Would be very interested in the next class - Could you let me know when you
have dates & locations? Talk to you soon - 206-769-3745 - Terry & Josh
----- Original Message -----
From: "rderedfield" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 9:39 AM
Subject: Re: Yakima Report & Fly Fishing Classes
> Terry, various shops have classes from time to time, and some local fly
> clubs also sponsor classes. A fly fishing club to which I belong, the
> Washington Fly Fishing Club, periodically (at a minimum annually) conducts
> short fly fishing classes for youth. The class usually goes about 3
weeks,
> and includes one day of intro to fly fishing, a day of entomology, a
couple
> of days of casting, and a couple of days of fly tying. The last few times
> we have conducted this program we have encouraged parent participation,
> which is the format we will probably generally use from hereon.
>
> We try to move the classes around to different areas around the Puget
Sound.
> This summer we put on a class in North Bend; last summer, at the Bitter
Lake
> Community Center; the summer before that at the Issaquah Community Center,
> etc.
>
> I'm in the process of coordinating another class at the Bitter Lake
> Community Center, and it will probably occur early next year. A small fee
> is charged (like $20), and the fees all go to the Community Center. Keep
in
> touch with me if you're interested.
>
> Richard Embry
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Terry Tines" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 3:28 AM
> Subject: Re: Yakima Report
>
>
> > 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
> > >
> >
> >
>
