Michael L. Bantam
I have been on a fly fishing and casting journey since the 1990’s.
What started as a hobby while I traveled throughout the western United States as a fine art landscape photographer and teacher, soon turned into a full-time passion for the art of fly fishing and casting. In 2003, while I was working for a local fly fishing shop, I began to share my love of fly fishing by developing two casting programs for the beginning and intermediate fly fishing angler. Over five years ago I began teaching my fly fishing and casting workshops through Cabela’s of Boise, Idaho where I work in the fly shop. A year later I introduced an Advanced Casting and Casting the Spey Workshop.
In 2012 I became a Federation of Fly Fishers Certified Casting Instructor.
Current DreamCast Idaho News
Happy New Year!
Once again DreamCastIdaho.com will be at the 2013 Western Idaho FlyFishing Expo! We always look forward to the Expo. It is a time to kick off our new season, meet past students, and answer questions for those wanting to begin, or advance their skills. We will be introducing a few new programs … [Read More...]
2012 Year in Review
WOW what a year it has been for www.DreamCastIdaho.com. Not only did we get some fishing in, we were able to travel to Northern Idaho to fish some water I had fished 20 years ago with my wife, Patti. We fulfilled many of the goals we set last year. Some of the highlights were completing a … [Read More...]
Hello from Michael & Patti
Michael and I were able to meet with our web designer a few days ago. She has motivated us (hopefully) to update are website and facebook page on a more regular basis. Here is my first attempt at publication. Michael’s fly fishing workshops have been going very well this year. Even … [Read More...]
2012 Casting the Spey Video Trailer
Just a little teaser showing some of the Spey Casting Techniques we teach in our two classes. Often when watching Spey videos our eye wants to follow the line, missing the basic hand, body movements that make the cast. Here are some close-ups of the key movements. The water is the second phase of … [Read More...]
Fly Fishing Casting Classes for Idaho 2012
We've just posted our Fly Fishing Casting Classes for the year of 2012 on our Registration Page. If you have been thinking about taking a Fly Fishing Casting class here in Idaho, now's the time to get signed up. Remember, classes are limited to a handful of students and can fill up quickly. If … [Read More...]
Fly Fishing Video Series
Tying The Blood Knot
Tying the Blood Knot. For a comprehensive look at how all the knots come … [Watch Video...]
The Double Surgeon’s Knot
Attaching tippet to leader using the Double Surgeon's Knot. For … [Watch Video...]
Attaching Fly To Leader: The Clinch Knot and Improved Clinch
Attaching your fly to the leader or tippet using the Clinch knot and improved … [Watch Video...]
The Trilene Knot
The "Trilene Knot" Attaching your fly to the leader or tippet. For … [Watch Video...]
The Sixteen-Twenty Knot
The Sixteen- Twenty Knot attaching your fly to the leader or tippet. For … [Watch Video...]
The No Slip Mono Loop Knot
The No Slip Mono Loop, attaching your fly to leader or tippet with a loop … [Watch Video...]
The Duncan Loop Knot
The Duncan loop knot, a sliding loop knot used to attach your fly to a leader or … [Watch Video...]
Fly Fishing Casting and Fly Tying Classes
Classic Steelhead Fly Tying
Our third tying workshop is for those wanting to tie Classic … [Read More...]
Beginning Fly-Tying
In this workshop we are going to describe how to tie four types of flies (Dry, wets, … [Read More...]
Intermediate Fly Tying
Intermediate Fly-Tying: In this workship we will be discovering new techniques and … [Read More...]
Beginning Fly Fishing Classes
This course is designed for beginning fly fishers, with little or no experience. You … [Read More...]
Intermediate Fly Fishing
Welcome to the Intermediate Fly-Fishing Workshop. In this workshop, you will need to know … [Read More...]
Advanced Casting Techniques
This workshop introduces you to advanced casting techniques enabling you to fish … [Read More...]
Spey Casting Techniques
A comprehensive, two part workshop on Spey Casting Techniques. Part one covers the classic … [Read More...]
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