We fought through it.

I want to thank all of you for a great year!  I look forward to fishing with you in 2013!