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ACCOMMODATIONSHoliday Inn Gwinnett Center, 6310 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth, GA 30097; 770-476-2022 – call to reserve your room and mention Fly Fishing Show for special rates. For special rates, rooms must be booked by January 8, 2020, or before the hotel sells out.Embassy Suites by Hilton, Atlanta NE Gwinnett Sugarloaf, 2029 Satellite Road, Duluth, GA 30097; 770-622-6391/ 1-800 EMBASSY – call to reserve your room and mention Fly Fishing Show for special rates. For special rates, rooms must be booked by January 10, 2020.

FLYINGHartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Physical Address: 6000 North Terminal Parkway, Suite 4000, Atlanta, GA 30320; 1-800-897-1910. Airport code: ATL

ADMISSIONAdult: $15 for one day, $25 for two days. Children under 5, free; ages 6-12, $5. Scouts under 16 in uniform, free. Active Military with ID, $10. Your admission to the show includes Seminars, Destination Theater, Exhibit Hall, Casting and Tying Demonstrations, Fly Tier’s Aisle, Featured Tier, Learning Center and Author’s Booth. Fly Fishing Film Festival $15; $10 in advance. Cash-only at the Box Office; ATM Available. FL

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Classes with the ExpertsTo ensure quality instruction, class size is limited. Most class fees are $85 and include admission to the show for that day. There are no refunds unless the class is not held. You MUST register in advance. Register online at www.flyfishingshow.com. For more information call 814-443-3638.

Thursday 9:00am-5:00pmAdvanced Fly Casting Class with Mac Brown: Learn the concepts by understanding the practical and comprehensive casting instruction to take you to the next level. Advanced.

Friday 8:30 - 11:00amPresentation Fly Casting for Fishing with Mac Brown: Presentation fly casting for fishing covers the important fly casts used when fishing for all types of fish species. All Levels.Becoming a Better Nympher with George Daniel: Progressive nymphing blends the best of traditional tight line nymphing with the newly discovered European nymphing tactics together to provide today’s nymph fish with the tools to tackle any nymphing scenario.Practical Nymphing with Ed Engle. Learn foundation techniques that are crucial to success in a variety of nymphing situations. Always filled—Register Early! All Levels.Trout Hunting 101 With Landon Mayer. Covers techniques and tactics used to successfully navigate your trout hunting. This class reveals tips, tricks and flies used by Landon. All Levels.

Friday 2:00 - 4:30pmMaking Fly Casting Easy with Pete Kutzer: Fine tune your cast or learn something new. Join fly casting instructor Pete Kutzer and learn how to make your cast easier and more efficient keeping you on the water longer. All Levels.Flies for Swingers with Tim Flagler: In the class, we’ll tie numerous patterns for swinging, but the tips and techniques covered can be used when tying just about any style of fly. Intermediate.How To Make Your Flies Work Better with Tom Boyd: Discuss innovations in flies including materials, innovation, techniques, improved gear, where, when, and why trout eat. All Levels.

Saturday 8:30 - 11:00amIncrease your Distance Casting in the Wind with Mac Brown: This class is designed for intermediate anglers who want to go the next step for improving their distance fly casting. Intermediate.Practical Nymphing with Ed Engle. Learn foundation techniques that are crucial to success in a variety of nymphing situations. Always filled--Register Early! All Levels.Strip Tactics 2.0 with George Daniel: This class is designed to provide today’s streamer angler with all the current tools and approaches necessary to tackle any stream condition. All Levels.Tying Creative Articulated Flies with Foam and Chain with Kevin Arculeo: Learn the techniques for tying creative articulated foam flies. Some experience required.

Saturday 2:00 - 4:30pmFly Casting with Bob Clouser. This class will cover getting better distance with your double haul, how to cast weighted flies, sinking lines and shooting heads and developing an inverted loop. Bob does it all. Intermediate.Introduction to Aquatic Entomology with Matt Green: Experience a more intensive, hands-on introduction to aquatic insect identifica-tion, biology, and ecology of the most common aquatic insects of the southeast and mid-Atlantic United States. All Levels.Trout Hunting 101 With Landon Mayer. Covers techniques and tactics used to successfully navigate your trout hunting. This class reveals tips, tricks and flies used by Landon. All Levels.

ALL CLASSES WILL BE HELD INDOORSCasting Classes: bring your own rod, reel and line.

Weather permitting, classes will be held outside. Tying Classes: bring your own vise, tools, & basic selection of materials.

Author’s BoothHere’s a rare chance to talk fly fishing one-on-one with the nation’s best angling authors. In most cases, you can purchase the author’s book at the show or you are welcome to bring your books from home. They’ll be happy to sign their books. Our website and show program will have the schedule.

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John Shaner will clean and lubricate your Hardy Reel. He will also provide the history of your reel. John will be in the Hardy booth.

Meet the Stars of 2020!

SeminarsCatch Room10:00 Tim Flagler – An Introduction to Trout Spey11:30 Tom Boyd – Understanding Trout: Simple

Presentation Techniques That Make Them Eat 1:00 Bob Clouser – Fly Fishing for Bass, Top to Bottom 2:30 George Daniel – Streamer Tactics 2.0 4:00 Henry Cowen – Fly Fishing Fresh Waters for

Everything But Trout

Release Room10:30 Kevin Howell – Fishing for Trout, Smallmouth and

Musky in the Southeast12:00 Landon Mayer – Mastering the Short Game: Most

Quality Trout are Caught at 20 ft. or Less 1:30 Matt Green – Aquatic Insects of the Southeast USA 3:00 Ed Engle – Fishing Small Flies 4:30 Mac Brown – Dry Fly Tactics & Tricks

Catch Room10:00 Steve Hudson – Chattahoochee Trout: An Overview11:30 Matt Green – Aquatic Insects of the Southeast USA 1:00 Bob Clouser – Clouser’s Top Tips to Catch More Fish 2:30 George Daniel – Top Ten Nymphing Tips 4:00 Mac Brown – Reading Fish Behavior & Making the

Adjustments

Release Room10:30 Kevin Howell – 50 Best Places to Fly Fish in the

Southeast12:00 Landon Mayer – Sight Fishing Secrets 2.0: The

Second Edition of Techniques for Fooling Selective Trout

1:30 Ed Engle – 25 Ways to Elevate Your Trout Game 3:00 Henry Cowen – Freshwater Striped Bass - All You

Need To Know 4:30 Pat Dorsey – Tips to Catch More Trout

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Destination TheaterCUBA - Fly Fishing Sanctuary – Cristián Rodriguez/Filippo InvernizziFly Fishing the Carolinas – Kevin HowellPatagonia Brown Trout Extravaganza De Norte a Sur – Dane LawDrift Fishing the Southern Tailwaters for Larger Trout – Dane LawHenry’s Fork Country – Mike Lawson, Chris Lawson or Todd LawsonMongolia - Taimen & Other Rare Species. Reindeer and Eagle Hunter Cultures – Tom BoydRedfish in the Southeast - A Year-Round Fishery – John MauserFly Fishing the Roaring Fork, Frying Pan and Colorado Rivers – Cameron CipponeriFly Fishing the San Juan River and Other Lesser Known Rivers in Southwestern Colorado – Cameron CipponeriFly Fishing the Kanektok River in Alaska for Rainbow Trout, Dolly Varden, Grayling and All Five Species of Pacific Salmon – Paul JacobScorpion Atoll & Tarpon Town - Two Yucatan Destinations in a Week – Raul CastanedaFlats Fishing Turneffe Atoll, Belize - Turneffe Flats – Jad Donald/ Nick BarkerTargeting Wild Brown Trout on the Chattahoochee – Chris ScalleyMontana’s Kootenai Country – Dave BlackburnBristol Bay - Where Water is More Valuable Than Gold – Tom BoydXingu - Big Payara in the Amazon Fast Clear Waters – Marcelo Perez/ Rodrigo SallesDorado Fly Fishing in Bolivia - Tsimane Lodges – Marcelo Perez/ Rodrigo SallesGiant Peacock Bass on the Fly - Rio Marie - Brazil – Marcelo Perez/ Rodrigo SallesKendjam - Fly Fishing in Crystal Clear Waters of Amazon Jungle – Marcelo Perez/Rodrigo SallesArapaima Fly Fishing - The Leviathans in Brazilian Amazon – Marcelo Perez/Rodrigo SallesCuba - New Exclusive Land-Based Lodge in the Wildest National Park of the Island – Marcelo Perez/Rodrigo SallesIceland’s Monster Brown Trout, Char & Salmon – Rob GianninoVermont Trout Streams: A Fly Angler’s Guide to the Best – Bob ShannonSteelhead Fishing the Salmon River and Other Great Lakes Tributaries – Bob ShannonTrophy Trout in Southern Chile – Brian O’KeefeMothership Fly Fishing Trips in Louisiana, Florida and the Bahamas – Brian O’KeefeThe Bahamas is Open for Business & Pleasure – Tarran Simms, Cheryl Bastian, Peter DouglasThe Southeast’s Premier Water - The South Holston River – Patrick FulkrodConfessions of a Swinger: Fly Fishing for Summer Steelhead – John SheweyGrand Bahama - Best Bonefishing in the Bahamas! – Robert NeherPatagonia: A Fly Fisher’s Bucket List – Tim FlaglerPlanning a Trip to Patagonia: Argentina vs. Chile – Yellow DogFly Fishing Belize: North to South – Jim KlugFly Fishing the Seychelles – Jim KlugFishing Australia: The Next Frontier – Simon ChuFishing Bahamas: Top to Bottom – Doug McKnightFly Rod Chronicles with Curtis Fleming – Curtis FlemingFly Fishing Colorado’s Best Trout Streams – Pat DorseyFly Fishing Colorado’s Best Tailwaters – Pat DorseyFly Fishing the Keys and Everglades National Park – Capt. Martin Carranza

Please see www.flyfishingshow.com/atlanta/ for details on times and days for talks, or pick up a show program at the ticket counter.

Kevin Arculeo

Steve Hudson Don Kirk

Pete Kutzer

Tim Flagler

John Shaner

Kevin Howell

Tom Boyd

Ed Engle

Dave Blackburn

George Daniel

Jason Randall

Mac Brown Bob Clouser

Henry Cowen

Dave Whitlock

Casting DemonstrationsFriday - Pond 110:15 Brian O’Keefe – Distance, Wind and Big Flies - Power Casting12:15 Mac Brown – Beginner Fly Casting Class for Developing Your

Default Style 2:15 Kevin Howell – Small Stream Casting 4:15 Bob Clouser – Casting and Fishing Weighted Flies and LinesFriday - Pond 211:15 Pete Kutzer – Tips and Techniques on How to Prepare for Your

Next Flats Trip 1:15 George Daniel – Casts that Catch 3:15 Landon Mayer – Close Encounters: Short Range Effective Casts

for Dries, Nymphs, and Streamers Saturday - Pond 110:15 Landon Mayer – Close Encounters: Short Range Effective Casts

for Dries, Nymphs, and Streamers12:15 Dave Whitlock – Whitlock’s Hand-Torque Casting Stroke 2:15 Mac Brown – Advanced Fly Casting for Adding Distance &

Accuracy 4:15 Peter Kutzer – How to Cast a 2Wt -12Wt and How Your Cast Will

ChangeSaturday - Pond 211:15 Bob Clouser – Casting and Fishing Weighted Flies and Lines 1:15 George Daniel – Back to Basics 3:15 Kevin Howell – Improving Your Fly Presentation

Landon Mayer

SPECIAL MUSICAL GUESTCome see our special musical guest Dave Blackburn. He will be playing for a feature “happy hour” act prior to the screening of the International Fly Fishing Film Festival.

FLY FISHING MERIT BADGE PROGRAM for Scouts. Scouts can join us in uniform and complete key requirements towards

earning a fly fishing merit badge. Participating Scouts who complete their passports will be eligible for special discounts.

Fly Fishing Journeys will present live podcasts throughout the show. Come see interviews, ask questions and more in the Live Podcasting Booth.

Rob Giannino Matt Green

Pat Dorsey

Brian O’Keefe

Visit our website flyfishingshow.com for complete biographies on our Stars!

Featured Fly TiersFriday10:00 Bob Clouser – Clouser Crippled Diver 11:15 Henry Cowen – “Weighting” for the Strike12:30 Ed Engle – Tying Tricos 1:45 Landon Mayer – Every Step Counts: Quick Guide Flies That

Catch Fish 3:00 Dave Whitlock – Dave’s Red Fox Squirrel Special, Carp and

Bonefish Fly 4:15 Matt Green – CDC Dry Flies and EmergersSaturday10:00 Bob Clouser – Clouser’s Best Patterns for All Species 11:15 Pat Dorsey – Tailwater Favorites12:30 Henry Cowen – Tying Striped Bass Flies for Lakes & Rivers 1:45 Dave Whitlock – Whitlock’s Near Nuff Crayfish 3:00 Ed Engle – Tying Blue-Winged Olives 4:15 Tim Flagler – Trout Spey Flies

DO NOT MISS: The International Fly Fishing Film Festival. One night only, Friday, January 31 at 6:30. Tickets are $15 at the door or $10 in advance.

Cover art courtesy Dave Whitlock. See Dave’s art in person at the show!

Note from the DirectorYou are cordially invited to the Fourth Annual Atlanta Fly Fishing Show, the largest fly fishing extravaganza in the Southeast. See the newest rods, reels, clothing, accessories, lodges and camps along with non-stop fly-tying and casting demonstrations. Some of the highlights include: • New 2020 products from

manufacturers. • Programs and learning opportunities for youngsters, families

and Scouts. • Casting demos and instruction with George Daniel, Pete Kutzer,

Mac Brown and more! • Fly tying with Bob Clouser, Dave Whitlock, Henry Cowen and

more! • Classes with the Experts where you can get one-on-one time

with the Pros. • Lodges, resorts and exotic vacation destinations offering money

saving show specials and destination seminars. • The must-see International Fly Fishing Film Festival on Friday at

6:30 featuring award-winning fly-fishing films. • New rods, reels, lines, accessories, clothing, waders, boots,

books, DVDs and anything else you may want to purchase, plus our exclusive author’s booth.

• Two new and improved casting ponds for rod testing. • Conservation organizations and opportunities to volunteer for

the sport you cherish. • Live musical performances by Dave Blackburn.Bring your friends and family for some fun at the biggest fly fishing event in the Southeast. Stay at our host hotels and see both days to get the most of the event. You can’t see it all in a day. See you at the show!

—Ben Furimsky and The Fly Fishing Show Family

FFI Learning Center The Fly Fishers International (FFI) hosts the Fly Fishing Learning Center with fly tying, casting instruction and other fly fishing information and is free to show attendees. Instruction is open to kids of all ages and skill levels.