Women’s Intermediate Fly Fishing Weekend Workshop September 25-27

Registration opens Monday, July 27, for a Becoming an Outdoors-Woman intermediate fly-fishing weekend workshop on September 25-27, 2009, at Purity Spring Resort in Madison, N.H. The application is available now at http://www.nhbow.com.

This special “Beyond BOW” workshop costs $275, which includes meals, lodging, materials and instruction. To register and read course descriptions, visit http://www.nhbow.com or call (603) 271-3212 to request an application by mail. Class space is limited, and registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. Participants must be at least 18 years old.

If you are a woman with some fly-fishing experience who wants to gain the skills to fly fish on your own, this workshop is for you. You’ll learn from expert instructors all about the finer points of casting — accuracy, timing, shooting the line; reading the water; picking a proper fly and knowing how to cast it; and what to do when you catch a fish (playing and releasing). Participants will have the opportunity to fish both still and moving water.

Comments from past participants:

“It was wonderful to meet new friends with a love of fly-fishing, nature and the water.”

“The best part of the weekend was fishing the Ellis River, casting from a float tube, the slide show; and the awesome instructors.”

“It was fun to try fishing in a variety of habitats. The instructors were wonderful, with good humor, patience and an ability to teach in a way that’s easy to remember. I loved the workshop!”

The session is presented by the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department (http://www.WildNH.com) and the New Hampshire Wildlife Federation (http://www.nhwf.org). Instruction is provided by Fish and Game’s “Let’s Go Fishing” program.