White Clay Fly Fishers is excited to be offering our annual Learn to Fly Fish sessions. Over the five week course you will learn the basic equipment, casting skills, knot tying, a session on the bugs with flies that mimic them as well as sessions on reading the water with the final class actually fishing the White Clay Creek.
Fee for the Fly Fishing Classes are: Adults $30, Youth 16 and under $10, family $45 – includes 1 year
membership to White Clay Fly Fishers. To join, go to: https://www.whiteclayflyfishers.org/membership/
All sessions are open the Public: For more information, questions or to sign-up, please email WCFFClub@gmail.com
Weekly Topics:
Week 1: Tuesday, March 3rd, 2026: Fly-fishing equipment and assembly, dynamics of fly casting, casting with a practice rod.
Week 2: Tuesday, March 10th, 2026: Seminar on what bugs fish eat and the flies that mimic them along with an overview of fly fishing gear.
Tuesday, March 17th, 2026: No class but join us for the WCFF Club monthly meeting at the London Tract Meeting
House (400 Sharpless Rd. Landenberg, PA)
Week 3: Tuesday, March 24th, 2026: Knot tying, casting presentation, casting instruction and practice exercises.
Week 4: Wednesday, March 31st, 2026: Review knots, casting instruction and exercises. Reading the water to locate fish and how to cast to the fish.
Week 5: Tuesday, April 7th, 2026: Fishing on the stream. Need Pennsylvania and/or Delaware fishing license with a trout stamp!
Locations:
Weeks 1 and 2: Tuesdays, March 3rd and March 10th, 2026 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM at the London Tract Meeting House at 400
Sharpless Rd, Landenberg, PA.
Weeks 3 and 4: Tuesdays, March 24th and April 31st, 2026 from 6:00-9:00 pm, at the Tatnall School gym, 1501 Barley Mill Rd, Wilmington, DE 19807
Week 5: Tuesday, April 8th, 2026 from 5 pm until dark at White Clay Creek State Park in DE (Chambers Rock Rd parking lot) and PA (start at the London Tract Meeting House 400 Sharpless Rd. Landenberg, PA). Need Pennsylvania and/or Delaware fishing license with a trout stamp!