Terry Beeson Posted October 9, 2006 Posted October 9, 2006 Click here to see pictures of the youth conclave. Well, guys, if you didn’t make it to the Youth Conclave this year, you really missed the REAL conclave. The tying session was a bit of organized chaos, but each kid did manage to tie a couple of flies. There is a lot of potential in those kids and I’m sure we’ll be seeing a couple of them showing off their talents in the big room in a few years. Entomology, tying, casting and other basics made up the morning session. But the real fun began Saturday afternoon on Dry Run Creek. It’s a lot of fun standing up on one of the decks or the trail looking down at the trout lined up waiting for a meal to drift by. When you see one of those big hawgs show themselves, it’s all you can do keep from grabbing a rod from one of the kids and cast to them. But it’s about the kids… not you. So I resisted and watched kids who had never fished or never fly fished catch nice size trout. The big smiles on their faces are priceless and make the hard work that goes into this day worthwhile. I guess the most fun is hearing the dads whimper when they see their son or daughter casting to a big 24 inch brown and they just can’t get the drift right to get the fly in front of the monster’s nose. I took a few pictures and I hope that the other guys with cameras will share their images as well. Take a look at the images and check out a few of the ones on the www.southerncouncilfff.org website. And a BIG pat on the back goes to Ol’ Al… Allen Crise. Al did a wonderful job organizing this, keeping the kids interested, and making this a very rewarding experience for me, the kids, the parents, and I dare say anyone who saw what was going on. And for those of you who have not helped in the youth conclave… Make an effort to do it next year. You will be rewarded…. I know you will. TIGHT LINES, YA'LL "There he stands, draped in more equipment than a telephone lineman, trying to outwit an organism with a brain no bigger than a breadcrumb, and getting licked in the process." - Paul O’Neil
Danoinark Posted October 9, 2006 Posted October 9, 2006 Came through great Terry, nice pictures. I had to call Allen (Flysoup) on Friday and beg off. I wasn't going to be able to make it despite making plans. Maybe Sowbug I can help. Dano Glass Has Class "from the laid back lane in the Arkansas Ozarks"
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