Fly Fishing Course Outline

Scarborough Adult Education Spring of 2005

Tuesday, March 8, 2005

Required Equipment:

Hat, Glasses, Vest, Waders, Boots, Reels, Backing, Fly Line, Leaders, Tippets and a Balanced Fly Rod, Feeding Habits of Fish, Lateral Line Sensor, Smell, Eye Sight, Maximum Gain with Minimal Effort, Seeking the Comfort Range, Fight or Flight. Nature Rules, Casting in the Gym

Tuesday, March 15, 2005

Water Dynamics, Reading the Water, Liquids in Motion, Riffles, Runs, Pools, Flats, Eddies, Channels, Weed Beds, Inlets, Outlets, Coves, Literal Zone, Natures Guide, Concepts of Imitation, Suggestive, Impressionistic, Realistic, Exact, The Importance of Color, Size, Action, Texture, and Shape of the fly Nymphs, Streamers, Wet Flies, and Dry Flies and Casting in the Gym

Tuesday, March 22, 2005

Aquatic Insects, The Hatch, Fodder Fish and Others Midges and Stoneflies Nymphs, Emergers, Duns, Spinners, Various Imitations

Tuesday, April 5, 2005

Mayfly and Caddisfly Hatches and life Cycles, Burrowing, Crawling, Clinging and Swimming 50 + 3 = Success

Tuesday, April 12, 2005

Casting Pickup, Back cast, Forward Cast, and the Presentation Casting Position, Casting Plain and Accelerate to Stop

Tuesday, April 26, 2005

The Reach Cast, Roll Cast and Line Mending

Saturday, April 30, 2005

Fishing Trip To the Presumpscot River at Mallison Falls in Gorham

***All classes will be at the High School on Gorham Rd. Call Emily Ward to register for class at Scarborough Adult Learning Center.

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