Walla² Fly Fisherwomen were at it again…
With beautiful blue sky and "perfect"
temperatures to greet us, a small cheery group of women gathered at Tietan Park
for our second mini-workshop on fly casting and knots last Saturday, May 4th.
Club President Diane started by leading the
group through basics of putting rod/reel together and stringing up the
line. Hula hoops were placed in the lush lawn to serve as
"targets", and as Diane started the demonstrations and students
started to cast, the breeze came up, making casting more difficult. Diane
had the students move to the other side of the hula hoops, and casting became
much easier, with students enjoying themselves as they learned.
With the smaller class size this time, Diane
was able to provide a bit more personalized help to individual students.
After a nice amount of time casting, students were advised to set rods aside
for awhile, and move to the picnic table to work on knots. Diane again
provided materials and demonstrations so that each participant had the
opportunity to "tie a fly on" a few times, as well as get hands-on
experience working with knot-tying tools to practice the knots to add tippet
onto leader.
The temperature remained ideal, and the gentle
breezes felt great, plus the breeze provided a bit of "realism" to
the knot-tying practice! Diane used that situation to explain why it's often
best to tie SOME knots on shore or other protected area! (such as adding tippet
to leader!)
After the knot-tying session, the group resumed
casting practice. Diane again provided personalized instruction as
students practiced casting.
Smiling faces and cheerful conversations
wrapped up the morning's activities. Heidi provided some resource
handouts to those interested, as students chatted and put gear away.
A fine morning indeed!
Our next casting practice will be held at the College Place Lion's Park next Wednesday May 8th.
Our next casting practice will be held at the College Place Lion's Park next Wednesday May 8th.
Tight lines and good fly fishing,
