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2026 is the 60th anniversary of one of Orvis’ most storied institutions, its Fly Fishing School, which is headquartered within the company’ s Manchester campus.
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Since 1966, the Orvis Fly Fishing School has trained more than 35,000 students in the arts of casting, tying knots, fly selection, gear selection, and entomology. Orvis offers one and two-day fly fishing schools as well as specialty schools on advanced casting, fly fishing in specific conditions, and fly fishing for specific species. The school offers parent and child classes as well aimed at anglers aged 12 and under.
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The school is designed for anglers of all ability levels. Orvis provides all equipment, but students are welcome to bring their own gear. Lunch is catered and provided as part of your tuition.
The Fly Fishing School in Manchester is the flagship for a larger network of Orvis Fly Fishing Schools. Currently, Orvis operates 17 Fly Fishing Schools across the United States. The schools run from April through October. School manager Kyle Leard says May and June tend to be their busiest months.
It didn’ t take the school long to cement its reputation as the space where people could learn the art and sport of fly fishing.
“ I believe that someone could walk in to the Orvis Fly Fishing School with no idea of what a trout looked like and go out the next week and catch one,” wrote Monty Montgomery of the Boston Globe after attending the three-day school in 1973.
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