Back to Basics
Dates:
July 8-11, 2025or July 8-12, 2025
Price:
$2,195 or$2,595
plus $695 for guided day of fishing - one or two anglers
Learn in two days what could take years to discover on your own!
Our goal is to introduce you to what you will encounter in the world of fly fishing. We stress confidence in the outdoors and using your power of observation to make smart outdoor decisions based on the world around you. You will learn from accomplished casting instructors the basics of a good cast as well as advanced casting techniques. We teach knots, equipment, entomology, how to read water and think like a fish! Our objective is to make you an independent angler by teaching you the basics and build from there -or help you to get rid of bad habits. This school is great for beginners and experienced anglers. All schools include two days of instruction, rod fees, written material, lunch and equipment. Small classes and low instructor-guide ratio provides BIG FUN!
Back to Basics Women’s School 2025 Ennis, MT:
3 nights/School Program –
All-inclusive for single occupancy lodging, all meals and use of any needed fly-fishing equipment in addition to school material provided.
Price: $2,195
Dates: July 8-11, 2025
Arrive: July 8 by 4 pm Rainbow Valley Lodge
Lodging: Rainbow Valley Lodge, Ennis, MT
Course: July 9, 10
Depart: July 11. Departure before 10 am
4 nights/School Program/Plus 1 day guided fishing on the Madison River
All-inclusive for single occupancy lodging, all meals and use of any needed fly-fishing equipment in addition to school material provided.
Price: $2,595
Dates: July 8-12, 2025
Arrive: July 8 by 4 pm Rainbow Valley Lodge
Lodging: Rainbow Valley Lodge, Ennis, MT
Course: July 8, 9, 10. July 11 guided fishing day.
Depart: July 12 by 10 am
Guided fly fishing for one or two anglers – $695
We’ll be staying at Rainbow Valley Lodge in Ennis, MT.
On the edge of the Town of Ennis, Montana, where the sweeping Madison River Valley opens wide, you’ll find the Rainbow Valley Lodge. Warm, welcoming hosts will make your visit to the Old West Town of Ennis, Montana a special one.
Surrounded by world-class fishing and must-see attractions like Virginia City and Yellowstone National Park, the Rainbow Valley Lodge is perfect for a RWFFA fly fishing trip! Rainbow Valley Lodge offers a friendly, fun-filled, western atmosphere for a memorable Ennis, Montana vacation experience.
We’ll have great home style, Montana cooking for breakfast and dinner. Lunch is packed for you on the boat or on the river each day. Beer and wine included.
3 nights/School Program $2,195
All-inclusive for single occupancy lodging, all meals and use of any needed fly-fishing equipment in addition to school material provided.
4 nights/School Program $2,595
All-inclusive for single occupancy lodging, all meals and use of any needed fly-fishing equipment in addition to school material provided. Plus one day of guided fishing on the Madison River.
- A Montana license will need to be purchased for the days you are on the water (please purchase online ahead of time).
Montana License: https://app.mt.gov/als/index/index.html
Ennis, MT – Fly into the Bozeman, MT airport and drive about an hour to meet us just 1 mile south of Ennis, MT. We are also 70 miles out of West Yellowstone, MT. West does have some daily flights but isn’t as big as Bozeman. If you’ve never seen the park and would like to extend your trip, this is an easy drive and great experience!
Directions to Ennis, Montana and the Rainbow Valley Lodge:
Located on US 287, watch for their sign one mile south of town.
From Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport in Belgrade, Montana
From the airport / Gallatin Field Road, take a Right on the Frontage Road East. Take the second Left onto Oregon St, then the second Right onto Madison Ave. Turn Left onto Jackrabbit Lane. Turn Right on MT 84 West to Norris Hot Springs. Turn Left onto 287. Take 287 to Ennis, MT. Continue through town, cross the Madison River, Rainbow Valley Lodge is on the right.
From Bozeman, MT
Take MT 84 West towards Norris Hot Springs. Once in Norris, turn Left onto 287. Take 287 to Ennis, MT. Continue through town, cross the Madison River, Rainbow Valley Lodge is on the right.
From Helena Regional Airport / Helena, MT
Take MT Carter Drive to Prospect Ave. Then take I-15 to MT 69, exit 164. Continue on MT 69 to US 287 South to Ennis. Continue through town, cross the Madison River, Rainbow Valley Lodge is on the right.
The vision of Ocean Academy is to create an environment where students are welcome to come and learn, regardless of their previous academic achievement or socioeconomic status.