Frank Burr
Goldentroutdude

Frank learned Tenkara fishing in Japan in 1970 at the age of 6, followed by Fly Fishing and Fly tying the following year. A native of Southern California, Frank fly fishes throughout the United States, always looking for the elusive Heritage Trout. Although Trout is his favorite species, Frank will fly fish for any species just to get in a day of fishing, like Tilapia, Peacock Bass and the native freshwater Goby in Hawaii. Frank has worked in the fly fishing industry for the past 11 years for Orvis and now for Snowbee USA, assisting in the design of Ultralight Fly Rods and other products in the Snowbee line. Frank is also a Traditional Fly Fishing and Tenkara instructor and Guide specializing in Golden Trout and other Heritage Trout species in California. Frank speaks and instructs at the Fly Fishing Show and other related events, clubs and shows in the USA on a variety of fly fishing related subjects and volunteers as many days as possible each year teaching youth fly fishing programs. He has been the Trout in the Classroom coordinator for the Pasadena Casting Club and currently the TIC Director for the Southwest Council of Fly Fishers International. You can find more information about Frank at: goldentroutdude.com, oasisflyshop.com and tenkaraguidecalifornia.com

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Guiding & Instruction

Guided Fly Fishing Excursions / Fly Fishing Instruction – Individual and Group

Speaker

Speaking programs are available for club meetings, banquets, conclaves, conferences, etc.

Author

Books and Articles on Fly Fishing  and related subjects.

Guiding & Instruction

OASIS FLY FISHING offers Guided, Walk and Wade, Fly Fishing Excursions to many areas of California. Choose from traditional guided fly fishing or take advantage of my specialty trips that are geared toward the Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Fly Fishing Programs: Heritage Trout Award or Passport Program, Coldwater Anglers Awards. Full, Half and multi day trips are offered. Specializing in Golden Trout Trips.

Fly Fishing instruction is available for beginners wanting to learn the art of Fly Fishing and for more experienced anglers wishing to hone their skills. Private lessons for one or two anglers as well as group lessons are available.

SPEAKER

Vertical presentations and Sink Rates for Nymphing

This presentation/class will cover sink rates for different types of beads and other weights for Nymphing. Where to find the right beads and methods to incorporate them in tying your Nymphs. How they are affected by various moving and Stillwater applications. Leaders for Nymphing and how they affect presentation. Techniques, methods and how to apply them to maximize your nymphing success!!! This title is also available as a more in-depth and interactive class: Mastering Vertical Presentations and Sink Rates for Nymphing, that runs 2.5 hours which will cover the above subjects and more in greater detail. NEW 2024

A Fly Fishers View on Tenkara

This presentation will introduce you to Tenkara Fishing with emphasis on how and why it is viewed by traditional fly fishers. I know many fly fishing purists that disdain Tenkara, perhaps without knowing what an amazing method it can be. I have fished both methods, Traditional fly techniques and equipment as well as Traditional and modern Tenkara technique and equipment and how they have evolved over the last 50 years. NEW 2024

Fly Fishing Hawaii: Chapter 1 - Oahu Freshwater

This presentation will introduce you to Freshwater fly fishing opportunities in Hawaii. Chapter 1 covers research and actual fishing time on Oahu on the one public freshwater fishing access as well as some other areas you can try out. Several golf courses on the island have ponds stocked with a variety of freshwater species such as Tilapia, Bass and bluegills. Fun to be had by all on your tropical vacation. NEW 2024

California Heritage Trout and Passport Programs

This presentation will highlight the details of the California Department of Fish & Wildlife’s – Anglers Passport Program (with emphasis on Coldwater Species) and Heritage Trout Challenge. We will cover what awards are available and what the requirements are to earn them as well as where to find and fish for these species.

Tenkara Fishing in California's Sierra Nevada

This presentation will introduce you to Tenkara Fishing. Discussion of equipment, methods and areas in the California Sierra Nevada where this method of Fly Fishing works very well under the toughest of fishing situations.

Small Waters: Advanced Methods

This presentation/class will introduce you to Advanced Methods to use when fishing Small Waters. We will cover several topics in detail including basic Aquatic Entomology for fly fishing, locating fish and how to target them in Moving water and Small Stillwater. Also covered is best equipment suggestions. This title is also available as a more detailed and interactive class: Mastering Small Waters with Advanced Methods, that runs 2.5 hours which will cover the above subjects and more in greater detail. NEW 2023

Golden Trout: A California Treasure

This presentation will introduce you to the California Golden Trout – California’s state fish. Three Species of Golden Trout are native to California, we will cover the differences between the species, where they can be found in California and angling methods to successfully catch and release this most stunning of all the Trout species.

Ultralight Fly Fishing

This presentation will introduce you to the techniques and methods to help you be successful in Ultralight Fly Fishing. You will catch fish when other methods are not working. Learn when, why and how to use ultralight methods and equipment, what waters the technique is most successfully employed.

Intro to Aquatic Entomology for Fly Fishing

This presentation will introduce you to basic aquatic entomology for Fly Fishers. Learn how to identify the main classes of insects that fish are most likely to find in their search for food. The life cycles of these insects and the artificial fly patterns used to mimic them in their different stages will be covered. Great information for the Fly Fisher and Fly Tying.

Existing presentations are updated frequently with new information.

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