04-05-2012, 04:22 PM
It's almost here! UWC's Willow Pond Fly Fishing 101 service project is coming up on April 21 from 12:00-2:00. We are selecting up to 8 children and outfitting them with basic fly fishing gear, providing instruction, and letting them catch a bunch of fish. We still have a few openings for children, so if you know someone who's less fortunate, or just hasn't had a chance to get out fishing then let me know! We're looking for kids aged 12-13, but we could deviate a little from that. The main concern with age is that anyone 14+ has to pay full price for a license...but we can probably handle 1 or 2 of those.
We need a few volunteers with fly fishing experience. These children will need some basic casting and knot tying instruction, and probably a bit of supervision as they start fishing on the pond.
We also need to collect some more gear. Here's what we need:
-Fly rod combos. New or used, preferably with a floating line and tapered leader.
-Fly lines, for any rods that get donated without a line
-Fly boxes. Just something small that will hold a couple dozen flies
-Cash. We need to buy some basic stuff like tippet, strike indicators, and lunch.
We already have a few rods and some great flies that were donated.
There will be more of these events in the future, so any extra gear we collect will certainly be used.
Anyone wanting to volunteer or contribute can contact me on this site, or by email or phone. If you just want to donate money, that can be done at UWC's site, www.unitedwildlifecooperative.org Thanks!
Cody Colvin
801 718-7686
mqeqeshe@gmail.com
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We need a few volunteers with fly fishing experience. These children will need some basic casting and knot tying instruction, and probably a bit of supervision as they start fishing on the pond.
We also need to collect some more gear. Here's what we need:
-Fly rod combos. New or used, preferably with a floating line and tapered leader.
-Fly lines, for any rods that get donated without a line
-Fly boxes. Just something small that will hold a couple dozen flies
-Cash. We need to buy some basic stuff like tippet, strike indicators, and lunch.
We already have a few rods and some great flies that were donated.
There will be more of these events in the future, so any extra gear we collect will certainly be used.
Anyone wanting to volunteer or contribute can contact me on this site, or by email or phone. If you just want to donate money, that can be done at UWC's site, www.unitedwildlifecooperative.org Thanks!
Cody Colvin
801 718-7686
mqeqeshe@gmail.com
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