Terry,
Take a look at this link it is to the Avid Angler Fly fishing shop at the
Lake Forrest Mall. Great shop and people, they offer a variety of classes.
http://www.avidangler.com/
Ed
>From: "Terry Tines" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Re: Yakima Report
>Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2001 03:28:31 -0700
>
>I also have a 14 yrold son - we are just beginning in the sport & would
>love
>to take some classes - if anyone can recommend one that would be great - we
>live in the Ballard area - My son's name is Josh - Talk to you all soon -
>Terry Tines
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Gary Meyers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2001 8:08 AM
>Subject: Yakima Report
>
>
> > My 14-year old son had no school yesterday (Monday) so I ditched work
>and
>we
> > hit the Yakima.
> >
> > We floated and fished from the Diversion Dam near Thorp to Rhinehart
>Park
>in
> > Ellensburg. 10 miles or so. We put in about noon and floated until 6:30.
> > Water l-o-w. Temperature in the low-mid 80's and sunny. And no wind! (A
>big
> > bonus this year for Yakima flyfishers.)
> >
> > The fishing was not as good as I expected or experienced in past years
>in
> > late September. We might have hooked 2 dozen fish. We did catch a couple
>of
> > large fish. A 17-inch cut-bow landed and my son had a hog release early.
>But
> > overall, I thought both quantity and quality were down.
> >
> > We mostly fished stimulator/hopper/madame X dries with prince and
>pheasant
> > tail nymph droppers. I fished buggers and streamers for an hour or so
>with
> > nary a take. No surface activity, although we left before the dusk
>caddis
> > hatch may have come off. (The highlite of the day was when my son had a
> > double hook-up with the dropper set-up and that created quite a ruckus.)
> >
> > In retrospect I would have fished further downriver.
> >
> > But there were no other boats on the river. It was peaceful and warm.
>And
>my
> > son and I both agreed; it beat the hell out of school and work.
> >
> > Gary Meyers
> > Kirkland
> >
>
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