Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} MURRAY'S MTN TROUT ROD

Lisa,

FWIW, I took his small mountain stream class in April a couple of years ago. There were 5 of us. The morning started out at Graves Mountain where Murray's son Jeff taught the class. It was very similar to the lecture Murray gives in his shop on Saturday's. Except Jeff has a different (less marketing) way of explaining things that worked better for me. From the classroom we went into the Rapidan WMA to fish the Upper Rapidan River. (Not sure if they always go there.) We stopped about a half mile downstream from the Rapidan Cabins. Jeff was very open to questions and clarifying things. Jeff did a short in stream practical demo and discussion in the stream. For me this demo made a world of difference in my learning to read water. Then Jeff spaced us out along the stream. He worked individually with each of us. I seem to remember he worked with me for about 45 minutes.

I was moving upstream to a new piece of water when he arrived.So I took the opportunity to describe how I was reading the water and my strategy for fishing the different parts. He offered constructive advice about how I was reading the water and made some suggestions about why I might want to consider a change in my approach to fishing the different spots. We turned over rocks and looked at  bugs. He watched my technique and offered constructive suggestions.

I'm always concerned I will not receive value equal to the price when I pay for fishing instruction/experiences.

For me, Jeff's on water demos and coaching made the class worth the price of admission.

Daniel

On Wed, Aug 12, 2020 at 10:28 AM Lisa Stewart <stewartlisa398@gmail.com> wrote:

Thanks, I'm wanting a good small stream rod.  I've been to his shop a few times and spoken with him.  I know he's considered as a small stream trout guru.  Having the versatility to cast flies, droppers, and small streamers is important to me.  Haveyou taken his small stream trout class?

On Wed, Aug 12, 2020, 9:00 AM Chris Young <cdyoung8@gmail.com> wrote:

I have one. It's great. It's basically an old Scott G blank. Unlike a lot of other small stream rods, it has enough backbone to toss a hopper-dropper or even small streamer.

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