{"id":2,"date":"2011-07-07T10:44:30","date_gmt":"2011-07-07T14:44:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/masterflycasting.com\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2021-03-13T13:17:06","modified_gmt":"2021-03-13T18:17:06","slug":"welcome-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/masterflycasting.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0…\u00a0to Master Fly Casting.com!<\/h1>\n

\u00a0\"\"<\/a>\u00a0… <\/span>Gallatin River …. recognize this spot ?<\/span><\/h2>\n

…from the Movie “A River Runs Through It”<\/span><\/h2>\n

… this is where they filmed the “Float your Hat” scene … I caught some\u00a0really nice fish at this exact spot ! <\/span><\/h2>\n

A very special place, for sure!<\/span><\/h2>\n

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\u00a0If you are interested in learning about the sport of fly fishing or <\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

looking to improve your casting presentation … which means more\u00a0and bigger fish, <\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

we think you are at the right place!<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

\u00a0 Jim Valle\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

CI, THCI, MCI, BOG \u00a0 <\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0<\/span>As your host it is only fair to tell you a little about my credentials.\u00a0 Currently residing at the Jersey Shore I have been fly fishing for more than 40 years in both fresh and salt water.\u00a0 I hold every Casting Instructor Certification the Federation of Fly Fishers offers\u00a0and have recently been elected to the\u00a0Board of Governors<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and as you will see throughout the site I have taught with many notable fly casting celebrities around the world. I have even, at one time, offered to give casting lessons to the President.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>(double <\/span>\u00a0<\/span>click this\u00a0audio)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0White House<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

My first experience with a fly rod came at the hands of Randal Kaufman\u00a0the former owner of Streamborne Fly Shop in Tigard, Oregon almost 50 years ago, we\u00a0became instant friends.\u00a0 I now fish the “Salt” from New Jersey to Rhode Island and the Florida\u00a0Keys. My freshwater fishing includes the streams of the Northeast\u00a0at least an annual return to the Pacific Northwest. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Since then I have been priveledged to\u00a0teach with\u00a0Lefty Kreh, Gordy Hill, Tom White, Joan Wulff, Bruce Richards, Al Buhr, Macauley Lord, Flip Pallot, Steve Rajeff,\u00a0Tim Rajeff,\u00a0Ally Gowans (Scotland), Dennis Grant (Nova Scotia), Raffaele Mascaro (Italy),\u00a0Chris Sepio (Canada), JF LaValle (Canada)\u00a0and\u00a0many, many others\u00a0all around the world,\u00a0all of whom\u00a0have become close friends…. <\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Fly Fishing and Friendships just seem to go hand in hand!<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\"\"<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0…Always something special to see allong the way!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Fly Casting Bio from Somerset Fly Fishing Show: \"\"<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Jim teaches both Single Hand and Two Hand\/Spey Casting. His teaching credits include Clinics, FFF Conclaves, College Courses, Casting For Recovery, Project Healing Waters, FFF Youth Program, and LL Bean Outdoor Discovery Schools, local outfitter\u00a0Fly Fishing Pro and\u00a0a member of the G Loomis Pro Staff.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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August 2014, Recipient of the Mel Krieger Casting Instructor Award <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

by the International Federation of Fly Fishers
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Browse the site and\u00a0email\u00a0me if I can help you or your group become better fly casters.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Thanks,<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>Jim Valle<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0 CI, THCI, MCI, BOG<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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Scheduling\u00a0\/ Presentations \/ Instruction \/ Rates \/ Questions ….please email MasterFlyCasting@gmail.com<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I Look forward to casting together!<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

“\u00a0<\/span>There is no place I fit so well as a stream, <\/span><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

No human edifice I find so beautiful as woods and water. <\/span><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Fishing ties me into the world of water and the anmimals it contains, <\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Into mystery and\u00a0 something primitive and valuable inside me.”<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

~Seth Norman ~<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u00a0…\u00a0to Master Fly Casting.com! \u00a0\u00a0… Gallatin River …. recognize this spot ? …from the Movie “A River Runs Through It” … this is where they filmed the “Float your Hat” scene … I caught some\u00a0really nice fish at this exact spot ! A very special place, for sure!   \u00a0If you are interested in learning […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"no-sidebar.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/masterflycasting.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/masterflycasting.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/masterflycasting.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/masterflycasting.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/masterflycasting.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2"}],"version-history":[{"count":91,"href":"https:\/\/masterflycasting.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":165062,"href":"https:\/\/masterflycasting.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions\/165062"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/masterflycasting.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}