Fall Salmon Clinic

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Our fall pink salmon / reading water 101 clinic is on the calendar for Saturday, September 24th 10:00am.

So here is the scoop.

Our clinic, for fly fishing and drift fishing, will be conducted streamside rain or shine on a specified North Shore River this month, oh and it's FREE. All participants will need to provide their own transportation to the river and all the necessary gear and flies. We will provide a basic needs list to those who are interested as well. if you think this would be a cool deal, “sign up” via our CONTACT page on our website. Note, we are limiting this event to a small number so sign up early to reserve your spot.

The clinic will focus on the North shore pink salmon, including a brief history, life cycle, fly presentation and a few techniques to effectively hook into these fish. Most of the time will be spent trying to locate and catch these buggers. We will also include some basic water reading concepts to help beginners understand what to look for when searching for steelhead next spring.

All participants must be in good health and able to hike the trails and rocks of the North Shore. Don’t fret, we will NOT be hiking trails like the one pictured here. Our staffer, TU was a bit ambitious this afternoon. We will provide directions and more details to each who sign up.

To sign up please EMAIL US your Full name and contact phone number. Click the link provided or visit our website. Since this is our first go at this kind of streamside clinic we have no real idea on the amount of interest in this event. We just think this would be a good opportunity for beginners and veterans to learn a bit streamside while hanging out with like minded anglers.

RSVP no later than 9-10-11.

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