Jack Hise lives up in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho and is a very active member of the NIFC - North Idaho Fly Casters - club. He is very involved in teaching new people about fly fishing. The NIFC just awarded Jack with the Youth Award for all of his efforts this past year in helping to teach school children to become future fly fishers. Congratulations Jack!!!
I’m sure this award was well deserved. Jack has a history of working with kids. You can find people all over Michigan who participated in his fly fishing program at the juvenile detention center near Evart. It was officially a Kiawnis project I think but Jack and one of the councilors were the ones who pulled it all together.
Congrats “Uncle Jack” as he is known to my fly fishing Grand daughter Tori. He built her a 'boo when she was 2 or 3 out of an old “garage sale” remnant. She still cherishes & fishes that rod & she is now 13.
Jack is a dear friend, memory maker, & one of the best men anyone will ever meet.
Well deserved honor indeed!!!
Mikey
Thank you guys! It starts again on February 14. We will be teaching 3rd & 4th graders at Ramsey Eliementry here in Couer d’Alene. We learned a good lesson last year when teaching this age group. Keep them at least 2 chairs apart or it’s a bit like herding cats!!