Weekly Fraser Valley Sport Fishing Column
Sport fishing column for June 27 to July 4, 2011
Just over a week ago I read a column on my news wire titled "Fly fishing touted as a lure for lethargic kids." The column was printed in the Knoxville News Sentinel. That is right, down home in the heart of Bassville Tennessee, Jefferson Middle School has discovered what I was preaching back when I was a youth fly fishing club coordinator. Fly fishing is a great teaching tool that often appeals to marginalized kids.
I applaud the faculty of Jefferson Middle school for taking the step to make their fly fishing program an actual course, rather than a one-off extra curricular activity. In this program, it is the teachers from the school who will be teaching fly casting, knots, and fly tying, after receiving training from experts, in the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency.
Why is it here in British Columbia, a place where fish and fishing are woven into the fabric, culture, and heritage of this land, we do not teach fishing (both sport and commercial fishing) as part of the curriculum in our schools?
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Fishing on our lower mainland lakes is good. For wet (sinking) fly fishing try: Chironomid, Bloodworm, Coachman, American Coachman, Professor, Wooly Bugger, Micro Leach, Sixpack, Dragonfly Nymph, Halfback, Doc Spratley, Baggy Shrimp, or Zulu. For dry (floating) fly action try: Tom Thumb, Irresistible, Black Gnat, Griffith Gnat, Royal Coachman, or Renegade. For Kokanee try: Red Abbis, Bloodworm, Red Spratley, San Juan Worm, Red Quill, or Double Trude.
Our lower mainland bass and panfish are fishing well. For bass try: Wooly bugger, Big Black, Lizard, Clouser's Deep Minnow, Zonker, Tied Down Minnow, Bucktail, Dolly Whacker, Frogs, Poppers, or Crayfish, in sizes 8 to 4. For Crappie or Pumpkinseed try: Wooly Bugger, Big Black, Micro Leach, Bucktail, Tied Down Minnow, Dolly Whacker, Clouser's Deep Minnow, Poppers, Joe's Hopper, or Stimulator, in sizes 12 to 8.
Fishing is AAA on most of our interior lakes. For wet fly fishing try: Wooly Bugger, Micro Leach, Egg Sucking Leach, Chironomid, Bloodworm, Pumpkinhead, Dragonfly Nymph, Halfback Nymph, 52 Buick. Doc Spratley, Green Spratley, or Baggy Shrimp. For dry fly try: Irresistible, Black Gnat, Griffith Gnat, Tom Thumb, Renegade, Double Hackled Peacock, Goddard Caddis, or Elk Hair Caddis.
You can find more at "The Reel Life Press" by Jeff Weltz
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