The TU site has a page at http://www.tu.org/campaigns/youth_edu.html and a complete guide to starting your own "First Cast" program in PDF format at http://www.tu.org/campaigns/First_Cast_Manual_1st_Ed.pdf
The BSA has two fishing merit badges - "Fishing" and "Fly Fishing" http://www.meritbadge.com/bsa/mb/135.htm has the official requirements for Fly Fishing and http://www.meritbadge.com/bsa/mb/052.htm has them for Fishing. There are no specific restrictions on materials to use in tying flies. I'm planning to counsel for the BSA Fly Fishing merit badge in our troop in Minnesota starting this winter (kinda hard to use dry flies through the hard water in the winter though :-) I'd be happy to share advice with others (like Paul R) that might be starting up. I'm asking folks that participate in my fly swaps to send in an extra fly for my BSA collection. This will be used to show the scouts the different fly types and that there are tiers and flyfishers around the globe. PLUG: You can join a swap at http://hotspotfishing.com/flies/showswaps.asp - there's a Terrestrials and a Streamers going on for the next couple months. Paul K -------------------- >Our local TU chapter would like to help the local scout troop start a >flyfishing program. Rather than re-invent the wheel, we would ask for >advice on the best way to do this - and the pitfalls to avoid. > > One of our directors said that he had heard that the BSA had a >restriction on the types of fur and feathers for flies: we doubt if this is >true and would value any help. _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com
