NZ's Fly Fishing School

Stu Tripney is New Zealand's only full-time casting instructor and in 2007 became NZ's first Certified FFF Master Casting Instructor.

Stu's fly shop is the only shop in NZ that has a dedicated casting area and casting course set up right beside the shop so that it could not be any easier, you park , cast,  and have FUN!

Over many years Stu has become known for his great ability to teach anybody how to fly cast and enjoy fly fishing in general. He has also became known NZ's doctor of casting faults and it does not take him long to help troubled casters become much happier and efficient with their fly casting skills. Would you go to the hairdresser to get your teeth pulled out! So why struggle with learning to fly cast - call Stu today and you will never regret it!

Fly Fishing is a pleasurable activity even though to the beginner it all seems overwhelmingly difficult and to cast a weightless fly 50 - 100ft through the air looks like an impossible feat. The world of Fly fishing is a fascinating one , let me help guide you through it, by teaching you about Trout, entomology, basic casting, knots, fly-tying and leader construction. If you are no longer a beginner and have mastered all the basic casts, then let me teach you some advanced fly- casting…like how to double haul-for those distance casts!

Private Casting Lessons

The cost for these are: 1½ hour pro casting lessons, $160nz x 1 client, $200 x 2 clients($100nz pp),  $240nz x 3  ($80nz pp)   $280nz x 4 ($70nz pp)  $320nz x 5($64nz pp). 

If you have never had a casting lesson before I recommend you get one!

Fly fishing Schools

These are mobile and arrangements can easily be made to bring them to your area. Costs are: NZ$690 per day for up to 2 clients and for 3 - 4 clients, NZ$250 per person. Bookings in advance are essential.

The Beginners schools layout is as follows:

Beginners School - 1 day

• Trout and where to find them
• Entomology (trout food)
• Trout Flies
• Tackle and equipment
• LUNCH
• Leaders and their construction
• Basic Knots
• Casting
  

Intermediate School - 1 day

•  Review of casting
• Casting
• LUNCH
• Playing and landing trout
• Casting
• How to tie a fly
  
  

What to bring

Lunch , pen & paper ,warm clothes, rain jacket, fly rod and reel. If you do not have a fly rod and reel. I have a large range of top quality equipment and Sage fly rods for you to choose from.

"Stuart - I would like to thank you to introducing this very interesting sport to me. The beginner’s course was very interesting as well as effective from my point of view. Keeping the group small made a huge contribution for me as a beginner wanting to learn, with you being able to concentrate more on one to one tuition, as well as being informative. The time frame to the course was very good, but an extra few hours on how to land fish would be better!!! Ha Ha !! Overall, I strongly think that the course is very good value for money and I would recommend it to anyone who would be interested in getting into the sport, as by way of an introduction. Once again thanks and I hope to meet you on a lake or river one day."
Thanks, Jason.

Contact Stu today to book your fly fishing - fly casting lessons!