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EFFA Fly Casting Department

The EFFA Flycasting Department consists of some of Europe's leading flycasting instructors. They are the representatives of their member countries. The department tries to continously improve teaching techniques and takes care of the EFFA flycasting instructor certification programme.

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The Fly Casting Department

	Günter Feuerstein (A) - chairman Internationally well-known EFFA Master Fly Casting Instructor and fly tyer (Chatsworth Angling Fair, FFF-Conclaves, Danish Fly Festival, Fly Fair, Moscow Fly Festival, ...), chairman of the EFFA Fly Casting Instructor Programme, originator of several modern trick casts and improved techniques like GF Power Haul, GF Vertical Bow, Snap-T and Snap-Z as well as the modern GF Magic Switch Cast, author of the book Erfolgreich Nymphenfischen auf Salmoniden, video-productions, specialized in fresh water ecology, fly fishing consultant LOOP PRO TEAM.

	Wolfgang Fabisch - vice chairman (Ger) Well known international EFFA Master Fly Casting Instructor, developed a lot of innovative fly fishing products and tools. Demonstration caster at several trade and angling fairs, great experience in steelhead fishing in British Columbia

	Hywel Morgan (U.K.) Hywel has been demonstrating casting in shows for over 20 years, all over Scandinavia, Germany, Austria, Italy, France as well as all the major shows in the UK. He was crowned World and European Casting Champion as well as holding 14 British Casting records. He has also won 3 Silver medals at the World Fly Fishing Championships 2 team medals and one Individual. Hywel now guides anglers all over the Uk for Brown and Rainbow trout as well as Grayling, Sea Trout and Salmon. He has presented 18 DVD’s as well as having his own fishing show on the Discovery channel. Hywel is an EFFA Master Flycasting Instructor h.c.

	Jupp Verstraten (Ger) International, high innovative Fly Casting Instructor and fly tyer (Fly Fair, FFF-Conclave) Fly casting demontrations at national and international trade fairs and fly fishing events, EFFA Master Fly Casting Instructor, brought a lot of input into the EFFA Instructor Certification Programme.

	Sepp Fuchs (NL) International instructor and fly tyer (Fly Fair, Danish Fly Festival, FFF-Conclave, several international and national shows and fly fishing events), member of the "Dutch Association of Advanced Fly Tiers" D.A.A.F.T. EFFA Master Fly Casting Instructor, very innovative instructor (SF-roll cast training of the lawn) former Dutch fly casting champion, own video on fly casting.

	Göran Andersson (SWE) Best known fly casting instructor in Scandinavia, EFFA Master Flycasting Instructor h.c.; international instructor and demonstrator with world-wide reputation(Fly Fair, Chatsworth, Danish Flyfestival, Speyorama, ...), revolutionised the two handed fly casting(father of the Underhand Technique), large input in fly fishing and fly casting, inventor of the large arbor reel and the shooting heads, writer of different fly fishing books, films and articles, excellent rod builder and LOOP tackle designer and consultant,

	Rudy van Duijnhoven (NL) International Fly Casting Instructor and fly tyer (Fly Fair, Danish Fly Festival, several international shows und and trade fairs), EFFA Master Fly Casting Instructor, Chairman of the "Dutch Association of Advanced Fly Tiers"(D.A.A.F.T.). Freelance writer and photographer, fly fshing journalist working for BEET

	Uwe Rieder (A) Well known international Fly Fishing Instrucotor, fly tyer and guide. EFFA Master Instructor, fly casting demonstrations at a lot of trade fairs and fly fishing shows all over Europe, well experienced in all parts of fly fishing if it´s fishing in alpine rivers, fishing on the big rivers fo Skandinavia or saltwater fly fshing the tropics. Runs Pro-Guides. Team Vision Member

	Michael Greve (DK) Well known Danish flycasting instructor, sepcialized in seatrout fishing and salmon fishing with double handed rods, EFFA Master Flycasting Instructor, several publications in fly fishing press.

	Roberto Pragliola (I) International instructor and fly tyer (Flyfair, Danish Flyfestival, FFF-Conclave, several evetns and trade fairs), EFFA Master Fly Casting Instructor, founded the Italian Fly Fishing School SIM(Scuola Italiana di Pesca a Mosca), author of the book Magia sull Aqua, very innovative fly caster, originator of the TLT-style, developed very special rods mainly used for dry fly fishing (TLT) and fly tying tools, member of IBRA(Italian Bamboo Rodmakers Association), runs the Italian TLT-Academy

	Claudio Balassone (I) International instructor and fly casting demonstration caster (Fly Fair, Danish Fly Festival, several events and shows) of the Italian Fly Fishing School (TLT-techniques), specialst in high precision casts with ultra-light dry fly tackle, EFFA Master Fly Casting Instructor.

	Guido Vinck (BE) International Fly Casting Instructor and fly tyer (present at many trade fairs and events), former multiple times casting world champion, EFFA Master Fly Casting Instructor, editor of the fishing magazine BEET, well known through several fly fishing publications.Was elected as En EFFA honorary member in 2009.

	Hans Spinnler (CH) Master Fly Casting instructor from Switzerland, specialized on two handed fly casting, fly casting demos in Germany and Switzerland, represents Switzerland in the EFFA membership department, can be found the whole summer at his beats at the River Orkla in Norway. Elected as Coordinator of the EFFA Double Hand Programme in 2011.