The Minneapolis show will feature regional and national fly anglers and tiers who will help you take your fly-fishing to a new level.
Regional presenters and fly tiers will include Tim Holschlag, Wayne Bartz, Tim Landwehr, Kevin Feenstra, Carl Haensel, Lake Superior steelhead guide Damian Wilmot, Wendy Williamson and Larry Mann, muskie hunter Brad Bohen, Dave Barron, Nate Sipple, Andy Roth, Jim Kojis, Jim Blauch ~ Moose Track Adventures - Ely, MN, and an assortment of talented tiers, including Midwest Fly Fishing™ magazine fly tying columnist Dennis Potter.
Regional presenters and fly tiers will include Tim Holschlag, Wayne Bartz, Tim Landwehr, Kevin Feenstra, Carl Haensel, Lake Superior steelhead guide Damian Wilmot, Wendy Williamson and Larry Mann, muskie hunter Brad Bohen, Dave Barron, Nate Sipple, Andy Roth, Jim Kojis, Jim Blauch ~ Moose Track Adventures - Ely, MN, and an assortment of talented tiers, including Midwest Fly Fishing™ magazine fly tying columnist Dennis Potter.
FLY CASTING: Free one-on-one fly-casting instruction with expert casters and teachers organized by the Federation of Fly Fishers. These lessons will be offered from the start to the end of the Expo at the hotel’s Garden Court on the First Floor. Male or female, young or old, these lessons will help you improve your skills.
LEARNING STATIONS: Brush up on your knot tying, learn how to select rods, reels and lines for your fishing, identify the various species of game fish we catch on a fly in the Midwest, ask questions about waders, vests and layering at Learning Stations at both expos in the Exhibit Hall.
FLY TYING DEMOS: Learn from many of the best fly tiers in the Midwest on Fly Tiers’ Row and at our unique Fly Tying Theater in the Veranda Room.
FLY TYING FOR KIDS: At both expos, youngsters can learn how to tie flies from experienced fly tying instructors. Veranda Room
SHOP AND GET THE SKINNY on the latest fly fishing rods, reels, fly lines, flies, outdoors wear and watercraft at vendor booths staffed by knowledgeable and helpful industry professionals. Fly tying materials and tools. Wildlife and sporting art and artists.
BOOK A TRiP Lodges and outfitters from the Midwest, Alaska, Canada, the West and saltwater destinations will help you plan your next great adventure.
STEWARDSHIP AND CONSERVATION: The Great Waters Expos are the first major fly fishing shows anywhere to emphasize the vital connection between the sport of fly fishing and environmental stewardship and conservation. We believe that it is no longer enough simply to be an angler; one must adopt an active conservation ethic to preserve and protect our fly fishing waters. Programs on the Great Lakes, updates on TU’s Driftless Area stream restoration (TUDARE) and an evaluation of smallmouth bass opportunities and habitat in our home waters. Spokespersons for local, national and international conservation and fly fishing clubs — Trout Unlimited, the Smallmouth Alliance and the Federation of Fly Fishers among them — will be on hand.
LIVING RIVER BUG EXHIBIT. Entomologist and award-winning photographer Dean Hansen will be featured in an expanded setting. His live bug show and living stream exhibit are flat-out remarkable.
BEGINNERS. The Great Waters Expo will feature Fly Fishing Classes for Beginners. Newcomers to fly fishing can learn fly fishing basics from veteran anglers. All Expo programming will be beginner-friendly and free. No pre-registration.
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