The Golden Gate Angling and Casting Club will be presenting the Jimmy Green International Spey-O-Rama & Fly Casting Festival April 9th, 10th, and 11th, 2010 at the world renown casting ponds located in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. GGACC is devoted to introducing everyone to fly casting and angling at their historical club and facility. The event is open to the public and admittance is free.

The event will center on Spey casting competitions and single hand and two-hand casting demonstrations by fly casting experts. There are three ways to cast a fly line with the traditional single-handed rod; the roll cast, the overhead cast, and the Spey cast. The Spey cast originated and was developed in Scotland and is most often used with two handed fly rods.

Local, domestic and International casting masters will be offering free demonstrations and clinics each day.

Premium Fly-Fishing rod and reel manufacturers will have their products available for you to use to hone your skills.

Competitors and fly fishing experts will include the likes of: Gordon Armstrong, James Chalmers, Ruairi Castello, Andrew Toft, Gerard Downey, Simon Gawesworth, Stener Skogmo, Hiroshi Yazaki, Brian Styskal, Simon Hsieh, Frank Chen, Donna O'Sullivan, and Whitney Gould

Presentations confirmed to date: Fishing the River Ness, Scotland – Gordon Armstrong; Atlantic Salmon fishing in Norway – Stener Skogmo; Fly Fishing in Argentina - Martin Carranza, Andes Outfitters


Fly Fishing Equipment generously donated by the Contributors below in support of the Spey-O-Rama event will be auctioned during the event, starting on Friday and ending after the Saturday night dinner:

Sage/Redington/Rio

Anderson Custom Rods

Temple Fork Outfitters

The Carron Rod & Case Company

Tenkara USA

The casting competition schedules will include practice session on Friday, qualifying rounds on Saturday, and final competitions on Sunday.

Lunch is available for the general public at the club for a nominal fee on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Dinner is available on Friday and Saturday.

April 9, Friday:
- Exhibits
- Equipment Auctions
- Competition Casting Practice

April 10, Saturday:
- Exhibits
- Fly Fishing Presentations
- Equipment Auctions
- Spey Demonstrations/Clinics
- Competition Qualifying Rounds

April 11, Sunday:
- Exhibits
- Equipment Auctions
- Spey Demonstrations/Clinics
- Spey Casting Competition Finals