Prince George gets new urban family fishery
Prince George anglers can now enjoy a great new fishing opportunity at Shane Lake in the heart of the city.
Fraser Valley Trout Hatchery to host annual high school fly-fishing tournament
WHAT: The Maple Ridge–Pitt Meadows school district will be holding their annual student fly-fishing tournament at the Fraser Valley Trout Hatchery. 25 students, from four separate high schools, will be competing for prizes donated by over 15 local businesses.
Each of the four participating schools; Garibaldi Senior Secondary, Westview Senior Secondary, Samuel RobersonTechnical School and Pitt Meadows Secondary have developed fly fishing programs that students can apply towards credits for graduation.
WHEN: Sunday, April 26, 2009,
11:30am-12:30pm – Fly fishing tournament begins
1:30pm-3:00pm – Fly fishing tournament continues
WHERE: Fraser Valley Trout Hatchery, 34345 Vye Road, Abbotsford, BC
ADDITIONAL TOURNAMENT INFORMATION:
Along with learning how to fly fish, the students learn aquatic insect identification, how to tie flies to imitate the aquatic insects the fish feed upon, conservation, environmental awareness, and ethical angling. All four of these fishing clubs have taken advantage of the fishing lessons offered by Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC (FFSBC) staff at the hatchery. This year, the tournament will take place for the first time at the Learn to Fish ponds located at the Fraser Valley Trout Hatchery.
ABOUT THE LEARN TO FISH PROGRAM:
The Learn to Fish program was established to teach fishing enthusiasts how to catch fish in the newly stocked lakes. Supported by funding from the Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation, the Sport Fishing Institute of BC, Discover Fishing BC as well as the Province of BC, Learn to Fish was designed to introduce recreational fishing to youth and to groups of people that have traditionally been under-represented among anglers, including new immigrants to B.C. For program availability, call 604-504-4716.
For more information about the Learn to Fish program and other initiatives of the Discover Fishing BC campaign, visit www.discoverfishingbc.ca which is chock full of free information and links to other informative fishing sites.
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