Larimer Boys and Girls Club

Larimer Boys and Girls Clubs Fishing & Cold Water Conservation

Sessions are held at the Fort Collins Boys & Girls Club, except as noted, and begin at 3:30 p.m. Classes will be comprised of up to 10 to 12 youths, ages 11-15, enrolled in advance for all sessions.

1. April 25 - Session 1 (Monday): Intro to Fishing (Indoors: 1 hour)
   • Intro to Fishing as a pastime
   • Spin Cast end Fly Fishing
   • Equipment
2. April 28 - Session 2 (Thursday): Casting (Indoors & Outdoors: 1 hour)
   • Spin & Fly Casting
3. May 3 - Session 3 (Tuesday): River Insects & Fish Anatomy (Indoors: 1 hour)
   • Are Insects Good or Bad?
   • Poudre River Insects
   • Entomology Video
   • Fish Anatomy
4. May 5 - Session 4 (Thursday): Intro to Conservation (Indoors: 1 hour)
   • Riparian Habitat
   • What Is Conservation?
   • Why Is Conservation Important?
   • Fish and Water Quality
5. May 9 - Session 5 (Monday): Bugs in the River/Entomology (Outdoors: Lions Park – 2 hours)
   • Depart Club at 3:30 and return by 7:00 p.m.
6. May 12 - Session 6 (Thursday): Fly Tying (Indoors: 1-½ hours)
   • Equipment & Materials
   • Types of Flies
   • Tie
     • San Juan Worm
     • Wooley Bugger
     • Mickey Finn Bucktail Streamer (Optional, pending time)
7. May 17 - Session 7 (Tuesday): Casting & Knots (Indoors & Outdoors: 11⁄2 hours)
   • Refreshers
   • Target Casting Game
   • Knot Tying Game
8. May 19 - Session 8 (Thursday): Pond Fishing (Outdoors: Swift Ponds – 2 hours)
   • Depart Club at 3:30 and return by 7:00 p.m.

Adult volunteers are needed to make this program for the Boys & Girls Club the best experience possible. Volunteers can present any selection of single or multiple classes they prefer or assist an instructor…so that it can be an enjoyable experience. Please contact Dennis Cook or 970-372-9229.

The Fort Collins B & G Club is located at 1608 Lancer Drive. Drive North on Shields to Vine; then West on Vine to the 2nd light and turn North onto Lancer. The Club is the 2nd building, immediately past the school. These are the only two buildings on Lancer, which is a one-way street.

“DAY FOR KIDS” Festival: Larimer Boys & Girls Clubs (LBGC)

On September 25th RMF sponsored a booth at the Larimer Boys & Girls Clubs “Day For Kids” held at Front Range Village along East Harmony Road. Dennis Martin and Jake Ruthven (Youth member) tied flies, Bryon Fessler ran the knots tying activity, Dennis Cook monitored the Youth Day Camp exhibit and Cullen Emsing and Rich Bader did casting instructions. We also had an aquatic insects display that everyone helped to explain. Many youngsters and parents visited our booth, and we feel it was well received and are glad to have contributed to our Partner LBGCs huge success of this first large youth festival.

Fly tying with Jake Ruthen and Dennis Martin	Casting with Rich Bader and young student
Knots Bryan Fessler show a knot	Casting with Cullen Emsing: Keep that arm tucked in.