2024 Fly Fishing 101
Dates: April 13, May 11, June 8, July 13, Aug 17, Sept 7, Oct 26, Nov 23
Time: 8:00 am-2:00 pm
Location: Westover Farms Dry Creek Center
In just one day beginners will learn about casting a fly rod, trout feeding behaviors, stream entomology, fly selection, reading the waters and, of course, how to catch fish. You’ll also tackle the basics of equipment selection, knot tying, river structure, how to choose the right fly and how to reel in trout with nymphs, wet flies and streamers. The cost is $275 per person, which must be paid in full and confirms your spot in the class. Your payment is non-refundable. Bring a friend and save $100. If you bring a friend, the cost is $225 per person. The class fee includes a loaner fly rod for the day, instruction, lunch, and fishing. If you have your own rod and reel, we encourage to bring it. Please call if these dates do not work with your schedule and we will find alternate dates. Click here: lisa.schlueter@westoverfarms.com for more information or to register for the class.
Schedule
8:00 am Class begins
12:00 pm Lunch
1:00 pm Catch & Release fishing and instruction
Reel Recovery - 2024
Dates: April 22 - 24, 2024
Time: 3pm Arrival
Location: Westover Farms Conference Center
Reel Recovery is a national non-profit that organizes fly-fishing retreats for men recovering from cancer. All meals, lodging and fly-fishing equipment are covered by Reel Recovery at no cost to participants, and no previous fishing experience is required. Space is limited to 14 men, so sign up soon! To find out more about Reel Recovery and the retreat at Westover, click here.
Trout Unlimited Kids Day
Dates: 2024 - TBD
Time: 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Location: Westover Farms
Gateway Chapter of Trout Unlimited will scheduled the Kids Fly Fishing Day for this spring and fall soon. The days activities will be from 9:00 am – 2:00 pm. The cost is $30 for per child angler. The fee includes fly fishing instruction, rental equipment, and lunch. Parents may also fish with their children at the discounted rate of $25.
Fly Fishing Book Club- Haunted by Waters: Stories & Lessons From the Stream
Dates: Tuesday October 8, 15, 22, 29
Time: 6:00 - 7:30 pm
Location: ZOOM - Program is FREE - Limited to the First 15 Participants
Fly fishing is a source of deep self-examination and renewal that teaches valuable lessons and illuminates some of life’s most haunting questions and mysteries. Henry David Thoreau wrote, “Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after.” Why, then, do we do it? What are we after? What haunts us? After all, as Norman Maclean submits in A River Runs Through It, “It is not fly fishing if you are not looking for answers to questions.”
The treasured literature of fly fishing gives us clues and insights about how this passion for trout, water, and the great outdoors informs our beliefs and choices about each other, how we want to live, and who we want to be. Join us to explore this theme through reading and discussion of some of the finest writers in fly fishing, both old voices and new. This program is for anyone, angler or not, who thinks about our natural world as a source of wisdom and hope, perhaps at a time when we need these more than ever. Participants are required to purchase A River Runs Through It. All other readings will be distributed online
Registration & Inquiries:
Facilitator: Steve Ehrlich steveehrlich76@gmail.com or Call 314-827-7204
Westover Farms: lisa.schlueter@westoverfarms.com or Call 573-743-6284
