Remarks from our Education Director...
We would like to take a brief moment to thank you for interest
in sharing this valuable and rewarding life long sport with our young adults. I myself know first
hand the positive outcome this activity can have on young people . . .
how do I know this? Well, at a young age, I was afforded the
opportunity to be exposed to the sport as I was taught how to fly fish
by my father. It kept me off the couch and out of trouble.
Fly fishing gave me an outlet to be outside,
to explore, and to interact with the outdoors. Not only did fly
fishing teach me patience, it gave me confidence, stick-to-it-tive-ness,
and it created awareness about the natural world. As a result, I
understand the importance of nurturing, caring and respecting wild
places so that generations to come might also be able to have a wild
fish come up and sip their fly off the water.
I owe a lot to my time fly fishing… great
people, amazing places and fostering stewardship for the outdoors. I
think fly fishing has the ability to provide you and your students the
same, and may you never stop learning, exploring new places, and
catching fish on a fly.
Thanks and Tite Loops,
Katie M. Cole
Education Director for The School of
FlyFishing
Why
Fly Fishing? . . .
