THURSDAY
Fly-fishing. Ethan Emery’s strategies for the Green River. Trout’s Fly Fishing, 1303 E. Sixth Ave., 303-733-1434.
Banquet. Highlands Ranch Ducks Unlimited, 5 p.m. Wildlife Experience Museum, 10035 S. Peoria St., 303-307-5088.
FRIDAY
Fly-fishing. St. Vrain Chapter Trout Unlimited auction, 5 p.m., no admission fee, food, 19 destination trips. Longmont VFW Hall, 206 Main St., 303-776-1839.
SATURDAY
Fly-fishing. Orvis Days seminars: 11 a.m.-noon, secrets of the Vail Valley; 12:30-1:30 p.m., South Park; 2-3 p.m., South Platte River; 3:15-4 p.m., Blue River. Orvis Cherry Creek, 2701 E. First Ave., 303-355-4554.
• Introduction to fly-fishing, 11 a.m.-noon; 12:30-1:30 p.m., rigging and knots; 2-3 p.m., beginning nymph fishing; 3:30-4:30 p.m. streamer basics. Orvis Englewood,9615-A E. County Line Road, 303-768-9600.
• Rocky Mountain Fly Fishing Festival, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Lincoln Hills Fly Fishing Club, 655 Pactolus Lake Road, Pinecliffe, 303-733-1434.
• Getting started in fly-fishing seminar, 10 a.m.-noon. Blue Quill Angler, 1532 Bergen Parkway, Evergreen, 303-674-4700.
Outdoor skills. Bass Pro Shops series: 11 a.m., how to use a fish-finder; 1 p.m., bass fishing clinic; 2 p.m., choosing the proper optics. 7970 Northfield Blvd., Denver,720-385-3600
Banquet. Annual Caddis Festival Banquet and Auction, 5:30 p.m. Chaffee County Fairgrounds, Poncha Springs, proceeds to Collegiate Peaks Anglers Chapter Trout Unlimited, 719-539-4040.
SUNDAY
Outdoor skills. Bass Pro Shops series: 11 a.m., how to use a fish-finder; 1 p.m., bass fishing clinic; 2 p.m., choosing the proper optics. 7970 Northfield Blvd., Denver,720-385-3600
Fly-fishing. Trout Day at Orvis Englewood. 12:30-1:30 p.m., Peter Berntsen presentation on cutthroats in Rocky Mountain National Park; 2-3 p.m., Jonathan Keisling presentation on European nymphing; 3:30-4:30 p.m., Gary Okizaki presentation on timing the hatch, 11 a.m.-noon 9615-A E. County Line Road, 303-768-9600.
• All-day casting instruction, both distance and spey casting, with Dan Wright and Dave Lovell, including 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. spey casting. Orvis Cherry Creek, 2701 E. First Ave., 303-355-4554.
TUESDAY
Fly-fishing. Carol Neville presentation on streams and high lakes in the Arkansas River Valley from Leadville to Salida, 7:30 p.m. Colorado Women Flyfishers, Piccolo’s Restaurant, 3563 S. Monaco Parkway, 720-982-6560.
• John Gierach signing of his latest book, “Fool’s Paradise,” 7:30 p.m. Tattered Cover, 2526 E. Colfax Ave.
MAY 7
Fly-fishing. John Gierach signing of his latest book, “Fool’s Paradise,” 6:30 p.m., Reader’s Cove, 1001 E. Harmony Road, Fort Collins.
• Tom Atkins presentation on recessionary pressures related to oil prices and the impact on conservation issues, 6:30 p.m. West Denver Trout Unlimited, Jefferson County Fairgrounds, West Sixth Avenue at Indiana Street, 303-279-1327.
