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2026 EXPO HALL HOURS

 

Friday, March 13th, 2025 1pm-7pm

 

Saturday, March 14th, 2025 9am-6pm

 

Sunday, March 15th, 2025 10am-4pm

 

Saturday MN Trout Unlimited & Fly Fishing Women of MN Social

6pm – 10pm (Information below.)

2025 Expo Schedule

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Room A Room B Hutton Arena Casting Area Casting Pool
1:30 PM
St. Croix and Mississippi River Smallmouth Bass Fishing
Evan Griggs
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
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
3:00 PM
3:15 PM
3:30 PM
3:45 PM
4:00 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: Utilizing Foam
Scott Nordby
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: Utilizing Foam Scott Nordby
    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

  • St. Croix and Mississippi River Smallmouth Bass Fishing Evan Griggs
    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

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: The Ultimate Steelhead Swing Fly
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
Fly Casting for Muskies
Hunter Dorn
9:30 AM
10:30 AM
9:45 AM
10:00 AM
10:15 AM
10:30 AM
10:45 AM
Casting Homeward - 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
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
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
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: The Ultimate Steelhead Swing Fly Mitch Albers
    9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
  • Casting Homeward - 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 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

  • Fly Casting for Muskies Hunter Dorn
    9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
  • Open for Casting when accompanied by an instructor or exhibitor
    11:45 AM - 1:15 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: The Ultimate Pike Fly
Bob Wagner
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
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
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
10 Things I Wish I Knew When I Started Fly Fishing
Scott Harness
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: The Ultimate Pike Fly Bob Wagner
    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
  • 10 Things I Wish I Knew When I Started Fly Fishing Scott Harness
    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

  • Open for Casting when accompanied by an instructor or exhibitor
    12:45 PM - 3:15 PM
No events available!

Printable .pdf schedules: Friday, Saturday & Sunday

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

MN Trout Unlimited and the Fly Fishing Women of Minnesota are teaming up to host the Great Waters Expo Social and Awards Night! All are welcome, as we gather to celebrate our fly fishing community across the Midwest.

Join us for:

Appetizers & Cash Bar

Awards

Games

Bucket Raffles

Prize Drawings

Tickets: $17 in advance or at the door.

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

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

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