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Everything you need to teach the program.
All curriculum materials are free to use. Download, print, share. The program belongs to the kids.
CURRICULUM DOWNLOADS
The Full Curriculum, Free to Download
Every document a Harvey Leader needs to run the program, from the one-hour clinic to the full summer camp, plus the complete Warm Waters edition.
Files attach here once uploaded to the Media Library.
STUDENT HANDOUTS
Print One Per Student
Six one-page handouts a student carries into the field. Print, hand out, and let them keep it.
PRINT ONE PER STUDENT
Casting Reference Card
The 3-word sequence: stop it, drift it, tap it
PRINT ONE PER STUDENT
Conservation Ethics Card
The stewardship pledge every student signs
INSTRUCTOR QUICK REFERENCE
What a Harvey Leader Keeps on the Card
The casts, the cues, and the knots in Joe's own words. Everything an instructor needs at a glance, straight from the casting transcripts.
JOE'S FIVE CORE CASTS
The Short Stroke
“The very short casting stroke are the keys to the kingdom.”
The Tuck Cast
“Wait till you feel the pull of the weights before the forward cast.”
The Roll Cast
“The tighter the squeeze, the tighter the loop.”
The Bow-and-Arrow
“Your fly should always be seven inches below your hand.”
The Down and Upper Cast
“One cast that is imperative to nymphing.”
THE TEACHING CUES
- Stop it, drift it, tap it
- Stop and go / Stop and pop / Boom boom (for young students)
- Where the thumb and knuckles go, the rod tip goes
- Elbow on the knee (to isolate the arm)
- Never hitchhike
THE FIVE CORE KNOTS
| # | KNOT | WHAT IT DOES |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Davy Knot | Fly to tippet - beginner |
| 2 | Double Surgeon's | Join two lines |
| 3 | Improved Clinch | Classic standard |
| 4 | Perfection Loop | Leader butt |
| 5 | Blood Knot | Advanced |
REQUIRED VIEWING
Live the Stream (2016)
Search "Live the Stream Joe Humphreys" to find where it is currently streaming. Required for all Harvey Leaders before their first session.
All curriculum references draw directly from this film and Joe's casting transcripts.