EFFA Guide Programme

The unique programme

 

Good things always take their time. The request for certified guides was said to be very high in the North so we started to work on that subject about three years ago. Now the EFFA Guide Programme is finished and the very first course is waiting for  participants. Maybe you want to be among the first certified guides?

 

As you have probably already got to know the EFFA Guide Programme is done in co-operation with Hedmark University College in Elverum. This means that those who pass it will not only get an EFFA Guide Certificate but also a University diploma. EFFA is the only international fly fishing association who can offer such an opportunity. Besides the diploma and patches the EFFA certified guides can also benefit from the EFFA sponsoring programme. So they will get the same tackle discounts as our flycasting instructors. The EFFA Guide Programme covers all that is neccessary to provide a client with a good service in order to make them satisfied.

 

EFFA guides have to know:

  • how to manage a group at a river or still water
  • how to tie certain fly patterns and use fly tying materials correctly
  • how to cast to feeding fish (medium to higher level casting requirements)
  • where to find fish in a river (reading waters)
  • what the fish feed on and why (food chain)
  • how to set up a camp
  • how to work with GPS equipment
  • how to save people who have an accident at the water (water rescue course)
  • ...,

During the 4 days course the participants will get to know everything that is needed to become a successful guide. At the end the participants show their skills in a little test.

 

 

EFFA Flyfishing Guide Course in Elverum, Norway 5.-8. August 2011

 

Time/Place: Elverum-Rena Aug 3-6, 2012


Duration: 4 days (Fri-Mon)

 

Cost:       Eur 400.- (Eur 350.-*) based on a group of 12  

 

This consists of:

  1. Eur 300.- for the course(includes course fee, fishing licenses and accommodation). We buy food and beverages together (not included)
  2. Eur 100.-   > EFFA guide certification fee*

* reduced costs: If the course is held by Hedmark University the university students pay EUR 50.- to EFFA. EFFA instructors also pay only Eur 50.- to EFFA as they already benefit from the sponsoring programme.

 

 

Maximum number of participants:  12 (first-come-first-serve)

 

Accommodation:

In a fishing hut (simple standard) with kitchen and bathroom. No single rooms. Bring your own sleeping bag.

 

Equipment needed:

 Flyfishing gear for trout and grayling fishing. Look for recommendations under. Bathing suit. A set of clothes that can get wet. Materials for flytying, if your submitted patterns contain special materials.

 

The course is a compressed 4-day practical/theoretical study based on a 15 ECTS course that is run on a bachelor level. The course is given by Hedmark University College, and is approved by EFFA. If passed, the course gives a diploma from the teaching institution and the right to use the title “EFFA Certified Flyfishing Guide”.

 

 

Demands       

The candidate shall have the necessary knowledge and experience to perform flyfishing guiding in a safe way and with a high level of expertise in flyfishing. The candidate shall be prepared to show knowledge and skills, not only in safety and flyfishing, but also in fish handling, customer service, cultural understanding and conducting his/her guideservice in an ecological responsible way.

 

Water rescue test

  1. Be able to swim 200 meter continues
  2. Swim up to 25 meters
  3. Dive down to a depth of 4 meters, swimming goggles and nose plugs are not allowed.
  4. Pick up a doll (person)
  5. Surface and float the person to shore (25 meters). The person to be rescued lies on his back with arms crossed over stomach region. The candidate can not touch the bottom or the sides of the pool.
  6. Get the rescued person ashore in safe manner
  7. Put the person in a stabile position
  8. Perform correct cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on a mannequin

(step 2 – 8 is conducted in a continuous sequence)

  1. Demonstrate the principles “reach, throw, row and go."

 

 

Flytying/Fly knowledge

The candidate will bring 12 different, self-tied, patterns and present them and show knowledge about the flies. The candidate will provide information regarding the history of the pattern, what it imitates, when and where to use it and under witch conditions. The candidate will be asked to tie one or more of these 12 flies to prove ability in flytying.

 

Flycasting

  • Overhead 20 meters
  • Double haul – explain how and why
  • A presentation cast, one of the following; reach cast, parachute cast or serpentine cast – explain how and why

Tailing loop and open loop – demonstrate and instruct on how to correct the errors. (Certified flycasting instructors do not have to perform this test.)

 

Complete Guide training course

The candidate will have to complete the practical/theoretical guide course with fishability analyzes, planning and peer evaluation on a practical case during the course.

 

 

Programme


Friday

-          10.00 – 15.00 Swimmingpool, Water rescuetest + CRP, Swimming with wading gear

-          16.00 – 18.00 Throw line in running water "Reach, throw, row and go."

-          18.00 Travel to Grønvollen (fishinghut by Rena River)

-          20.00 Fishing and analyzing fishability, finding spots on the Rena River

 Saturday

-          10.00 Breakfeast

-          10.00 – 12.00 Guide theory

-          12.00 – 13.00 – tests casting / fishing for instructors

-          13.00-16.00 Fishing and analyzing fishability, finding spots on the River Rena

-          17.00-19.00 Outdoor skills, dinner in cooking hole.

-          19.00-20.00 presentation of flies

-          20.00 - Fishing and analyzing fishability, finding spots on the River Rena

Sunday

-          09.00 – 12.00 outdoor breakfeast with campmaking/ fire ect.

-          12.00 fly presentation

-          15.00 Fishing and analyzing fishability, finding spots on the River Rena

-          19.00 Dinner in plenum

-          2100 Fishing and analyzing fishability, finding spots on the River Rena

Monday

-          09.00-15.00 guiding exam all groups. The groups will guide their fellow participants, based on their fishability analysis from the last days. The teachers will join as supervisors

-          16.00 Evaluation and graduation from the course

 

 

 

Enrolment


Enrole for the EFFA Guide Course by sending an e-mail with your personal data and the date of the course to info@effa.info and flyfishing@effa.info.

 

Then pay either Eur 100.- or Eur 50.-(for Hedmark University College students and EFFA instructors only) to the EFFA account. Only by paying the EFFA certification fee you are registered for the test. Only the first 12 candidates who pay can take part.

 

EFFA
European Fly Fishing Association
Kantonalbank Diepoldsau
CH-9444 Diepoldsau

CH1400781605358882001
BIC/SWIFT: KBSGCH22 (inside EU use SEPA transfer, please) 
If the Swift Code does not work , please use KBSGCH22XXX

Please mention the course name and location and bring the bank confirmation with you to the course.

 

The rest of the course is to be paid in cash at site!