Skip Morris Personal Appearances
2021 Speaking Schedule
Skip Morris
Skip Morris makes personal appearances to perform fly-tying clinics, fly-tying demonstrations, and power-point presentations throughout the year.
Carol Ann Morris's scheduled talks on fly fishing photography are also included here.
Here is the schedule of their personal appearances for 2020.
Events in 2021...
The Fly Fishing Show
Live, Interactive Photography Class
with Carol on Zoom
Join Carol for a fun and creative class on fly fishing photography on Tuesday, April 6, 2021, at 6pm Pacific time.
Carol's immersive and informative photography class
on Zoom...come join us! (photo: a trout's dorsal and tail fin emerge on a foam pad covered with mayflies on one of
Montana's wild rivers.)
Join Carol as she teaches this easy-to-understand photography class that concentrates on design (color, composition, and light) how to get the image you see.
This is a live, interactive class with Carol, and your opportunity to tap into some some simple principles that bring your photos to life. If you're having trouble capturing the image that you want, this class will help you make that happen.
Class description:
During the class, she’ll talk about the elements of design (color, composition, and light), and why what you see doesn’t always translate to the image you get (*hint: some of it has to do with what the camera sees (technology) vs. what your eyes see (biology), among other things).
These techniques and tips apply to whatever camera and equipment you use that works for you (phone, digital, film). And if, like many of us, you’re taking photos of fish by yourself and struggling to keep that fish wet, your camera dry, and your rod untangled, Carol will share with you what works for her to get the shot.
The first 50 minutes is a PowerPoint presentation that covers easy principles that you can use right away to improve your photos. This is a quick-moving program that covers a lot of critical points, but they’re simple to grasp and put into use.
After a short break, we’ll move into the last hour and a half for a photo critique and discussion of participants’ photos. You can submit up to three photos (three days before the class) to be evaluated. It’s best to submit photos you’re having trouble with, since those are the ones that offer the most insight. If you submit your best photos, we can talk about why they work, but it’s the ones you struggle with that offer the best teaching moments for everyone. Carol will use Lightroom and its image processing tools to work with participants’ photos.
A photo critique is not about right or wrong, good or bad. What a critique taps into is the invaluable feedback you get from another person’s perspective on your shot. Participating in a photo critique is an incredible educational tool that is the fastest way to move your photography to the next level.
You’ll get valuable lessons from the feedback, and the critique will reveal insights that otherwise lie hidden.
Join Carol and the other attendees for a fun, creative, and interactive photo class!
- Class length: 2.5 hours
- Class Description: Powerpoint presentation on photo design (color, composition, and light), photo critique of 3 participants' photos, and open discussion with the class
- Class size: limited to 25
- Cost: $90 plus tax
The Fly Fishing Show
Live, Interactive Class on Zoom
with Skip
Join Skip for a fun and immersive class for beginning fly fishers on Saturday, April 3, 2021, at 9am Pacific time.
Skip's popular beginning fly fishing class on Zoom...
come join us!
Join Skip as he teaches his popular introductory class,
Fly Fishing 101 (Fly Fishing from the Very Start) for beginning fly fishers.
This is a live, interactive class with Skip, and your chance to get your questions answered by a dedicated fisherman with decades of experience. When you start out in fly fishing, it can be daunting indeed. Let Skip teach you how to get started with confidence.
Class description:
Though it’s a deeply rewarding sport, fly fishing can get confusing, even overwhelming, when you first take it up. Where should I expect to find the fish in all that water? How should I present my fly, and which fly should I choose? How do I rig up my rod and line and leader? How do I tie on my fly? How can I improve my fly casting, turn it from awkward to smooth and easy and efficient? There are lots of good questions. This class will provide the critical answers.
Your instructor will be Skip Morris, the author of 21 books and over 350 magazine articles on fly-fishing topics, one of those books specifically for the new fly fisher: Survival Guide for Beginning Fly Anglers.
During the class you’ll see slides that illustrate important points but also Skip will show you some of the items he recommends on live video and prerecorded video.
And you'll get to print out a handout with all the key points from the class.
Here are some of the topics Skip will cover:
- Casting (covered both with slides and video)
- “Reading water” (identifying where the fish lie) in rivers and lakes
- How to catch the four most popular fly-fisher’s fish species (trout, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, and pan-fishes)
- Knots—how to tie them, when to use each
- Selecting tackle
- Flies—gathering a starting collection and how, when, and where to use each
- And: Skip will answer your questions--this is a live presentation and he'll be on your screen ready to help you enter this grand sport however he can.
A 2.5 hour fun and interactive beginner's course.
A Live Interview with Carol
on
AskAboutFlyFishing.com
Hear Carol discuss fly fishing photography
with Roger Maves on Wednesday, March 24, 2021
at 6pm Pacific time. And, there's a free drawing!
Carol's live interview on fly fishing photograpy. . .
come join us!
Go here to hear the recorded interview
with Carol from Wednesday, March 24, 2021...
Past Events in 2020...
Advanced Trout Fly Tying Clinic
with Skip Morris
Clockwise from the top: two Zonkers, the CDC Rusty Spinner,
the Gabriel's Trumpet, and the Rogue Foam Stone, all tied by Skip.
A Hands-on Fly Tying and PowerPoint Clinic
(held at The Peninsula Outfitters in Poulsbo, Washington)
Last year’s class on advanced trout-fly tying with Skip Morris was a hit. This year's class will feature entirely different flies and tying techniques.
Skip is the author of
- Fly Tying Made Clear and Simple II: Advanced Techniques;
- Tying Foam Flies;
- The Art of Tying the Nymph;
and several other fly-tying books (along with a couple of hundred tying articles in the magazines): he’s an icon among tiers, worldwide.
During this class he’ll teach you
- to tie the bright, flashing, and deadly Gabriel’s Trumpet nymph;
- to tie the Rogue Foam Stone with its doubled-foam body and hair bullet head;
- to make CDC wings and a biot body on the CDC Rusty Spinner;
- and to tie that reliable big-trout taker, the Zonker streamer.
(The class will choose the order, and whether or not we tie them all, you’ll pick up lots of new techniques and improve your skills.)
You’ll get a handout with the fly dressings. Skip is known as a patient and encouraging instructor. You’ll learn and learn and spend a pleasant few hours doing so.
The techniques you’ll learn in this clinic will serve you for a lifetime of tying great fly patterns. The number of attendees is limited—call the shop now to reserve your spot.
PROVIDED: A hand-out with dressings and information on fishing them, all materials except thread. Bring your own tying tools and vise.
At the end of the clinic, Skip will present you with a gift: a fly he tied.
Fly Tying Clinic Details
- Date: Saturday, January 11, 2020
- Time: 10:30am to 3:30pm
- Cost: $75
- Maximum Attendees: 8
- Level: This clinic requires at least modest tying experience.
- Venue:
Peninsula Outfitters
19740 7th Ave NE, Suite 110
Poulsbo, WA 98370
Local: (360)394-1599
*Lunch break at noon - bring lunch or there are local restaurants nearby.
A Writing Clinic coming up in
January 2020
Becoming a Fly Fishing Writer
a writing class with Skip Morris
Fly fishing author and speaker, Skip Morris.
Some of Skip's published books, and favorite writing references.
Learn how to Write for the Fly Fishing Business
and Get Published
(held at The Peninsula Outfitters in Poulsbo, Washington)
During this five-hour class (there is a break for lunch), Skip Morris (author of 19 fly-fishing books and over 300 fly-magazine articles) will teach you how to make your writing strong and clear (crisp sentences, effective paragraphing, variety, specifics instead of generalities . . .) and cover the current publishing fly-fishing scene (books, and articles in magazines and on websites, blogs). Also, the practical, essential stuff (composing a book or article proposal, figuring out editors, photos, payments, deadlines . . .).
In the last part of the class he’ll take you into the world of writing as art—sentence constructions that emphasize key words and images, eliminating unnecessary words that dilute meaning and vitality, the mechanics of punctuation that tighten and clarify your prose, prose rhythm, the use of concrete language that makes images and ideas real, and more.
You and Skip (and the rest of the small class) will write some original prose together, crafting and reworking the words and sentences from a rough draft into something lean and polished.
Skip holds a degree in English from Central Washington University, and has published books with Stackpole Books, Nick Lyons Books (now Skyhorse), and Frank Amato Publications. He has published hundreds of magazine articles in Fly Fisherman, American Angler, MidCurrent (online), Fly Tyer, Fly Fusion, Just Jazz Guitar, Cowboys & Indians, and 12 other magazines.
Five pleasant, fascinating hours that will vastly improve your writing and help you get your work published, all in the company of other aspiring writers—sign up and join us!
Writing Clinic Details
- Date: Saturday, January 18, 2020
- Time: 10:30am to 3:30pm
- Cost: $75
- Level: You only need to know English.
- Venue:
Peninsula Outfitters
19740 7th Ave NE, Suite 110
Poulsbo, WA 98370
Local: (360)394-1599
*Lunch break at noon - bring lunch or there are local restaurants nearby.
Past Events for 2019
Skip Morris Hands-On Fly Tying Clinic:
Saturday, April 6, 2019
How to Tie and Fish Flies for Largemouth Bass and Panfish
The Fishes We Fly Fishers Have
Everywhere and Ignore
Bass Bug by Skip Morris
Washington State is Lake Central—we have lakes all around us—and most of them grow lots of chunky hard-fighting largemouth bass. Our lakes also grow panfishes, such as bluegills and crappies—fun, abundant, scrappy. After the trout in our lakes quiet down in summer's heat, these warm-water-loving species come alive; learn to fish for them and your fishing opportunities blossom.
After presenting a slide show on where these fishes hold and how to catch them, Skip Morris (author of The Art of Tying The Bass Fly) who'll be the instructor-at-your-side helping you tie deadly flies on these overlooked fishes. You'll learn the Dave's Eelworm Streamer, the Predator (a super-popular foam fly for panfish and bass—and trout), and you'll learn to spin deer hair and sculpt it into a bass bug.
Come tie top bass and panfish flies with a bass-and-panfish expert, and then learn how, where, and when to fish those flies for these wonderful sport-fish waiting just down the road.
You'll get a handout with the fly dressings and information on how, when, and where to fish bass and pan-fish flies. You'll also leave with a fly Skip tied.
Skip is the author of 18 fly-fishing books, seven specifically on tying flies, and over 300 articles in the fly-fishing magazines.
Number of attendees is limited—call the shop now
to reserve your spot.
THE DETAILS
DATE: Saturday, April 6, 2019
TIME: 10:30am to 3:30pm (with a half-hour lunch break around 12:30)
COST: $75.00 Pay in advance to reserve your spot.
MAXIMUM ATTENDEES: 8
LEVEL: This clinic requires at least a medium level of tying experience.
PROVIDED: A hand-out with dressings and information on fishing them, all materials except thread. Bring your own tying tools and vise.
LOCATION:
- Peninsula Outfitters
- 19740 7th Avenue Northeast, Suite 110
- Poulsbo, WA 98370
- Phone: (360)394-1599
At the end of the clinic, Skip will present you with a gift:
a fly he tied.
Skip Morris Clinics:
Friday, April 26, 2019
(Fishing for Bass and Panfish PowerPoint Show)
Saturday, April 27, 2019
(Hands-On Fly Tying Clinic for Bass and Panfish)
How to Tie and Fish Flies for Largemouth Bass and Panfish
The Fishes We Fly Fishers Have
Everywhere and Ignore
Bass Bug by Skip Morris
PowerPoint Presentation:
Largemouth Bass and Bluegills on a Fly
Friday, April 26, 2019 (call shop for details)
Washington State is Lake Central—we have lakes all around us—and most of them grow lots of chunky hard-fighting largemouth bass. Our lakes also grow panfishes, such as bluegills and crappies—fun, abundant, scrappy. After the trout in our lakes quiet down in summer's heat, these warm-water-loving species come alive; learn to fish for them and your fishing opportunities blossom.
Hands-On Tying Clinic:
Tying Bass and Panfish Flies with Skip Morris
Saturday, April 27, 2019
Skip Morris (author of The Art of Tying The Bass Fly) will be the instructor-at-your-side helping you tie deadly flies on these overlooked fishes. You'll learn the Dave's Eelworm Streamer, the Predator (a super-popular foam fly for panfish and bass—and trout), and you'll learn to spin deer hair and sculpt it into a bass bug.
Come tie top bass and panfish flies with a bass-and-panfish expert, and then learn how, where, and when to fish those flies for these wonderful sport-fish waiting just down the road.
You'll get a handout with the fly dressings and information on how, when, and where to fish bass and pan-fish flies. You'll also leave with a fly Skip tied.
Skip is the author of 18 fly-fishing books, seven specifically on tying flies, and over 300 articles in the fly-fishing magazines.
Number of attendees is limited—call the shop now
to reserve your spot.
THE DETAILS
DATES:
- Friday, April 26, 2019 (PowerPoint presentaion on
fly fishing for bass and panfish) - Saturday, April 27, 2019 (Hands-on tying class on bass and bluegill flies)
and
TIME:
- Friday, April 26, 2019, in the evening. Call the shop for details.
- Friday, April 27, 2019, 9:00am to 3:00pm.
COST:
Friday, April 26, 2019.
Powerpoint show on fly fishing for bass and panfish. $35 (pay in advance to reserve your spot).Saturday, April 27,2019.
Hands-on fly tying clinic; tying bass and panfish flies. $75.00 (pay in advance to reserve your spot).
REGISTER: call the Avid Angler Fly Shop at (206)362-4030.
MAXIMUM ATTENDEES: 8
PROVIDED: Materials and take-home materials included,
Cookies, drinks, coffee included.
*Lunch break at 1130 am - bring lunch or purchase onsite.
Good restaurants and bar and grill upstairs.
Bring your own tying tools and vise.
LOCATION:
- The Avid Angler
- 17171 Bothell Way NE #A272
- Lake Forest Park, WA 98155
- Local: (206) 362-4030
- Toll Free: (877) 347-4874
At the end of the clinic, Skip will present you with a gift:
a fly he tied.
Past Events for 2016
Fly Fishing Photography 101:
How to Capture What You See
Wenatchee Valley Fly Fishers
Thursday, May 19, 2016
Eagles Lodge
1208 Wenatchee Ave.
Wenatchee, WA
(5:45pm Wet Fly Hour,
Grab A Bite,Talk, Meet and Greet,
A Short Business Meeting, then Carol's
presentation at 7:30pm)
Carol will be presenting a powerpoint show on fly fishing photography and also do a fly tying demonstration this coming Thursday at the Wenatchee Valley Fly Fishers, Wenatchee, Washington.
Over the past two decades Carol Ann Morris's photographs have not only appeared in most of her husband Skip Morris's 18 fly-fishing and -tying books but on the covers and interior pages of such magazines as Gray's Sporting Journal and Fly Fishing and Tying Journal. Carol speaks across the US at fly clubs and fly-fishing shows.
It seems fly fishers want to record their biggest and most beautiful fish, the fascinating rivers and lakes and beaches they fish and explored—the very heart of their beloved sport—with a camera. Carol teaches them how to make their photos crisp and vivid, balanced and expressive. She demonstrates and explains the Rule of Thirds, effective use of light, the Magic Hour, UFOs (Unidentified Foreign Objects), how to photograph fish, and many other straightforward concepts anyone can use to improve their photographs. Also, Carol will show various failed photos and explain what caused the problems.
Basic Dry Fly Fishing:
Make Dry Fly Fishing and Emerger Fishing Work
Inland Empire Fly Fishers General Meeting
Tuesday, May 17, 2016
Mukogawa Fort Wright Institute Commons
4000 W. Randolph Road
Spokane, Washington 99224
For the tying class:
1 p.m.
For the general meeting:
Wet Fly Hour: 5:30 p.m.
Dinner: 6:30 p.m.
Presention: 7:30 p.m.
Skip's Tying Demo/Seminar:
From the club newsletter:
Skip will give a tying demo/seminar
on "Effective Dries and
Emergers " that will go nicely
with his talk.
The seminar is in the meeting
room at the Mukogawa Fort Wright Institute Commons beginning at 1:00 pm. This class
will last about 2 to 2 1/2 hours and give everyone a
chance to go home and regroup before the main meeting.
The cost of the seminar is $20.00 payable at the
door to defray the Club's cost.
The seminar and program will be both valuable and informative.
Skip's General Meeting presentation at 7:30p:
All the aspects of fishing a dry fly or floating emerger-fly are covered—slack-line casting, leaders and tippets, entomology and flies, and much more. Skip also explores two very different dry-fly rivers to provide a sense of the range of dry-fly fishing. Also included: the wonders of the scuba-diver hatch.
Fly Fishing Photography 101:
How to Capture What You See
Fidalgo Fly Fishers
Thursday, April 21, 2016
(6pm Wet Fly social hour with drinks and fly-of-the-month tying demo, 7pm dinner, 7:30pm Carol's talk, 8:30pm business meeting)
Farmhouse Restaurant
13724 Laconner Whitney Road
Mt. Vernon, Washington 98273
Carol's up again, this time for the Fidalgo Fly Fishers. She will be presenting a powerpoint show on fly fishing photography and also do a fly tying demonstration this coming Thursday at the Fidalgo Fly Fishers in Mt. Vernon, Washington.
Over the past two decades Carol Ann Morris's photographs have not only appeared in most of her husband Skip Morris's 18 fly-fishing and -tying books but on the covers and interior pages of such magazines as Gray's Sporting Journal and Fly Fishing and Tying Journal. Carol speaks across the US at fly clubs and fly-fishing shows.
It seems fly fishers want to record their biggest and most beautiful fish, the fascinating rivers and lakes and beaches they fish and explored—the very heart of their beloved sport—with a camera. Carol teaches them how to make their photos crisp and vivid, balanced and expressive. She demonstrates and explains the Rule of Thirds, effective use of light, the Magic Hour, UFOs (Unidentified Foreign Objects), how to photograph fish, and many other straightforward concepts anyone can use to improve their photographs. Also, Carol will show various failed photos and explain what caused the problems.
Fly Fishing Photography 101:
How to Capture What You See
Olympic Fly Fishers of Edmunds
Wednesday, April 13, 2016
(6pm social hour and tying demo, 6:45pm dinner, and
7:30pm meeting)
Edmunds Senior Center
220 Railroad Avenue
Edmunds, Washington 98020
This time, it's Carol's turn. She will be presenting a powerpoint show on fly fishing photography and also do a fly tying demonstration this coming Wednesday at Olympic Fly Fishers of Edmunds.
Over the past two decades Carol Ann Morris's photographs have not only appeared in most of her husband Skip Morris's 18 fly-fishing and -tying books but on the covers and interior pages of such magazines as Gray's Sporting Journal and Fly Fishing and Tying Journal. Carol speaks across the US at fly clubs and fly-fishing shows.
It seems fly fishers want to record their biggest and most beautiful fish, the fascinating rivers and lakes and beaches they fish and explored--the very heart of their beloved sport--with a camera. Carol teaches them how to make their photos crisp and vivid, balanced and expressive. She demonstrates and explains the Rule of Thirds, effective use of light, the Magic Hour, UFOs (Unidentified Foreign Objects), how to photograph fish, and many other straightforward concepts anyone can use to improve their photographs. Also, Carol will show various failed photos and explain what caused the problems.
Olympic Fly Fishers of Edmunds
April 2, 2016
(Saturday)
Edmunds Senior Center
220 Railroad Avenue
Edmunds, Washington 98020
Skip will be presenting a powerpoint show and tying demonstration this coming weekend at Olympic Fly Fishers of Edmunds..
Skip has a lot of helpful and clever tips and techniques to take your tying to the next level. He will demonstrate a number of flies for the group, then everyone will tie the last fly under his direction.
The cost is $20 for non-members. There are two sessions, one at 9 am and one at 12:30 pm with about twenty people per session.
Santa Lucia Fly Fishers
Saturday, March 19, 2016, the Annual Banquet from 12 noon to 3pm
and Sunday, March 20, 2016, a tying clinic from 9am to 11am
San Luis Obispo, California
Skip will be presenting a powerpoint show for the annual banquet for the Santa Lucia Fly Fishers this coming Saturday. Sunday will be a tying clinic, with Skip demonstrating various techniques.
Midwest Fly Fishing Expo
Saturday and Sunday, March 12 and 13, 2016
Macomb Community College Sports and Expo Center
Warren, Michigan
Skip will be presenting a number of talks and tying clinics throughout the weekend, and will be joined by other headliners such as Joe Humphries, Ed Engle, Jeff Courier, and Jason Randall.
This expo has been running every year for the last 39 years, and is the oldest running fly fishing expo in the country. Volunteers from the Michigan Fly Fishing Club put their expert efforts every year into making this show a one-of-a-kind event...it is exceptional in having something for everyone. Kids, beginners, intermediates, experts...there are classes and information no matter what your experience. Come join us!
Columbia Basin Fly Casters
Saturday, March 5, 2016
Meadow Springs Country Club, Richland, Washington
Skip will be giving a tying presentation at 1pm until 2:30pm, and then his talk titled "Creeks" at the annual banquet that evening. Check out the link below for contact information and details. Come join us!
The Fly Fishing Show - Pleasanton, California
February 26, 27, and 28, 2016
Alameda County Fairgrounds
Skip will be giving talks throughout the show and two hands-on fly tying clinics at The Fly Fishing Show in Pleasanton, California (one on tying nymphs, one on tying dry flies).
This is nothing like Skip's usual tying seminars in which often 40 to 80 attendees, or more, quietly watch Skip tie on a screen from their seats–in this class, you and only a few other tiers will sit down with Skip, face to face, and tie together.
Skip, the author of 10 fly-tying books (Fly Tying Made Clear and Simple, The Art of Tying the Nymph, Trout Flies for Rivers...) and hundreds of magazine articles on tying flies, will teach you how to make near-perfect wing cases on your nymphs, how to tie with Czech jig hooks and slotted beads, and much more. Bring your vise and your tools and thread and expect to learn a lot. Skip will provide the materials and hooks.
Sit across the table from a fly-tying legend and let him gently guide you to a new and higher level of fly-tying skill. You'll grow, and it'll be fun. Intermediate.
These tying classes are limited to 10 people, are two and a half hours long, and cost $80. Bring your own vice and tools, Skip will provide materials and hooks.
New Mexico Trout Conclave
Saturday, February 6, 2016
Skip will be the featured speaker at the New Mexico Trout Conclave on Saturday, February 6, 2016. The seminar will be held from 8:30am to 5pm at the Sandia Prep Russell Student Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
...and also fly tying seminar on Sunday, February 7, 2016
Skip will also be here(Albuquerque, New Mexico) on Sunday the 7th for a fly tying seminar from 11 am to 3 pm. This special event will be limited to the first 20 paid respondents at a cost of $30.00 to include lunch. This will be a bring your own tools and materials event. We will provide a list of suggested material before the event. Come out and learn some new patterns and techniques before the big game Sunday evening.
The Fly Fishing Show - Lynnwood, Washington
February 13 and 14, 2016
Lynnwood Convention Center
Skip will be giving talks throughout the show and a hands-on fly tying clinic at The Fly Fishing Show in Lynnwood, Washington (this hands-on class will be on tying nymphs).
This is nothing like Skip’s usual tying seminars in which often 40 to 80 attendees, or more, quietly watch Skip tie on a screen from their seats–in this class, you and only a few other tiers will sit down with Skip, face to face, and tie together.
Skip, the author of 10 fly-tying books (Fly Tying Made Clear and Simple, The Art of Tying the Nymph, Trout Flies for Rivers…) and hundreds of magazine articles on tying flies, will teach you how to make near-perfect wing cases on your nymphs, how to tie with Czech jig hooks and slotted beads, and much more. Bring your vise and your tools and thread and expect to learn a lot. Skip will provide the materials and hooks.
Sit across the table from a fly-tying legend and let him gently guide you to a new and higher level of fly-tying skill. You’ll grow, and it’ll be fun. Intermediate.
These tying classes are limited to 10 people, are two and a half hours long, and cost $80. Bring your own vice and tools, Skip will provide materials and hooks.
The Fly Fishing Show
January 8 - 10, 2016
Skip will be giving talks throughout the show and two hands-on fly tying clinics at The Fly Fishing Show in Denver, Colorado (one on tying nymphs, one on dry flies).
These tying classes are limited to 10 people, are two and a half hours long, and cost $80. Bring your own vice and tools, Skip will provide materials and hooks.
See you there!
Past Events for 2015
Desert Fly Casters Club and Arizona Flycasters Club
All Events are Open to the Public
Desert Fly Casters Club (DFC) and Arizona Flycasters Club (AFC) are teaming up to bring acclaimed author and fly fishing expert, Skip Morris to the valley for a special two-night event this month. Skip will be presenting to DFC on the evening of April 8th and to AFC the evening of April 9th.
Desert Fly Casters presents:
Skip Morris: Fishing the Surface of Trout Lakes
- Date: Wednesday, April 8th, 2015
- Time: 7:00pm (Doors open at 6:00pm)
- Location:
Chandler Elks Lodge
1775 West Chandler Blvd
Chandler, AZ 85224
This event is open to the public.
We’ll host a beefed-up Monthly Raffle and our 2015 Membership Rod Raffle following the presentation.
Arizona Flycasters presents:
Skip Morris: Making Nymph Fishing Work
- Date: Thursday, April 9th, 2015
- Time: 7:00pm
- Location:
Sunnyslope Community Center
802 East Vogel Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85022
This event is open to the public.
As an added bonus, Skip will make a special guest appearance at the White Mountain Lakes Foundation’s Becker Best Event on Saturday, April 11th.
For more information, check out the following links:
The Desert Fly Casters website...
The Arizona Fly Fishing Forums...
Kitsap Trout Unlimited
Monday, March 9, 2015This meeting will be held at:
Island Lake Park
507 NW Island Lake Road
Poulsbo, WA 98370
Skip will be giving a presentation on fishing the surface of a trout lake. The meeting starts at 5p.
For more information on this presentation, go to:
Skip Morris Presentations, Fishing the Surface of a Trout Lake
Washington Lakes Fly Fishing Seminar
(Sponsored by Port Ludlow Fly Fishers, Port Ludlow, Washington)
This lake seminar will be held on January 31, 2015 (Saturday) from 10am to 3pm.
Skip will present a one-day seminar to benefit the management of Teal Lake in Port Ludlow, Washington. He will discuss and demonstrate proven techniques for fly fishng in lakes for trout, bass, and panfish.
Morning sessions (10 to noon) will cover: Fishing the Surface of a Trout Lake, and Fishing the Depths of a Trout Lake.
Afternoon sessions (1pm to 3pm) will cover: Fly Fishing for Bass & Panfish, and Tying Flies for Trout Lakes.
Skip will have his books and DVDs for sale.
Advance Registration:
- $30 per person
- $15 for those age 17 or younger
- $35 per person
- $20 for those age 17 or younger
Price includes a lunch.
Make your check out to PLFF Teal Lake Fund and mail to:
PLFF81 Puget Loop
Port Ludlow, WA 98365
For more information contact:
- Bill Master at (360)437-7976 or send an email to
- master@olympus.net.
This meeting is located at:
The Bay Club
120 Spinnaker Place
Port Ludlow, WA 98365
Telephone: (360)437-2208
To see the Seattle Times write-up on this seminar, go to:
The Seattle Times: Reel Time Northwest by Mark Yuasa
South Sound Fly Fishers
January 20, 2015 (Tuesday)North Olympia Fire Station
5046 Boston Harbor Road NE
Olympia, WA 98506
Doors open at 6:15p, meeting starts at 7p.
Skip will be doing a fly tying demonstration and a power-point presentation on strategies, tactics, techniques and the fun of fly fishing on creeks. Check out the following link for information on Skip's different talks:
Skip Morris Fly Fishing Power Point Presentations
Past Events for 2014
Mid-South Fly Fishers
June 3, 2014 (Tuesday) and June 7, 2014 (Saturday)Meetings are located at:
3049 Davies Plantation Rd
Lakeland, TN 38002
Skip will be giving a power-point presentation on fly fishing at the monthly club meeting on Tuesday, June 3, 2014. On Saturday, June 7, 2014, Skip will hold a tying demonstration and clinic (attendees will tie along with Skip). Buffet dinners are $20 per person. Kids under 16 are half price. There is no charge if you don’t want to eat. Cocktails at 6 p.m., dinner at 7 p.m. and program at 8 p.m. Hope to see you there!
For more information on the Mid-South Fly Fishers Club, and to contact them, go to this link:
Mid-South Fly Fishers, Memphis, TennesseeCornhusker Fly Fishers Spring Fling
April 26, 2014 (Saturday)'Round The Bend Steakhouse
30801 E Park Hwy
Ashland, NE 68003
Skip is the featured speaker at the 2014 Cornhusker Fly Fishers Spring Fling.The Cornhusker Fly Fishers Spring fling is an event designed kick off the start of the fishing for the year. This event brings together the members of the club for a great day of fly tying seminars, raffles, silent auction items, and of course, food! Because of the event's popularity, we have needed to find a large enough location comfortable and large enough to accommodate everyone. Therefore, Spring Fling will now be held at 'Round the Bend Steakhouse in Ashland, NE. Lunch/drinks are included in your ticket price and is also accompanied by doughnuts, coffee in the morning and pie for desert.
Tom Helgeson's Great Waters Fly Fishing Expo
February 21 to 23, 2014 (Friday through Sunday)National Sports Center
Schwan Center
1700 105th Ave NE
Blaine, MN 55449
Main ph: 763.785.5600
Skip is the featured Presenter for the 2014 Great Waters Show, and will present on a number of different fly fishing and tying topics throughout the show. See show site for details.This fly fishing expo continues the legacy of Tom Helgeson as a passionate advocate for fly fishing and its environs. Tom's legacy of promoting the stewardship of our natural resources will continue to be a focus of the expo in 2015. Partial proceeds from the expo will be dedicated to a legacy fund for the environment.
South Sound Fly Fishers
January 21, 2014 (Tuesday)North Olympia Fire Station
5046 Boston Harbor Road NE
Olympia, WA 98506
Doors open at 6:15p, meeting starts at 7p.
Skip will be doing a fly tying demonstration and a power-point presentation on fly fishing. Check out the following link for information on Skip's different talks:
Skip Morris Fly Fishing Power Point Presentations
Past Events for 2013
Two fly tying clinics are being offered at Bob Marriott's Flyfishing Store onJanuary 4, 2013 (Friday) and January 5, 2013 (Saturday):
Fly Tying Clinics with Master Tier, Skip Morris (California)
Tying Nymphs
Held Friday, January 4, 2013 from 6:30p to 9:30pTying Dry Flies and Emergers
Held on Saturday, January 5, 2013 from 9a to 12 noonLocation:
Bob Marriott's Flyfishing Store
2700 W. Orangethorpe Ave.
Fullerton, CA 92833
Tie flies with Skip Morris sitting at your side, offering ideas and helping you explore techniques and concepts. Approximately twelve tiers in each class.
Tying Nymphs with Skip Morris (Eugene, Oregon)
January 18, 2013 (Friday)Caddis Fly Angling Shop
Eugene, OR
(541)342-7005
Tying nymphs with Skip Morris—a hands-on workshop. A maximum of ten students can
sign up for this clinic.
Mastering Western Rivers & Lakes with Skip Morris and Rick Hafele
Skip Morris and Rick Hafele are presenting their popular 2-day weekend seminar, Mastering Western Rivers & Lakes at two separate venues in March 2013.March 9 and 10, 2013 (Saturday and Sunday)
Oxford Suites
115 W. North River Drive
Spokane, WA 99201
and
March 16 and 17, 2013 (Saturday and Sunday)
Canyon River Lodge
14700 Canyon River Road
Ellensburg, WA 98926
The following information refers to each weekend seminar:
During this two-day workshop, fly-fishing authors/instructors Skip Morris and Rick Hafele will take you to a new level in fishing trout rivers and lakes. (You also have the option of attending just one of the two days.) You'll learn about the insects that trigger feeding and selectivity in trout with Rick (aka "The Bugman"), an aquatic entomologist by profession, and how to select flies for imitating those insects and fish the flies convincingly with Skip. Both instructors will help you understand proven fishing techniques for rivers and lakes and explore the fine points that really make these techniques produce. Also covered are how to read the water, rods, reels, lines, leaders, and much more.
The first day is all about rivers, the second day is all about lakes. You can sign up for both days or only one of the two.
At the end of each day, Skip will put on a short fly-tying demonstration.
Skip and Rick have taught together for years and have an easy and friendly style. They’re also concise—the information will be clear and useful.
Between them, Rick and Skip have written 18 books on fly-fishing topics and have played host on numerous instructional fly-fishing DVDs. They’ve also done radio, television, and have spoken all over North America and overseas.
Each day begins at 9:00am and ends at 5:00pm with a break for lunch and a few minutes between presentations.
Past Events of 2012
February 25 and 26, 2012 (Saturday and Sunday)A Weekend Workshop with Master Anglers
Rick Hafele and Skip Morris:
Mastering Western Rivers and Lakes
Location:Hilton Garden Inn
1800 Gilman Blvd.
Issaquah, WA 98027
Well known throughout the fly fishing industry for their books, articles and columns, fly fishing authors Rick Hafele and Skip Morris are conducting this information-packed weekend workshop.
Entertaining, informative, and just plain fun to listen to and learn from, Skip and Rick cover rivers and streams on day one, and lakes on day two.
They'll focus on key hatches, favorite flies, and fish feeding behavior to help you understand what you need to do to be more successful out on the water.
Special thanks goes to The Creekside Angling Company,
who is sponsoring this event.
You can find their shops at the following locations:
In Issaquah: 1410-A NW Gilman Blvd., Issaquah, WA 98027 (425) 392-3800.
In Seattle: 1308 4th Avenue at Rainier Square (206) 405-3474 (FISH)
Website: Creekside Angling Company
March 10-11, 2012 (Saturday and Sunday)
Midwest Fly Fishing Expo 2012
Macomb Community College and Expo Center14500 E. 12 Mile Road
Warren, Michigan 48088
(sponsored by the Michigan Fly Fishing Club)
More information will be posted as it becomes available. Here are the website links for both the Expo, and the Michigan Fly Fishing Club:
Website for information: Michigan Fly Fishing Club
March 20, 2012 (Tuesday)
South Sound Fly Fishers
North Olympia Fire Station5946 Boston Harbor Road NE
Olympia, WA
Doors open at 6:15p, meeting starts at 7p.
Skip will be doing a presentation on Fishing the Depths of a Trout Lake. Check out the following link for information on this talk:
Fishing the Depths of a Trout Lake, a power-point presentation by Skip Morris
2012 Trout Season Opening Day Party and Celebration!
April 27, 2012 (Friday)The Fly Shop
4140 Churn Creek RoadRedding, CA 96002
(530)222-3555
(800)669-3474
The Fly Shop is excited to host their annual opening day party and celebration, complete with hamburgers, hot dogs, chili, and all the trimmings prepared by the Shasta Trinity Fly Fishers. This is a wonderful way to get a jump-start on your fly fishing season!
Skip will be tying flies, answering questions, and possibly more (schedule to be determined). This is great opportunity to ask Skip your fly-tying questions or just
shake his hand and get to know him.
We hope to see you there!
April 28, 2012 (Saturday)
Shasta Trinity Fly Fishers
Redding, CA
The day after The Fly Shop event, Skip will put on a hands-on fly tying clinic for the Shasta Trinity Fly Fishers fly-fishing club. Learn to tie with Skip at your elbow!
North Idaho Fly Casters
Red Lion Templin's Resort414 E. First Avenue Post Falls, Idaho
(Website for location: http://redlion.rdln.comHotelLocator/HotelOverview.aspx?metaID=64)
Come join Skip at the North Idaho Fly Casters meeting!
There will be a fly-tying class with Skip Morris from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m on May 17, before the meeting at the Templins Resort in Post Falls, Idaho. Cost will be $25 per person. Bring your fly tying tools and call Dave Londeree to register ((208) 946-6631). Skip will teach you to tie some of his best patterns for both lakes and rivers.
Club meeting/dinner following the fly tying class; the program "Make Nymph Fishing Work" by Skip will be presented at the meeting.
Both the fly tying class and the club meeting will be held at the Red Lion Hotel, Templin's Resort, in Post Falls, Idaho.
5:30 p.m. wet fly hour
6:30 p.m. dinner
See you there!
A Three Day Workshop
Trout Tactics with Skip Morris and Rick Hafele
at Antelope Creek Lodge
September 14 - 16, 2012
The Fly Shop
4140 Churn Creek Road
Redding, CA 96002
The Fly Shop is thrilled to be working with acclaimed authors and anglers Skip Morris and Rick Hafele.
Skip and Rick are two of the best in the business, and they're hosting a specialized school program at Antelope Creek Lodge.
Each day's program will start with a delicious breakfast prepared by our own Antelope Creek Lodge staff, followed by a morning program that combines slide shows and classroom presentations with on-the-water, hands on observation and training. Lunch is enjoyed on the Lodge's deck overlooking slurping trout on Antelope Creek. After the midday break, specific casting and fishing techniques applicable to the morning's session (such as how to fish a specific type of insect imitation in a specific life phase) will be discussed and demonstrated, then everyone will hit the water and put their newfound expertise to use on the rainbow and brown trout of Antelope Creek Ranch.
Fish weary and overwhelmed with knowledge, guests enjoy another memorable meal before sharing stories, asking and answering questions, and picking Skip and Rick's brains until collapsing, exhausted and rewarded, to a restful slumber with the sounds of the creek bubbling just outside their window.
Daily seminar topics and techniques to be covered include entomology and fly selection for a variety of aquatic and terrestrial insects, including mayflies, caddis, stoneflies, and midges.
We'll cover both stillwater and small stream strategies, and work on improving our casting in different fishing situations encountered every day on different types of waters, such as distance casting, accuracy, short casts, roll casts, and presentation casts.
The Trout Tactics program is an exceptional learning opportunity, and a fun-filled weekend for any anglers looking to expand upon their basic knowledge and understanding of fly fishing for trout.
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Trout Tactics Dates:
September 13 - 16, 2012 - Trout Tactics Rates:
$1,295 per person (double occupancy)
$1,745 per person (single occupancy)
Skip's personal appearances will be updated on a regular basis,so check back periodically to see if he is speaking in your area.
