2025 Expo Schedule

EXPO HALL HOURS

Friday, March 21st, 2025 1pm-7pm

Saturday, March 22nd, 2025 9am-6pm

Sunday, March 23rd, 2025 10am-4pm

Saturday MN Trout Unlimited & Fly Fishing Women of MN Social

6pm – 10pm (More information to come.)

FRIDAY
SATURDAY
SUNDAY

	Room A	Room B	Hutton Arena	Casting Area	Casting Pool
1:30 PM	Fly Tying Demo 1:30 PM 2:30 PM		TBA 1:30 PM 2:30 PM	Casting Instruction with Fly Fishers International 1:30 PM 2:45 PM	Open for Casting when accompanied by an instructor or exhibitor 1:30 PM 4:00 PM
1:45 PM
2:00 PM
2:15 PM
2:30 PM
2:45 PM	The Intersection of Art and Fly Fishing Bob White 2:45 PM 3:45 PM	Trout Stream Entomology Caleb Corona 2:45 PM 3:45 PM	Dries and Droppers; Tactics and Tips Jason Randall 2:45 PM 3:45 PM	Mac Brown Casting Demo 2:45 PM 3:45 PM
3:00 PM
3:15 PM
3:30 PM
3:45 PM				Casting Instruction with Fly Fishers International 3:45 PM 6:15 PM
4:00 PM	Fly Fishing MN Trout Lakes Carl Haensel 4:00 PM 5:00 PM	The Healing Power of Fly Fishing Steve Ramirez 4:00 PM 5:00 PM	Fly Fishing for Argentina Dorado Matias Claret 4:00 PM 5:00 PM		Spey Casting on the Water Paul Sandstrom 4:00 PM 5:00 PM
4:15 PM
4:30 PM
4:45 PM
5:00 PM					Open for Casting when accompanied by an instructor or exhibitor 5:00 PM 6:15 PM
5:15 PM	Fly Tying Demo 5:15 PM 6:15 PM		Streamer Methods for Better Quality Fish Mac Brown 5:15 PM 6:15 PM
5:30 PM
5:45 PM
6:00 PM

Room A

Fly Tying Demo
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
The Intersection of Art and Fly Fishing Bob White
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
Fly Fishing MN Trout Lakes Carl Haensel
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Fly Tying Demo
5:15 PM - 6:15 PM

Room B

Trout Stream Entomology Caleb Corona
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
The Healing Power of Fly Fishing Steve Ramirez
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Hutton Arena

TBA
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Dries and Droppers; Tactics and Tips Jason Randall
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
Fly Fishing for Argentina Dorado Matias Claret
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Streamer Methods for Better Quality Fish Mac Brown
5:15 PM - 6:15 PM

Casting Area

Casting Instruction with Fly Fishers International
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM
Mac Brown Casting Demo
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
Casting Instruction with Fly Fishers International
3:45 PM - 6:15 PM

Casting Pool

Open for Casting when accompanied by an instructor or exhibitor
1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Spey Casting on the Water Paul Sandstrom
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Open for Casting when accompanied by an instructor or exhibitor
5:00 PM - 6:15 PM

	Room A	Room B	Hutton Arena	Casting Area	Casting Pool
9:30 AM	Fly Tying Demo Mitch Albers 9:30 AM 10:30 AM	Fly Fishing for Beginners Evan Griggs 9:30 AM 10:30 AM	Nymph Fishing Secret Weapons Jason Randall 9:30 AM 10:30 AM	Casting Instruction with Fly Fishers International 9:30 AM 12:00 PM	Open for Casting when accompanied by an instructor or exhibitor 9:30 AM 10:45 AM
9:45 AM
10:00 AM
10:15 AM
10:30 AM
10:45 AM	Casting Onward - Fishing Adventures Steve Ramirez 10:45 AM 11:45 AM	Youth Program - Get Into Fly Fishing! Monta Hayner & Peter Garretson 10:45 AM 11:45 AM	Discover the Driftless John van Vliet & Catherine Smith 10:45 AM 11:45 AM		Mending the Line 10:45 AM 11:45 AM
11:00 AM
11:15 AM
11:30 AM
11:45 AM					Open for Casting when accompanied by an instructor or exhibitor 11:45 AM 1:15 PM
12:00 PM	Brule River Migratory Fishing Brent Notbohm 12:00 PM 1:00 PM	Patagonian Trout Fishing Matias Claret 12:00 PM 1:00 PM	Fly Fishing Alaska Wayne McGee 12:00 PM 1:00 PM	Casting Demo Mac Brown 12:00 PM 1:00 PM
12:15 PM
12:30 PM
12:45 PM
1:00 PM				Casting Instruction with Fly Fishers International 1:00 PM 2:30 PM
1:15 PM	Fly Fishing for Carp Lucas Annear 1:15 PM 2:15 PM	NW Wisconsin Musky Fishing Stu Neville 1:15 PM 2:15 PM	Fly Fishing Northern MN Carl Haensel 1:15 PM 2:15 PM		Spey Casting Paul Sandstrom 1:15 PM 2:15 PM
1:30 PM
1:45 PM
2:00 PM
2:15 PM					Open for Casting when accompanied by an instructor or exhibitor 2:15 PM 4:45 PM
2:30 PM	Fishing SW WI Trout Streams Craig Amacker 2:30 PM 3:30 PM	MNTU Conservation Update Kristen Poppleton & John Lenczewski 2:30 PM 3:30 PM	Master Nymph Fishing Tactics Mac Brown 2:30 PM 3:30 PM	Fishing Casts 2:30 PM 3:30 PM
2:45 PM
3:00 PM
3:15 PM
3:30 PM				Casting Instruction with Fly Fishers International 3:30 PM 4:45 PM
3:45 PM	River Smallmouth Strategies Caleb Corona 3:45 PM 4:45 PM	Fishing Montana's Flathead Watershed McKenna Hulslander 3:45 PM 4:45 PM	Where Trout Are; Beyond Reading the Water Jason Randall 3:45 PM 4:45 PM
4:00 PM
4:15 PM
4:30 PM

Room A

Fly Tying Demo Mitch Albers
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Casting Onward - Fishing Adventures Steve Ramirez
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Brule River Migratory Fishing Brent Notbohm
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Fly Fishing for Carp Lucas Annear
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM
Fishing SW WI Trout Streams Craig Amacker
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
River Smallmouth Strategies Caleb Corona
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM

Room B

Fly Fishing for Beginners Evan Griggs
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Youth Program - Get Into Fly Fishing! Monta Hayner & Peter Garretson
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Patagonian Trout Fishing Matias Claret
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
NW Wisconsin Musky Fishing Stu Neville
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM
MNTU Conservation Update Kristen Poppleton & John Lenczewski
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Fishing Montana's Flathead Watershed McKenna Hulslander
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM

Hutton Arena

Nymph Fishing Secret Weapons Jason Randall
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Discover the Driftless John van Vliet & Catherine Smith
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Fly Fishing Alaska Wayne McGee
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Fly Fishing Northern MN Carl Haensel
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM
Master Nymph Fishing Tactics Mac Brown
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Where Trout Are; Beyond Reading the Water Jason Randall
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM

Casting Area

Casting Instruction with Fly Fishers International
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Casting Demo Mac Brown
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Casting Instruction with Fly Fishers International
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Fishing Casts
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Casting Instruction with Fly Fishers International
3:30 PM - 4:45 PM

Casting Pool

Open for Casting when accompanied by an instructor or exhibitor
9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Mending the Line
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Open for Casting when accompanied by an instructor or exhibitor
11:45 AM - 1:15 PM
Spey Casting Paul Sandstrom
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM
Open for Casting when accompanied by an instructor or exhibitor
2:15 PM - 4:45 PM

	Room A	Room B	Hutton Arena	Casting Area	Casting Pool
10:30 AM	Fly Tying Demo TBA 10:30 AM 11:30 AM	Fly Fishing for Beginners McKenna Hulslander 10:30 AM 11:30 AM	Fishing the Continental Divide Ted Hansen 10:30 AM 11:30 AM	Casting Instruction with Fly Fishers International 10:30 AM 1:00 PM	Spey Casting on the Water Paul Sandstrom 10:30 AM 11:30 AM
10:45 AM
11:00 AM
11:15 AM
11:30 AM
11:45 AM	Fly Fishing Alaska Wayne McGee 11:45 AM 12:45 PM	Fly Fishing for Smallmouth Bass Jason Swingen 11:45 AM 12:45 PM	Improve Your Presentations Mac Brown 11:45 AM 12:45 PM		Roll Casting Demo Evan Griggs 11:45 AM 12:45 PM
12:00 PM
12:15 PM
12:30 PM
12:45 PM					Open for Casting when accompanied by an instructor or exhibitor 12:45 PM 3:15 PM
1:00 PM	Intro to Tropical Saltwater Fly Fishing Craig Amacker 1:00 PM 2:00 PM	Boundary Waters and Quetico Fly Fishing Brent Notbohm 1:00 PM 2:00 PM	Tips for Small Stream Fishing John van Vliet & Catherine Smith 1:00 PM 2:00 PM	Fly Casting Demo Mac Brown 1:00 PM 2:00 PM
1:15 PM
1:30 PM
1:45 PM
2:00 PM				Casting Instruction with Fly Fishers International 2:00 PM 3:15 PM
2:15 PM	TBA 2:15 PM 3:15 PM		What Trout See and Why it Matters Jason Randall 2:15 PM 3:15 PM
2:30 PM
2:45 PM
3:00 PM

Room A

Fly Tying Demo TBA
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Fly Fishing Alaska Wayne McGee
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
Intro to Tropical Saltwater Fly Fishing Craig Amacker
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
TBA
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM

Room B

Fly Fishing for Beginners McKenna Hulslander
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Fly Fishing for Smallmouth Bass Jason Swingen
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
Boundary Waters and Quetico Fly Fishing Brent Notbohm
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Hutton Arena

Fishing the Continental Divide Ted Hansen
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Improve Your Presentations Mac Brown
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
Tips for Small Stream Fishing John van Vliet & Catherine Smith
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
What Trout See and Why it Matters Jason Randall
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM

Casting Area

Casting Instruction with Fly Fishers International
10:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Fly Casting Demo Mac Brown
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Casting Instruction with Fly Fishers International
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM

Casting Pool

Spey Casting on the Water Paul Sandstrom
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Roll Casting Demo Evan Griggs
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
Open for Casting when accompanied by an instructor or exhibitor
12:45 PM - 3:15 PM

No events available!

Event Location

Expo:

Hamline University Walker Fieldhouse

1550 Hewitt Ave, St. Paul, MN 55104

Saturday Night Social:

Hamline University Klas Center

1537 W Taylor Ave, St Paul, MN 55104

Click here for a map of the Hamline Area and free parking options.

Interested in volunteering and lending a hand? More information here.

Friday, March 15th, 2024 6:30-10:00pm

You are invited to attend the Friday Night Social & Happy Hour event, hosted by Fly Fishing Women of MN and Trout Unlimited! All are welcome, as we safely gather to celebrate collaboration & inclusivity in fly fishing across the Midwest. There will be opportunities for socializing, fun games, and giveaways throughout the evening. Come and share your fish tales with us! Appetizers and a cash bar will be available. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased both online in advance and at the door. Any tickets for this event purchased online in advance will be eligible for a special drawing. Registration can be found here:

https://www.tickettailor.com/events/greatwatersflyexpo/1099669

Please note this event is not just for FFWMN, so invite your friends!

Stay for the 2024 Fly Fishing Film and Video Showcase

The 2024 Film Screening will occur on Saturday, March 16th at the Hamline University Theater at 6pm. We will feature screenings of regional submitted films, catered spread of appetizers, and local beer on tap!

How to Submit a Film/VideoHow to Submit a Film/Video

EXPO HALL HOURS

Friday, March 21st, 2025 1pm-7pm

Saturday, March 22nd, 2025 9am-6pm

Sunday, March 23rd, 2025 10am-4pm

Saturday MN Trout Unlimited & Fly Fishing Women of MN Social

6pm – 10pm (More information to come.)