First Cast Program

The Fox Valley chapter, together with National Trout Unlimited, continues to promote a program for youth this year. It is called First Cast and it is designed to help kids learn to tie flies and fish with them. The Fox Valley chapter has already done several fly-tying classes with different youth organizations. We have also done a flytying/fly-casting program at Maplewood School in Menasha, with the Girl scouts of the Fox River area, and at Chilton Middle School that was very successful. We have enough supplies to teach up to 18 students at a time in fly-tying classes and up to 12 students in fly-casting classes. If your group is larger than this we can split them into smaller groups for the classes. We are looking for more opportunities to work with children in this endeavor. If you or your organization is interested in learning more about this program please contact any of the following people: Tony Treml in Darboy at (920) 830-2322; or Tom Young in Waupaca at (715) 270-0119.