Fly-fishing clinic
If there’s a hint of spring in the air, then it must be time for a fly-fishing clinic. They don’t get much bigger than the extravaganza planned Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 25, at Bass Pro Shops, where several dozen experts from around the region will expound on a variety of subjects. Here’s the schedule for events at 7970 E. 49th Ave. Call 720-385-3600 for more information.
FRIDAY: 11 a.m., John St. John, drift boats; Phil Camera, tying; noon, Joe Brenton, nymphing, Dan Wright, casting; 1 p.m., Wright, dry flies; 2 p.m., Al Noraker, casting, Walt Mueller, spring rainbows; 3 p.m., St. John, fishing Colorado River, Wright, fly-tying; 4 p.m., Noraker, streamer fishing, Keli Van Cleave and Brian Capsay, competitive fishing.
SATURDAY: 10 a.m., fishing for trophy trout, Camera, tying; 11 a.m., Tim Jacobs, beginning casting, Capsay, fishing San Juan River; noon, Noraker, stillwater techniques, Camera, fishing Montana, Mueller, tying; 1 p.m., Wright, spey casting, Janice O’Shea, for beginners; 2 p.m., Capsay and Van Cleave, qualifications for U.S. Fly Fishing Team, O’Shea, nymphing, Richard Mead, tying; 3 p.m., Capsay, distance casting, Dorsey, winter fishing; 4 p.m., Wright, spey steelhead fishing; Van Cleave, women’s competition casting, Dorsey, tying; St. John, bass and pike; 5 p.m., Camera, fishing droppers.
SUNDAY, FEB. 25: 10:30 a.m., Brenton, bass and pike; 11 a.m., O’Shea, nymphing, Camera, tying, Jacobs, beginning casting; noon, O’Shea, dropper techniques; 1 p.m., Wright, casting, Dorsey, fishing South Platte River, Al Makkai, tying; 2 p.m., Landon Mayer, big fish techniques, Greg Channing, advanced nymphing; 3 p.m., Van Cleave, distance casting, Capsay, fishing tailwaters, Dorsey, tying; 4 p.m., St. John, fishing Yampa River.
