It was a little chilly and the wind was blowing moderately, but 7 intrepid souls(Jeff O’Bara, Gary Nyland, Dewitt Bebout, Ron DeMeyer, Dick Holte, Pamela Jennings, Bill Baker and Brien John) showed up for the casting class. We focused on basics to include grip, stance, constant acceleration to a stop and mastering the 4 part cast. We also had a Skagit rig that we were introduced to and got to cast that too. As the instructor, I felt there was a lot of improvement in the individual casters after we reviewed the basics and reinforced the muscle memory for the basic cast. Hope to see you all and more on March the 23rd for the advanced casting class held at the same time and place.
Mike Wright will be at Cypress Bend Park from 9:00 am – 11:30 am on Saturday, March 2nd, helping us with our casting abilities. The class will focus on grips, stances, the pickup and lay down cast, shooting line and line control. He will be stressing the part of the cast that is when, how and how much power is applied and trajectory. Rods and reels are available if requested. Cost is free for NBFF members and $10 for non-members. The $10 fee will be waived if non-members join the club that day.
He will be holding an advanced casting class on Saturday, March 23rd
Thanks to the volunteers that came out to support our Troutfest display. It was really great and in our opinion, one of the best for an individual club. Lots of visitors and at least 20 potential new members signed up for additional information. Our fly raffle was also a great success. See pictures below for Proof!!
THE CLUB DISPLAY!!!!!
NICE!!!!!!!
Here is a pic of Tuesday’s fly tying night. A good time was had by all!
Jerry
