2012 Youth Camp Volunteers

Volunteers are needed for this July’s Youth River Conservation and Fly Fishing Day Camp. We will have 15 youths ages 14-18, and need more volunteer Mentors for general supervision and instruction. Preliminary time frames and additional details are below.

Tyler and Mentor Dave Piske
Jayson and Mentor Lee Evans

You may download the Day Camp schedule (pdf 152KB) for an overview of the daily schedule. Please contact Dennis Cook by email or 970-372-9229 to discuss any questions you may have and to volunteer.

• Dry land casting: Monday July 30th between approximately 4:30-5:45 p.m. we need a half-dozen volunteers for dry land, back and roll-casting to help the youths succeed following instructions from the central lead instructor.
• Knot tying: Tuesday July 31st between approximately 8:30-9:30 a.m. we need a half-dozen volunteers for knots tying to help the youths succeed following instructions from the central lead instructor.
• Back and roll casting: Tuesday July 31st between approximately 3:00-5:30 p.m. we need fifteen volunteers to help with one-on-one back and roll casting instruction on local ponds (possibly Swift Ponds).
• Wade Fishing/Casting: Wednesday August 1 and Saturday August 4th We need fifteen volunteers on three days for one-on-one, wade fishing skills volunteer Mentors. Campers will have already received back and roll casting, reading the water and other basic instructions, and need one-on-one practice under close adult supervision. Locations will be in the upper Poudre Canyon and Gateway Park on the Poudre River.
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  Detailed Camp Schedule Water Activities:Thursday, August 2nd we need a dozen volunteers to provide safety supervision during the in-river snorkeling, entomology, and “match the hatch” activities being taught by lead instructors.
• Fly Tying: Thursday August 2nd between 2:45-5:45 p.m., and again on Saturday August 4th between 8:00 a.m.-11:30 p.m., we need eight fly tiers to help the youths succeed following instructions from the central lead instructor.
• Still Water Fishing: Friday August 3rd in the morning we need volunteers to help the campers be successful shore casting for bass in ponds at Sylvan Dale Ranch.
• Electroshock and identify fish: Friday August 3rd between 12:45-2:00 students will participate in in-river electroshocking and identifying fish collected. We will need a dozen volunteers for this session lead by CPW.
• Conservation Project: Friday August 3rd in the afternoon, we need six-eight volunteers to help oversee a conservation project organized by Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
• We will also need a supply of 175-200 flies:

  Nymphs	Dries
  #8-12 BH Stoneflies (black & yellow) #14-16 BH Copper Johns #14-18 BH Hares Ears #14-16 BH Prince Flashback  #8-12 BH Woolly Buggers (black & olive) #14-18 Caddis Pupa Emerger #18-22 Midge Larva & Pupa	#14-18 Elk Hair Caddis (Cream & Olive) #14-18 Blue Dun #16-20 Griffith’s Gnat #16-20 Midge (Black &Cream) #14-16 Stimulator (Orange & Yellow) #14-18 Royal Wulff

Fliers and application packets became available on February 6th. (Day Camp Application Packet) Please distribute these to your friends, family and neighbors who have youngsters, and also to your church or other youth groups you know of, encouraging them to promote the Day Camp to their youths. You may also refer them to the 2012 Day Camp page.