Fly Fishing School

Featuring some of the Finest Steelhead Fishing in the Lower 48 States!

This exciting Wilderness Medicine conference takes place in the context of a professionally guided fly-fishing school and is designed for all skill levels. Beginners will get instruction and guiding from certified fly-casting instructors (FFI), and those with experience get personalized single- or two-handed instruction from some of the best casters and guides in the west. All week we will be targeting steelhead (ocean-run rainbow trout), known for their beauty and incredible fight.

Northern California is home to some of the finest fly-water in the lower 48. The school is located at Paradise Point, a gorgeous 20-acre deluxe tent camp on the banks of the legendary Klamath River. The wilderness camp has hot showers, river-view wall tents, and gourmet food. Anglers will have a chance to float (in drift boats) and wade through incredibly varied waters including the Klamath, and Scott Rivers- all famed for autumn steelhead runs. There is also excellent fishing right at the shore of camp.

The fly-fishing guide staff are outstanding professionals from all over the world and from the local Jefferson Flywater Guide Service. The guides are knowledgeable, personable, patient, and enthusiastic! The guide-to-angler ratio is one guide for every two anglers (fisherpersons).

Aside from excellent fishing, this Wilderness Medicine course is also a fantastic nature experience, with spectacular scenery and wildlife. We often see bear, eagles, otters and elk. The weather is typically in the mid-70s and gorgeous in early October.