It's our honor at the Tennessee Fly Fishing & Whiskey Festival to field a slate of the very best regional and national instructors. Our vision is to share our knowledge with our attendees. Most of our classes are included with admission.Some of our classes are large and lecture-based; others are small and hands-on. Classes are taught indoors on festival grounds (except where noted) by experts in their fields.
Below you will see a listing of specialty paid classes we are offering at this year's festival. These have limited seating, and not available to the general public without being purchased. Check back regularly as we will be adding classes as the event gets closer!
One of our special guests this year as seen here, is famed author and guide Pat Dorsey. He will be speaking, tying flies and also offering his Master's Class on Fishing Tailwaters. His specialty class is like our other specialty paid classes and are first come, first serve only. Don't miss it !!
Thanks for checking out our Classes section of the website. General Admission Tickets are $30 per day, or $50 for a weekend pass and includes all general education classes. We are in the process of developing multiple classes some of which will last all day on Thursday, and others will be about 60-90 minutes in length over the course of the festival. All paid classes will be posted with a title, and the instructor will also be named. If you have a suggestion for a class, you think might be a good fit for our festival, send us an e-mail to [email protected]
Master Angler's Class
Thursday-Kelly Galloup
Women's & Wine Fly Tying Meet & Greet
Thursday - Farm Bureau Expo
Beyond the Cast: Women's Fly Fishing Symposium
Friday ONLY at the Farm Bureau Expo- Multiple instructors
Insider's Guide to Fishing Streamers
Friday & Saturday Kelly Galloup
Master's Class on Fishing Tailwaters
Friday & Saturday Pat Dorsey
Advanced Tactics for Reds and Speckled Trout
Friday & Saturday Captain Gary Dubiel
Proven Tactics to Catch Trout in Mountain Streams
Friday & Saturday Ian & Charity Rutter
Beginner Casting Classes
Friday & Saturday Steve Nix
Beginner Fly Tying Classes
Friday & Saturday Andrew Smalling
Streamers Made Simple Fly Tying
Friday Only Allen Rupp
Tying Big Predator Flies
Friday & Saturday Steve Maldonado
NearNuff Caryfish Fly Tying School
Sunday Only -Allen Rupp
NearNuff Sculpin Fly Tying School
Sunday Only -Allen Rupp