Do you get Fly Rod and Reel?

[Kathy Scott]

Hi,

If you do, and you're about to recycle the current issue, I'm hoping you'll consider tacking a post-it to page 12 and passing it on to a teacher, school administrator, or school board member. It's so rare to find anything championing integrating fly fishing in schools in print, that it just couldn't hurt to pass a little reading homework along to them

I have to tip my hat to Associate editor Joe Healy for running a piece like that... too bad he's left the magazine now.

Kat

[bluegill]

Glad you like FR&R. Too political for me. Prefer American Angler and quarterly Fly Fishing & Tying Journal.

[maodiver]

I teach HS. Can you abstract the article for me?

[Kathy Scott]

Sure! It's a look at ways to integrate fly fishing into schools, whether during an activity period, as a club, or part of physical education courses, including the legwork someone on the inside (like you) must do - you know the kind: permission slips, etc. The hope is to illustrate that there are schools across the country that are looking for lifelong wellness activities, especially since the publishing of "Last Child in the Woods'.

It's certainly not meant to be political, or even to suggest that everyone should do it, just that it is being done and is a viable option

Kat

[maodiver]

Thanks! If anyone is looking to get rid of this issue, can you PM me and I will send you my address and postage!!