Student Reviews and testimonials
“Attended one of Dennis’s classes in 2008, unbelieveable amount of progress in a few hours when you get the the basics, these people are the best.” jr, Bridgewater NS
“Truly one of the best experiences” pw, Halifax NS
“Had a fly rod for years, finally got it to work, Thanks guys and girls” dd, Summerside PEI
“Expected to have a great day and got a great, great day” cs. Moncton NB
“Fantastic people, patient and extremely knowledgeable.” sw. New Glasgow. NS
“Could not hook a salmon until Verlie made me keep the tip of the rod DOWN ! Amazing !!”
cc, Miramichi, NB
“Dennis, we cant get over how great of an instructor and person you are, that was the best Saturday morning I’ve had in a long time.” cc. April 2015. Kelowna BC.
“Thanks for the great class yesterday. After 30 + years of educational administration, I have a pretty good idea of what good teaching looks like. You, sir, are an excellent teacher!” rf. Penticton BC
“When you visit San Francisco again, let me know, I want LESSON 2” dk. San Franscisco Calif.
For years I have had problems with wind knots. Though it was the WIND !! In 5 minutes you fixed me , cant believe how much more I enjoy fly fishing. You are super.
dw, Sydney CB
“I would like to thank you for the excellent presentation last night. From some of the chatter I heard a lot of the guys had no idea for some of the knots make up a good and secure leader/tippet setup. Again thank you..” bh. Oct 6,2016
“Thank you so much for the lesson we all enjoyed your lesson and we are very confident now with our new lessons. We all want to thank you lovely wife ,also both Julie and Garret loved her lessons and help thank you so much I have actually learned how to cast my rod” dw. Kelowna BC
“Please come back soon, your instruction was ‘bang on’ ” ed. Killshandra, Ireland
“Hi Dennis. Thanks so much for giving me a couple hours of casting lessons yesterday. You are a wonderful instructor. I could not imagine having spent a more productive or enjoyable time.” mp.Calgary Alberta
Hi Dennis,J and I really enjoyed the lesson! We cant wait to get out there and get the lines wet. You were an excellent teacher, we will be recommending you to friends and family. Cheers, W & J Penticton
Dennis & Verlie: Absolutely great morning. We loved the flyfishing session. we both have been fly fishing for a number of years just didnt realize how relaxing and enjoyable until we had a session with you guys. How quickly you fixed our tailing loops and wind (caster) knots !! PJ Vernon
Dennis: Thanks a lot for the lesson today, I certainly learned a lot. MP, Summerland
Hi Dennis:Thank you so much for taking the time to try and educate this old Welsh guy. I thoroughly enjoyed your method of instruction, your patience is a credit to you. I will send you a photograph if I am successful in catching a decent fish!
Cheers Dennis, I will be recommending your services to others. TD, Penticton
Thanks for the lesson Dennis. Thanks also for sending the review questions for me to go through. I will have good answers to them the next time we meet. AB, Vernon
Thank you so much for the informaton you sent. I’m sure we will find it helpful in the days to come. ALso I want to say that we really enjoyed our lesson and thought you were a fantastic teacher . We are recommending you to everyone we can 🙂
C&D S, Vernon.
Hi Dennis:Thank you so much for taking the time to try and educate this old Welsh guy. I thoroughly enjoyed your method of instruction, your patience is a credit to you. I will send you a photograph if I am successful in catching a decent fish!
Cheers Dennis, I will be recommending your services to others.
TD, Penticton
Thanks for the lesson Dennis. Thanks also for sending the review questions for me to go through. I will have good answers to them the next time we meet. AB, Vernon
Thank you so much for the informaton you sent. I’m sure we will find it helpful in the days to come. ALso I want to say that we really enjoyed our lesson and thought you were a fantastic teacher . We are recommending you to everyone we can 🙂
C&D S, Vernon.
Hi Dennis:Thank you so much for taking the time to try and educate this old Welsh guy. I thoroughly enjoyed your method of instruction, your patience is a credit to you. I will send you a photograph if I am successful in catching a decent fish!
Cheers Dennis, I will be recommending your services to others.
TD, Penticton
“Thanks for the lesson Dennis. Thanks also for sending the review questions for me to go through. I will have good answers to them the next time we meet. ” AB, Vernon
Thank you so much for the informaton you sent. I’m sure we will find it helpful in the days to come. ALso I want to say that we really enjoyed our lesson and thought you were a fantastic teacher . We are recommending you to everyone we can 🙂
C&D S, Vernon.
Thanks for the great lessons.
I did learn a lot. I also got some reminders of things I’ve drifted away from.
Rod tip low. Be calm. BF, Penticton BC
“We look forward to taking our practice out to a lake just as soon as we can, until that time, we are casting in the back yard and scheming a plan to get out on the boat simultaneously! It was a true pleasure to meet yourself and Jon also, we couldn’t have asked for more helpful, knowledgeable, and cool guides; your treasures. We enjoyed it so much, we’ve been raving at people who will listen to us and already have a referral for you.
We won’t hesitate to contact you with questions (thank you for the reference material), and pictures when we get them.” B&D Summerland
“Thank you. We learned so much and were inspired by the art of fly fishing. You are an amazing instructor, so knowledgeable, patient and supportive. The lesson taught so many valuable components about fly fishing and we especially liked how it was broken down into five steps. That really helped to make learning a complex skill understandable, doable and retainable. We are so excited about we have learnt that we’re already planning our first fly fishing trip.
The fly casting notes are very helpful….such a great recap of the lessons and more!Thank you so much for all the valuable information that you shared with us.” L&J Summerland April 2023
Successful Student with beautiful Steelhead: You’ve given me a lesson a couple years ago and also my girlfriend and I more recently. Just wanted to thank you again for the instruction and all the help. You helped me fall in love with this sport and made it the learning curve much easier.
NH Kelowna BC
Another successful Student: PB Kamloops August 2023
I never had a good chance to thank you for the great lesson my fife and I had at Peach Orchard some weeks ago. You gave us wonderful instructions! We really enjoyed the day and it got us excited about our new fishing hobby. I have practised a few times on the lake, so far without a hook yet.
JK Summerland May 2023
Thank you again for the lesson that we were able take last week. We just got back from camping today. It was so wonderful to be able to take what you taught us and be on a lake. The more we practice us the better we are getting. On Friday night we were out fishing and another fisherman commented on how well we were casting. I wish I had one of your business cards with me. I found closing my eyes and focusing really did help me with the timing.
We are all looking forward to a summer full of fly fishing and catching the big one.Thanks Again, SS Summerland BC. June 2023
As they say, Sunday should be for relaxing. We would call our Sunday fly lesson: wholesome, and utmost interesting! What a great way to spend the weekend learning this sport from Dennis.
We were in awe at his incredible skill, and his humble approach to teaching. A master of the art. Very outgoing too. We learned skills that will help skip us forward a few levels in our fly fishing ventures ahead!
We are going to take all his easy to understand steps out in the water (and our park for target practice). Great tip 😉 Cheers, and would highly recommend our wise and personable fly fishing teacher.
Thanks again Dennis, for an amazing time! It was something special.
K&C Oct ,23 Kelowna BC