[ODFW-News] ODFW offers fly tying workshop for women

[ODFW News]

For Immediate Release Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2006

ODFW offers fly tying workshop for women

PENDLETON - Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Blue Mountain
Flycasters today announced they will team-up again this year to present
a fly tying workshop Feb. 18 in Pendleton. 
 
This workshop runs from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the City Recreation Center,
500 SW Dorion Street. It is designed to teach the basic art of fly
tying. Participants will learn to tie wet and dry flies, including the
Wooly Bugger, the Elk Hair Caddis and other popular patterns. 
 
Instructors will discuss aquatic insects and how they relate to fly
tying, as well as what types, sizes and colors of flies work best in
different types of water and how to use them to attract fish. 
 
"The workshop is designed for beginners, but all skill levels are
welcome," said ODFW workshop coordinator Mary Hoverson. "Space is
limited, so early registration is recommended."
 
The $50 registration fee includes a continental breakfast, lunch, all
the materials needed to tie several flies and a fly tying kit that
participants get to keep. Instructors for the workshop are members of
the Blue Mountain Flycasters, the local chapter of the Federation of Fly
Fishers. 
 
This workshop is one of several presented throughout the year as part of
the statewide Becoming An Outdoors-Woman program. BOW workshops are
designed to teach women the basic skills in a variety of outdoor
recreational activities including fly fishing, camping, shooting,
outdoor cooking, survival, float tubing, llama packing, kayaking, fly
tying and many others. 
 
Those interested in registering for this workshop or finding out more
about the other BOW workshops offered statewide should call ODFW
Education Coordinators Mary Hoverson in La Grande at (541) 963-2138 and
Nancy Smogor in Bend at (541) 388-6363 or the BOW registrar in Salem at
(503) 947-6025.
 
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