A co-worker’s daughter (Jenni) wanted fly-fishing lessons, in preparation for a vacation to Colorado where they plan to try fly-fishing for trout.
I’d been out fishing last night already…and caught another carp on my fly rod…HOORAY! Great fighter!
Anyway…By the time I arrived last night, it was pretty much dark, and then started to rain. We tuffed it out and fished anyway. I gave about 5-10 minutes of instructions/demonstrations (and caught a little bluegill), then Jenni gave it a shot. She did pretty well! Even caught a crappie and a couple of bluegills!!
Her boyfriend Scott had never fly-fished either, and took a couple of turns. He did good, too, and caught a couple of crappies!
Excellent pupils! We had a lot of fun fly-fishing in the dark! Probably not the best conditions to teach/learn under…but maybe they learned to feel the line instead of watch it? ;o)
Dave, Fantastic…always great to spread the bug. I had an opportunity to participate in our local metro parks Fishing Camp on Wednesday. I was demonstrating Fly Fishing and Tying to a group of (16) 8-12 year olds. Most of them seemed real interested. One boy had never fly fished but knew a bunch about it like, dry, wet, nymphs, cast the line not the lure, etc. I had a great time. It was supposed to go for an hour…I had to scramble at the end to keep it to 90 minutes.
