Fly Fishing Colorado

9/9

Bas Pro’s Kids Day Fishing Derby last Saturday 9/6/08 was a great success.  Eighty kids plus walkins signed up for the morning fishing derby.  Eighty kids also signed up for the afternoon derby. 

The Fishing Derby was held at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal.  The Arsenal is part of the National Wildlife Refuge system.  Many species including bison and eagles reside on the Arsenal. This event was put on by Commerce City and sponsored by U.S. Fish and Wildlife and Bass Pro Shops.

Fishing with artificial lures or flies only was allowed at the derby.  U.S. Fish and Wildlife and Bass Pro personnel conducted casting classes for the kids.  Bass Pro supplied some nice prizes for the event.  The kids fished Mary’s Lake which contains perch, sunfish, crappie, bass and catfish.  Fifteen minutes before the morning derby started someone caught a 1.5 pound bass from Mary’s Lake.

Bass Pro Personnel included Troy Coburn  BPS "Bass" Fishing Pro, Goldie Sellers BPS "Crappie" Fishing Pro, Jim Cranmer BPS "Walleye" Fishing Pro and Simone M. Geoffrion of Bass Pro assisted in teaching the kids fishing. Randy Kittleson, president of CCTU also assisted in teaching the kids fishing.

Yours truely, Nancy from Bass Pro Sports Women Outdoors and Ralph from Cherry Creek Anglers chapter of Trout Unlimited demonstrated fly tying for kids and adults. This was my first public tying experience but fun.

Watch the Fly Fishing Colorado blog for future announcements of Bass Pro events

Tight Lines and Good Fishing,
Marshall, Editor
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