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Dfishinfool's Guide Service
To book a trip with any of the guides below please call Don Mathews at 330-565-5457. He handles our central booking calendar at steelheadschool.com You may also call the guide of your choice at anytime with questions or to check on availability.
Guide Don "dfishinfool" Mathews
330-565-5457
All guides listed below are self employed. We have joined forces. We believe that by networking together on the stream our group of local guides can give the best steelheading experience possible. We guarantee it. Feel free to call any of us at anytime to check on availability or to just talk fishin. Don't be fooled by the NEW wave of guides in Ohio. These guys are your true local steelhead pro's.
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Guide Jeff Novak |
330-984-7406 |
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Guide Mark DeFrank |
724-317-8582 |
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Guide Dick Keagy |
330-646-8150 |
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Guide Travis McAllister |
330-399-2746 |
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Greg Lum |
Guide Bob Williams
440-487-8111
Fly Fishing School 2010
May 21, 22, & 23, 2010
Do Trout still elude you? Entering the fly fishing realm can sometimes throw a beginner into a spiral destined for disaster where they finally call it quits.
Let us help you cut the learning curve. Come join us for a weekend Fly fishing School on the scenic Casselman River in Western Maryland.
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Why the Casselman River? The Casselman has easy wading and a varied shoreline made for open casting with medium to heavy canopied foliage creating moderate to difficult casting. The water make up has deep runs, small to medium size riffles, flats, and deep pools. The diverse situations creates a great place to have a school able to introduce the student to the many types of situations they will encounter and giving us the ability to address the problems they may have as we progress through the school. |
Under cut banks and overhanging foliage and the infamous trees that we manage to snag! Join us and learn a few tips from a guides perspective on how to overcome these obstacles. |
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Lodging & Meals |
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The school is held at the Meshach Browning cabins on the River. We reserve the entire grounds exclusively for the school. We also base our guide trips out of the Cabins
Where are we? There are 2 price packages offered below. Two cabins are discounted with fewer amenities and handled on a first come first serve basis. |
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All meals are provided, including;
Coffee, Tea, Soft Drinks & Water available throughout your stay. Alcoholic Beverages: Permitted (BYOB) Please let us know of any special medical conditions that need accommodated in advance
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The Main Lodge where classes are held & meals served. |
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* Personal time will give you the opportunity to wet a line or simply relax and enjoy the solitude |
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DON'T forget, You will have a day left on your permit * Guides are available Monday for anyone opting to stay an extra day for a guided trip. |
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Two of my patterns matching the Golden Stone. |
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There are many ways to tie a pattern with varying levels of difficulty. These examples of the golden stone shown are only two of the various adaptations for this pattern. Saturday evening we will first identify the bugs that were collected during the day. We will then tie a few flies to allow the students to understand how to incorporate different materials to get a close match to the bugs found in any water shed they encounter. As far as advancing in their skill level of tying, this will come in time. Practice makes perfect! |
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What will you need? |
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DON'T forget, You will have a day left on your permit |
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Guides are available Monday for anyone opting to stay an extra day for a guided trip. |
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CLICK HERE for printable registration form |
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Mark DeFrank 702 Duck Hollow Rd Ext Uniontown, PA 15401 724-317-8582 |
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Registration / Payment Terms |
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Cost for the course per student including lodging, meals, fly rods & flies: $ 500.00 |
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This price is for lodging with full amenities. |
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ONLY 12 SPOTS AVAILABLE |
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Terms of payment requires a $50.00 non- refundable deposit to secure your reservation for the course. |
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Remaining balance is due May 7th, 2010. |
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Following payment forms are accepted: Personal check, E-check, money order, major credit/debit cards |
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To reserve your spot with a personal check or money order CLICK HERE |
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Cost for the course per student including discounted lodging,meals, fly rods & flies $425.00 |
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This price is without full cabin amenities |
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Lodging in the 2 cabins below is offered at a discounted rate. |
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Only four spots available, on a first come first serve basis |
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These 2 cabins do not have bathroom facilities, but are in very close proximity to the bath house. They do have bunks, cable TV, micro, heat & frig. |
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These cabins are plush for roughin it!! |
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Fall Steelhead School 2009 November 6,7 & 8th Come spend a weekend learning the secrets of fishing "Steelhead Alley" at one of our all inclusive schools! Each class is limited to nine students. Don Mathews and members of his guide staff, including Mark Defrank of Defrank's Flies, will be there to instruct you. We will share our many years of steelhead experience with you!! It will be very comprehensive and will include all aspects of fishing for steelhead in our streams. Both the fly rod and the spinning rod will be covered. We held two Steelhead Schools last year. Its been my honor to be a part of the Steelhead School from the beginning. I consider many of the schools 150+ graduates as friends now. We are going to take 15 guests at this fall's school. We try to keep it a reasonably priced three day adventure into the world of "Steelhead Alley". |
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Date: November 6, 7 and 8, 2009 |
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Location: Northeastern Ohio streams and Lake Erie Tributaries - Lodging location TBA |
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| Cost: $350.00 - The price includes two nights lodging, Pizza Friday evening and breakfast Saturday and Sunday. The total price of the weekend is $350 per angler based on two sharing a room. For a single room add $50. A Non-Refundable $50 deposit will hold your spot. Balance is due Friday night of the class. | |
We are now accepting deposits for the Fall class - November 6, 7 and 8, 2009 |
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Make your deposit below to reserve your spot for this Fall |
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After the Spring Steelhead Season, I will be taking orders for Steelhead Rods I use guiding on the Alley in time for the 2009 Fall Season.
I will have a page dedicated just for the rods.
All will be custom built by me personally with the same meticulous detailed craftsmanship I follow when tying my flies.
Rod details: 10' 7 wt 2 pc. moderate flex rod. Matt charcoal gray IM7 blank with red & black thread raps accented with silver, stainless steel guides, folding hook keep, full welled grip and a 2" fighting butt.
A 50% Deposit will be needed for Customizing the rod with your name which is included in the price.
These have just the right flex for the explosive runs and enough back bone to have plenty of control over the fish.
Price: TBA
