The Golden Gate Angling and Casting Club will be presenting the Jimmy Green International Spey-O-Rama & Fly Casting Festival April 17th, 18th, and 19th, 2009 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, Greg Bencivenga, Ruairi Castello, James Chalmers, Frank Chen, Lee Davidson, Gerard Downey, Simon Hsieh, Ian Gordon, Travis Johnson, Jyunya Kitahara, Bruce Kruk, Tyler Kushnir, Kazuta Nezu, Naoaki Nii, Nobuo Nodera, Gene Oswald, Stener Skogmo, Michael Stanley, Brian Styskal, Matt Suzuki, Andrew Toft, Tim Warriner, Mariusz Wroblewski, Hiroshi Yazaki, Amy Hazel, Donna O’Sullivan, Siv Anita Eide, Whitney Gould, & Mia Sheppard.

Presentations: Fishing the River Tweed – Andy Murray; South Fork Snake – Lee Davidson; Seasons on the Skeena: Year 'Round in the Lower Valley– Jeff Bright; screening of the movie “Drift”; BC’s finest steelhead systems, the Skeena and beyond– Ken Morrish, Fly Fishing in the Italian Alps – Raffaele Mascaro, Deschutes River Steelhead Fishing – Amy Hazel, Skeena River Steelhead Conservation Effort – Mariusz Wroblewski.

Lunch and dinner for Spey-O-Rama are sponsored by:
California Fly Shop – Friday and Sunday lunches
G. Loomis – Saturday lunch
Leland Fly Fishing Outfitters – Saturday dinner

The Casting Competition prizes are generously donated by these Sponsors:
Hardy North America
http://fly.hardyfishing.com/en-us/home/
– Men 1st Place: Hardy Swift 16’ #11 4pc
– Women 1st Place: Hardy Uniqua 14’ #9 4pc
StoneFly Vineyards
http://www.stoneflyvineyards.com/
– Men & Women 1st, 2nd, 3rd Place: Zinfandel and Sauvignon Blanc wine labeled with special Spey-O-Rama 2009 design from Windsor & Stonefly Vineyards and Wine Country Gourmet Gift baskets – Men & Women Longest Cast: Cabernet Sauvignon wine labeled with special Spey-O-Rama 2009 design from Windsor Vineyards

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:
Auction Items:
CND
- Skagit cast Specialist w/o tube
- 1 New GPS 10/11LDF tournament spey head line, 1 New GPS 11/12LDF tournament spey head line, 1 New GPS 12/13LDF tournament spey head line
Sage/Redington/Rio
- 1 Sage 8143-4 Z-Axis
- 1 Redington 10664 CPX
- Assortment of Rio Spey Lines
Anderson Custom Rods
– 1 1296-4 STH Spey Rod
– 1 “Steel Heads” spey line - Scandinavian style shooting head & 1 shooting line
Hardy North America – 1 Hardy Demon 14’ #9 4pc
Beulah Fly Rods - One 12'6" 6wt Spey Rod
Temple Fork Outfitters – 1 5/6 Deer Creek series spey rod (TF 5/6 126 4 DC)
Guideline-Steelhead Anglers – 1 pair of zippered waders
The Carron Rod & Case Company – 1 Jet stream line
Charles Anthony – Original Spey Fly in presentation box
Confluence Films – 5 “Drift” DVDs, 5 Drift Hats
Japanese Casting Association – JCA T-shirt & Cap
Red Shed Fly Shop –Loomis Greased Line 14'-8/9wt Spey Rod, Hardy Marquis 2 reel, Airflo Delta Spey Multitip line, backing, and spey leader
Tenkara USA –1 Tenkara 12 ft Rod (telescopes down to 22 inches) and Tenkara Line
Fanny Krieger–1 Mel Krieger Spey Casting DVD, 1 print from Argentina

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 17, Friday:
- Exhibits
- Equipment Auctions
- Competition Casting Practice

April 18, Saturday:
- Exhibits
- Fly Fishing Presentations
- Equipment Auctions
- Spey Demonstrations/Clinics
- Competition Qualifying Rounds

April 19, Sunday:
- Exhibits, Fly Fishing Presentations,
- Spey Demonstrations/Clinics
- Spey Casting Competition Finals