How It All Started….

…….About 6 years ago after spending several hours on the Beaverkill River in the Catskill region of New York, catching my self, tree limbs and numerous species of weeds along the river bank, I had a self realization that I needed some serious guidance casting my fly rod. I approached a fellow angler I noticed making some well executed 40 foot roll casts…one after another. I asked him how he learned to cast with that ability and he refered me to the organization Fly Fishers International , (FFi). I did just that and in January of 2019 I made the trip from Ithaca NY to Edison NJ to attend “The Fly Fishing Show”, where FFi had a learning center. I entered the casting area and was approached by a very friendly lady . Her name was Gail Gallo. She was a Certified Casting Instructor (CI) with FFi and asked if she could help me. My first thought was , this poor lady has no idea what she has gotten herself into, but I asked her to teach me the roll cast. In less than 20 minutes she had me casting a 40 foot roll cast with ease. I spent some time lurking around the center, and noticed other instructors enjoying themselves doing the same with other attendees like myself. I walked out of there wondering if I could get to that level of casting and teaching like Gail and the others. After several years of off and on preparation for the CI exam, I successfully passed the exam in early March of 2024. I could not have achieved this with out the help and support of so many people. First, my wife Joanne, and several Master Class Instructors (MCI’s), Craig Buckbee, Dusty Sprague and Jim Schneider.

…... My name is Jeff Randall and I am a Certified Casting Instructor with Fly Fishers International. If you are looking for some guidance, like myself a few years back, feel free to reach out to me. I offer beginner to intermediate level casting instruction, individual or group settings. If you have never had a fly rod in your hand, and want to find out what it is like, or you are heading west to do some fishing in Montana, or need that tune up for that saltwater trip for bonefish, I can provide you with the skills and confidence needed.

Why Cayuga ? I grew up in the finger lakes region of central New York on Cayuga Lake. I did some casting instruction in 2019 in that region and named my instruction after the region I lived in and will continue using it here in Jacksonville Florida.