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*Please note that this school is designed for intermediate to advanced anglers. Our goal is to help you continue your education in fly casting, tying and overall knowledge in order to better target large predatory species like musky, pike and more.

Plan on arriving at Brookwood House property between 6-7 p.m . on Friday, January 2nd. You will take care of your own dinner before arriving. If you choose to fly in, the closest airport is Roanoke regional. You would need to rent a car from there and drive to the lodge. Your host Josh Trammell will be on site to greet you and introduce you Blane Chocklett as well as Josh Lafferty and Austin Conrad of Virginia Trophy Guides.


Once everyone has arrived and settled in on Friday night, we will go over our schedule for the week. We'll then share a few drinks and hangout with Blane and the boys from VTG as we wind down for the evening.

Saturday morning we'll get up and plan on having a light breakfast around 8 a.m. At 9 a.m. we will start Blane's Big Fly Casting Class and that will continue until around noon. He'll go over techniques and tips to better perfect your casting skills when throwing large flies for predatory fish. When you're used to the typical trout and warm water sized streamer rods (7-8wt), it may be a bit daunting to pick up a 10-12wt rod and try casting a 10-12 inch long fly! Blane and the guides from VTG (as well as Josh) are well versed in casting large flies and will help you improve your game for the rest of the week's fishing and beyond. We will have rods on site for you to use if you choose not to bring your own.

Lunch will be from Noon- 1 p.m. and we'll grill up some burgers and hot dogs before we continue on with the rest of the day.


After we finish up lunch, we will gather in the lodge for some tying demonstrations from Blane. He will go over multiple flies as well as cover some important aspects in the build of those flies that help them "swim" correctly and effectively. Blane is a master of his craft and his mind works like very few in the fly design arena. If you're a fan of articulated flies...this is a class/presentation you don't want to miss.

We'll end day one with some cocktail and Q & A time from around 5 p.m. until we gather at 7 for some fine Southern cuisine.

Day two, Sunday, is onto the fishing! We will fish with the VA Trophy Guides and Blane Chocklett himself on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Each angler will have a chance to fish with Blane (as he no longer guides professionally....this IS an MRO EXCLUSIVE experience).

The lodge is centrally located between the New River and the James River and we will be fishing whichever presents the best opportunities and conditions.

We will depart for home after breakfast on Thursday, January 8th.

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