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Bear Samples - Casting Clinic

When:
Tuesday, June 04, 2019, 4:00 PM until 6:00 PM
Where:
Stonebridge Country Club
3049 Davies Plantation Road
Lakeland, TN  38002

9013881449
Additional Info:
Event Contact(s):
Vincent Marascuilo
Category:
4:30 Event
Registration is closed - Event is full
Payment in Full In Advance Or At Event
The $25.00 registration fee entitles the registrant to participate in the class, to join in the buffet dinner MSFF offers, and to attend Bear's evening presentation, "A Southern Rockies Odyssey. Registrants in the 4:00 event need not register for the 7:00 event.

MSFF encourages all registrants to pay online rather than at the event. By doing so, you will reduce the administrative burden on MSFF's Treasurer, Membership Director and Activities Director.
Capacity:
10
Available Slots:
Filled
$25.00
Bear Samples, the June 4 featured speaker, will conduct a casting clinic in which he offers 100 Tips for Better Flycasting. Participants should bring their own rods. Each participant in the class will receive a copy of Bear's book 30 Days for Better Flycasting. The clinic will be limited to 10 participants, but other interested members and guests may observe the clinic. PLEASE NOTE THE EARLIER START TIME OF 4:00 P.M.

Bear grew up in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and considered the White River as his home waters. Bear is a retired colonel who served 35 years in the Army and received the Legion of Merit and Bronze Star awards.  He is also a lifetime member of  Fly Fishers International and Trout Unlimited. After he started four FFF-affiliated clubs in Germany and the Czech Republic, FFI recognized him with its 1990 FFF Ambassador Award.  Bear also inaugurated the FFF Junior Flyfishers and, in conjunction with that effort, edited the Junior Flyfishers Journal and directed regional and national youth events. Bear currently serves as the assistant program director with SW Colorado Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing and as President of the 5 Rivers TU chapter in Durango. As a master-certified casting instructor, he enjoys teaching both beginning and experienced fishers the casting art in a variety of venues. With a passion for conservation, he has led projects in stream and habitat restoration, planting Whitlock-Vibert boxes, and netting invasive lake trout in Yellowstone Lake. As a lifetime fly fisher, he has fished across Europe, from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego, and from the Bahamas to Christmas Island. Besides serving as a Sage Fly Rods casting instructor for 15 years, he has  assisted product development products for Sage, Ross Reels and Simms.

Bear's feature presentation will be "A Southern Rockies Odyssey".